Following the recent article in the Allora Advertiser about the state of Kital Road Bridge, the Southern Downs Regional Council was questioned on when repair work would be undertaken.

A reply has been received from a Council spokesperson –

“Council is aware of the damage to Kital Road Bridge and is working closely with qualified engineers to undertake a scope of the necessary repairs. Once investigations are completed, a program of works will be scheduled and the local community will be updated.

The quantum of damaged flood way crossings or structures across our region is vast and Council is undertaking a significant and unprecedented body of works to repair flood damage to the region’s extensive road network following multiple weather events.

Preliminary estimates indicate the latest damage to be in excess of 30 sites that are classified as major structures with a replacement value of $3m. This does not include minor structures and this information is very early estimates.

The timeframe on confirm figures with 90% confidence for both major and minor repairs as well as association costs will be considerable as Council is still in the emergent phase of the current event with assessment still being undertaken for reconstruction works.

In addition, although the 2020 event minor structure repairs are now nearing completion, there remains $300K worth of minor structure repairs to complete from the March 2021 event.”

This article appeared in the Allora Advertiser, 13 July 2022.