Community & Business
12 November, 2024
New look for street gardens
Works will soon begin on the “Byrnes Street Safety Improvements” project after the $562,822 tender was recently awarded to Gregg Constructions to undertake the works.
“The Byrnes Street Safety Improvements project will improve road safety and modernise the median islands and garden beds, ensuring a cohesive look from one end of Byrnes Street to the other,” Mayor Angela Toppin said.
The $663,152 project is fully funded by the Australian Government’s Local Roads and Community Infrastructure Program and is part of the broader $1,812,817 in funding from the Australian Government to deliver a suite of projects in the shire.
“These improvements will enhance visibility and safety for road users and pedestrians as well as creating safer working conditions for council’s parks and gardens team members,” Mayor Toppin said.
“New, compact and hardy plants will replace the existing gardens and hedges at the southern end of Byrnes Street, near the BP Service Station and Mareeba Connection Road, as well as at the northern end between Granite Bridge and Jacobson Street.”
The works will include plantings of compact, hardy plants which will replace the existing gardens and hedges. Significant shade trees will remain, and additional trees will be planted.
The plant palette features native and flowering plants to add colour.
The works will not affect parking spaces and are expected to start this month and be completed by February next year, with a break for the holiday season.
Council says it anticipates minimal disruption to residents and businesses during construction.
