VOLUME 20 - ISSUE 1
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Australia Day...Page 4
Early Beginnings..Page 4
UPGRADED RAZORBACK ROAD OPENS
Mount Morgan’s Razorback Road opened on Saturday, 1 February, following four months of major reconstruction works to improve the road’s safety and accessibility. Rockhampton Region Mayor Tony Williams said he is thrilled to announce the completion of the project and the resulting improvements. “This project has involved significant excavation, earthmoving and road
reconstruction and the difference it has made to the safety of this road is phenomenal,” Mayor Williams said. “The Razorback has long been a safety concern, particularly due to its narrow lanes and steep incline, and I am confident that drivers will be very pleased with the changes that have been made over the last few months. “Roughly 1,000 dump truck loads
of earth have been removed from this site to reduce its gradient and more than 800 metres of new road added. “It’s now much wider, expanding from its the original width of 7.5 to 8 metres to between 9 and 9.6 meters, with a one metre shoulder added on each side. “The sharp curve you’d previously Continued on Page 2