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All Queenslanders , irrespective of where they live and work , can expect to have appropriate transport choices and fair access to the transport system .
The Department of Transport and Main Roads is well underway with construction of a $ 590 million project to upgrade the Bruce Highway between Cooroy and Federal . This forms part of the overall Bruce Highway upgrade between Cooroy and Curra ,
First blast for the new highway near Gardners Road and is the second section to be constructed for this project ( Section A ). Section B , between Federal and Traveston , was completed in December 2012 .
The Section A project was fast-tracked by the Australian and Queensland governments in December 2012 under a 50 / 50 funding arrangement to ensure the Bruce Highway remained a priority for the state .
The project will deliver a new 13.5 kilometre , four-lane divided highway between the existing interchange south of Cooroy , and the new section of highway near Sankeys Road in Federal .
Section A will be undertaken as three construction contracts : Contract 1B – Black Mountain Range Road : realignment of an 800m section of Black Mountain Range Road and construction of a new overpass to maintain the connection to the existing highway . Contractor , Hazell Bros Group Pty Ltd , commenced work in July 2013 and finished this contract in April 2014 . The contract was completed ahead of schedule and under budget .
• Over 100,000 cubic metres of earth was moved , 73 bridge girders
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