Mackay Ring Rd in business Monday after official launch

This weekend marked the official completion of the $497.3 million Mackay Ring Rd – one of the region’s largest road infrastructure projects. Federal Member for Capricornia Michelle Landry said the new road was set to open to traffic from Monday, September 7. "Now that the project is complete, freight, industry and local motorists will all benefit,” Ms Landry said. “The 11.3km Ring Road connects the south of Mackay at Stockroute Rd roundabout to the Bruce Highway, north of Mackay near Bald Hill Rd.” Queensland Transport and Main Roads Minister Mark Bailey said the ring road’s nine overpasses and four bridges were game-changers that would transform how critical freight and the sugar city’s 116,000-strong community travelled. “This is a cornerstone project for Mackay built by Mackay,” Mr Bailey said. “More than 80 per cent of people involved in this project were from this region – that includes builders, suppliers, landscapers, engineers and traffic workers. “Every one of them played a role in creating a project that will link the region’s $17.4 billion economy to its port, Queensland and the world. “Their work here paves the way for the region’s next wave of road projects like the $120 million Mackay Northern Access upgrade, Walkerston Bypass and port access road: a $1 billion pipeline of road projects that’ll support another 1000 jobs. “Already the first 2.6km of the Walkerston bypass have now been delivered as part of this project, and we are ramping up deliver the rest.” The four new bridges included in the ring road project will be named the Greg Sutherland Bridge, the Thomas Powell Bridge, the William and Frank Guthrie Bridge and the Margaret Insch Bridge. The Bruce Highway – Mackay Ring Road project was jointly funded by the Australian Government (397.9 million) and the Queensland Government ($99.4 million). Project fast facts: The 11.3km Mackay Ring Road connects the south of Mackay at Stockroute Rd roundabout to the Bruce Highway, north of Mackay near Bald Hill Rd.The project includes nine overpasses and four bridges.Greg Sutherland Bridge, over the Pioneer River, is the largest bridge on the project (670m long).Just one component of the new Greg Sutherland Bridge required the manufacture, transportation and placement of 108 T-Girders, each weighing up to 82 tonnes, measuring 1.8m tall, and 35m long.All 108 T-Girders were manufactured in a specialist, precast, concrete facility in Rockhampton and transported to Mackay.The Greg Sutherland Bridge has been built to withstand a one-in-100-year flood.Earthworks: 1,101,126 cubic metres Excavation: 241,430 cubic metresDrainage installed: 3937mConcrete placed: 12,000 cubic metresAsphalt pavement installed: 90,000msq mTonnes of gravel used: 466,787Piling completed: driven 412, bored 50150 T Girders and 636 deck units installedApproximately 612,738sq m of landscaping undertaken

Mackay Ring Rd in business Monday after official launch

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