The green light has been given to a $10 million rebuild of a crucial inland freight route on the Mitchell Highway in Western Queensland.
Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk announced that Davbridge Constructions has been awarded the tender to build a new bridge over Angellala Creek.
In September last year, a truck carrying ammonium nitrate overturned on the Mitchell Highway between Cunnamulla and Charleville, destroying the Angellala Creek bridge.
The explosion was billed as the biggest ever peace time explosion on the Australian mainland.
“The bridge was the only significant structure on the Mitchell Highway between Cunnamulla and Charleville and provided a vital freight link for B-Doubles and other heavy vehicles,” said Premier Palaszczuk in a statement.
The new structure will be widended to 9.2 metres to meet current engineering standards and will be one metre higher than the old bridge to provide better flood immunity.
Construction is expected to finish by late November this year.