Thousands of road building jobs have become available in Queensland's Fitzroy and Darling-Down Regions as the state begins its reconstruction effort following February's flooding and cyclone events.

 

The infrastructure repair jobs available in the Fitzroy and Darling-Down regions are part of an expected 12,500 jobs available for the state's infrastructure reconstruction efforts.

 

The road works, expected to take between two and three years, will include repairing surfaces, roadways and verges, widening, strengthening and rebuilding, and repairing roads, bridges and crossings.

 

The most recent estimates put the damage at approximately $2.5 billion, which is expected to change as more complete assessments of the damage are finalized and delivered to the Government.

 

Queensland Main Roads Minister Craig Wallace a large number of Natural Disaster Recovery and Relief Arrangements (NDRRA) funding applications were expected to be submitted to the Federal Government by May once the full damage bill is known.

 

A seminar for the Darling-Downs companies and workers will be held on 4 April and will give information on how to apply for upcoming contracts.

 

To register, please call (07) 4639 0838.