BLOOMFIELD ROAD
 DRFA REMEDIATION WORKS
The goal of the Bloomfield Road project is to restore the road to its pre-disaster condition. A tentative timeline of key activities and progress updates is available under the Project Timeline.
Location:
Bloomfield Road (numerous locations)
Scope:
In December 2023, Tropical Cyclone Jasper caused widespread damage to our region, including significant impacts to Bloomfield Road. The road suffered multiple landslips, washouts, and culvert failures, restricting or blocking access at various points.
Immediately after the cyclone, Cook Shire Council began emergency recovery efforts to restore safe access for local residents and communities. These efforts included clearing landslides, repairing damaged crossings, and both temporary and permanent reconstructions of major slip sites. Since then, Council has continued to ensure safe access through traffic control measures, ongoing patching, repairs, and regular monitoring of critical areas.
Planning for permanent repairs has also progressed, including detailed geotechnical and structural assessments and designs.
The construction works on Bloomfield Road are grouped into four main categories:
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- Road Section Repairs (less than 250 meters long): Several locations along the entire road
- Full Width Road Reconstruction (more than 500 meters long): Five sections, ranging from approximately 700 meters to 4 kilometers
- Major Slip and Batter Failure Sites (10+ locations): Three most critical sites and seven additional priority sites
- Major Creek Crossings: Gap Creek, Platypus Creek, and Olufsen Creek (eg: Figure 2 below)
Council has successfully secured Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements (DRFA) funding for critical recovery and reconstruction work. Construction is set to begin by mid-September 2024, with a focus on repairing multiple road sections and culvert crossings before the next wet season.
Council is also working closely with Jabalbina Yalanji Aboriginal Corporation, Wet Tropics Management Authority, and other environmental agencies to meet all environmental and cultural requirements
All funding for this project is through Queensland Reconstruction Authority (QRA) under the Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements (DRFA) Reconstruction of Essential Public Assets (REPA) program.
Pictured (above): An example of major slip/bank failure along Bloomfied Road due to TC Jasper.
Pictured (above): An example of the damage to major creeks and culverts along Bloomfield Road after TC Jasper
Project Timeline
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2024 Dry Season
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Road Section Repairs (< 250m long)
- Evaluation and award of construction RFT: 20 September 2024
- Construction commencement: Early October 2024
- 75% completion target: 15 December 2024 (subject to weather)
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Full Width Road Reconstruction (> 500m long)
- Section 1 (CH 31.2 to 35.4 km): Completion by 30 November 2024
- Section 2 (CH 29.07 to 29.96 km): Completion by 15 December 2024 (subject to weather)
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Major Slip and Batter Failure Sites
- 3 most critical sites: Design, permits, and RFT completion by November 2024
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Major Creek Crossings
- Platypus Creek: Completion by 30 November 2024
- Gap Creek: Completion by 15 December 2024 (subject to weather)
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2025 Dry Season
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Road Section Repairs (< 250m long)
- 100% completion target: June 2025
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Full Width Road Reconstruction (> 500m long)
- Section 3 (CH 26.2 to 28.2 km): Completion by 31 July 2025
- Section 4 (CH 24.1 to 24.8 km): Completion by 31 August 2025
- Section 5 (CH 17.4 to 18.4 km): Completion by 30 September 2025
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Major Slip and Batter Failure Sites
- 3 most critical sites: Completion by 30 September 2025
- 7+ critical sites: Completion by 30 November 2025
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Major Creek Crossings
- Olufsen Creek: Completion by 30 June 2025
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