Gold Coast roads impacted by severe weather will be getting upgrades, ahead of what’s set to be a stormy summer.
Financial support is being provided for local areas for clean-up operations after a severe storm last month caused floods and landslides.
The assistance is thanks to the jointly funded Commonwealth-State Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements.
It comes after a series of Gold Coast hinterland and southern coast roads were damaged after a number of storm cells hit in late September, with over 250mm of rain falling in just three hours.
Federal Minister for Emergency Management Murray Watt says it’s time for the clean-up to begin.
“The event impacted local and state roads significantly, resulting in road closures and short-term isolation to areas across the Gold Coast and Scenic Rim,” Minister Watt says.
“This assistance enables local governments as well as Queensland’s Department of Transport and Main Roads to get on with the job of cleaning up and repairing damaged public assets.”
Minister for Fire and Emergency Services Mark Ryan says the severe storm is a reminder to all Queenslanders that severe weather can strike at any time.
“The spring storms fired up between 22 and 23 September and the intense rain caused overland flows, saturated pavements and landslides which damaged the local rural road network,” Minister Ryan says.
“With a third La Nina in a row upon us, we know from recent experience the damage Mother Nature can cause and we need to be as prepared as we can.”
