Pialba–Burrum Heads Road, O’Regan Creek, upgrade existing floodway
This upgrade will improve flood resilience for Hervey Bay and surrounding communities and involves pavement realignment, widening, and culvert upgrades.
The Queensland Government is upgrading Pialba-Burrum Heads Road, O'Regan Creek, to improve flood immunity. Work will take place on around 1.65km of road from Mitchell Avenue in the southeast to Toogoom Cane Road in the north-west.
This project aims to reduce flood-related closures on Pialba-Burrum Heads Road, particularly at the low section that becomes submerged by O’Regan Creek. To achieve this, hydraulic studies, terrain modelling, geotechnical investigations, surveys, and environmental studies will be conducted to inform the detailed design.
Benefits
- Improves safety
- Improves network efficiency
- Improves flood immunity
- Reduces travel time
- Contributes to economy
- Contributes to regional growth
- Improves ride quality
Key features
- Improved flood immunity
Funding
This project is fully funded by the Queensland Government. Investment ID 2225933 (Queensland Transport and Roads Investment Program 2024-25 to 2027-28).
- Total investment
- $28.950 million
- Queensland Government
- $28.950 million
Current status
The project is in the pre-construction phase. We are undertaking additional design investigations as the project is located in a sensitive coastal waterway.
Pialba–Burrum Heads Road, O’Regan Creek, upgrade existing floodway project location map
