Community & Business
9 May, 2025
Capital works on the go
COMMUTERS will be pleased to hear the Herberton and Constance Street intersection was expected to be completed within weeks, according to the latest Mareeba Shire council report.
The March Capital Works report outlined progress on a number of major capital works projects, and said despite wet weather delays over recent months, the intersection was nearing completion.
Key works included the installation of a new roundabout, traffic islands, kerbing, footpath extensions, and light pole relocations.
As of March, footpath and kerb ramp works had been completed or were nearing completion on three sides of the intersection, and the concrete roundabout and kerbing had been poured. Practical completion was now anticipated by mid-May 2025, weather permitting, the report said.
In Kuranda, the Coondoo Street and Centenary Park streetscape enhancements were proving to be a welcome addition, with footpath and concrete slab repairs around Centenary Park and the start of planter box improvements. The fig trees had been trimmed and adorned with heritage-style LED streetlights along upper Coondoo Street.
Further upgrades to lower Coondoo Street lighting by Ergon Energy are scheduled for later in 2025.
The rehabilitation and widening of a section of Chewko Road in Mareeba was also nearing completion, with works including water main relocation, drainage improvements, and road widening and sealing.
Progress to date included the completion of drainage on the Borzi Park side, shoulder rebuilds on both sides of the road, and the placement and compaction of subbase and base gravel.
As part of Council’s 10-year water strategy, ageing asbestos cement water mains were being replaced at five locations across Mareeba.
The report said Stage 2 began in March and the section near the Rankin and Byrnes Street carpark was already completed. Works had now begun at Hort Street.
And the Constance Street Footpath and Carparking Project had also been completed.
This pedestrian safety project - funded through the School Transport Infrastructure Program and Council – included a new footpath link on Constance Street, new kerbing and channeling, and formal car parking bays to improve safety during school drop-off and pick-up times.
