O'Mara Road Upgrade Project

Abstract

Project Development – Scope • Ultimate design for 4 lane road in stages with improved flood immunity to connect economic hot spots. This project to provide one carriageway with flood immunity, complete works under TSRC corridor and facilitate future development and signals • Widening existing carriageway – late 2014 • Stage 1A – Warrego – Witmack - Western Carriageway at ultimate level (incl bridge and dairy relocation) started in January 2015 – design completed in April 2015 - $21.1m – Bridge and Dairy by external contract • March 2015 – Toowoomba Waste Transfer facility added - $0.85m • April 2015 – Eastern carriageway northern end and development intersection added - $1.1m • May 2015 – Stage 1B South of Witmack Rd through TSRC corridor added - $4.5m • TRC Day Labour – allows for cost effective add-on works – Stage 1B, Waste Transfer Station and portion of eastern carriageway – “Lego Block Project”. Add-ons and changing Warrego Highway requirements meant that internal agility to respond was critical and day labour conducive