Community & Business
20 August, 2021
Long-awaited new crossing for Shanty Creek completed
THE Shanty Creek causeway in Mareeba has been given a new lease on life after the Mareeba Shire Council (MSC) completed upgrading the causeway to prevent the regular washout of the previous causeway.
THE Shanty Creek causeway in Mareeba has been given a new lease on life after the Mareeba Shire Council (MSC) completed upgrading the causeway to prevent the regular washout of the previous causeway.
During the wet season or any spat of wet weather the Shanty Creek causeway would end up washed out due to the previous rock and gravel material.
Now a new concrete causeway has been installed jointly funded by MSC and the Australian Governments Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements.
Mareeba Shire Mayor Angela Toppin said that with the construction of the new causeway, it has become safer and more reliable.
“The project involved significant technical planning due to the creek flow,” she said.
“The works were completed within the expected timeframe with minimal disruption to the community.
“The Shanty Creek causeway now provides a safer and more reliable crossing.”
The Mareeba Chamber of Commerce has been advocating for this causeway to be put in place for a while, as they view the road and areas as a “tourist road.”
“We’ve been advocating for this causeway to help tourists as they visit Jacques and the Golden Drop Winery and heading back into Mareeba,” Chamber president Joe Moro said.
“It’s all about improving the connectivity between Bilwon and the Biboohra area. “Down the track we would like to see that road completely sealed but we are very happy to see council has done the Shanty Creek Road causeway.
“Any more improvements that can be done would be better for people to use that road as a tourism road.”
