Next stage of Kin Kin Road widening in design

• Detailed design on two priority areas to widen and strengthen the road
• Current widening north of Kin Kin range to finish this year
• 1.5km widened in 2012

 More work is being done to improve Kin Kin Road with detailed design starting on two priority areas through Kin Kin range.

The design investigation will focus on widening and strengthening between Williams Road and Western Branch Road (Stage 2), and between Sallwood Court and Turnbull Road (Stage 3).

A detailed design tender has been awarded to ARUP Group and is expected to be complete by mid-2024.

The latest projects will add to works currently underway to widen almost 800m north of the Kin Kin range which is expected to be completed mid-year.

These latest works are on top of the $1.5 million dollars invested in widening 1.5km of Kin Kin Road.

Quotes attributable to Transport and Main Roads Minister Mark Bailey:

" Kin Kin Road is an important link for Pomona, Kin Kin and Pinbarren communities and visitors to the Noosa Hinterland.

"Widening more sections is making journeys more enjoyable, so Queenslanders and visitors can better experience our great lifestyle.

"The Palaszczuk Government will be delivering almost $1.6 billion worth of road and transport infrastructure projects across the region over the next four years."

"The design work, being carried will include land surveys, road surface investigations and ecological and cultural heritage assessments.

"We will keep the community updated as this important project progresses."

Quotes attributable to Assistant Minister for Regional Roads Bruce Saunders:

"When we widened the first 1.5km stretch of Kin Kin Road it made it a much better drive and quicker to travel on and now we're adding to that with another 800 metres"

"As a thoroughfare for tourists and visitors, we need to ensure our infrastructure keeps up with the volume of cars and this is great way of planning ahead of time"

"I'm looking forward to my next trip to Kin Kin Range to take a test run over the works that are just about to be completed further North"

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