The extreme rain event which plagued the region earlier this month caused many concerned locals to vent their concerns, once again, about Hamilton Plain’s susceptibility to flooding.
Councillor for division 3, John Collins, raised the issue at last week’s ordinary council meeting, asking for an update on what Transport and Main Roads (TMR) will be doing to solve the problem.
Director of Infrastructure Services, Adam Hagy, said that TMR are aware of the ongoing issue and are bringing forward their plans to address it as soon as possible.
“There has been enough pressure from the community to bring the works forward to the first quarter of next year,” he said.
“The aim is to reduce the time of submergence to a maximum of one hour during a rainfall event.”
Mayor Andrew Willcox added that the federal government has $30 million allocated for the job.
“It will be fantastic to see that happening,” he said.
“We are not talking about flood immunity, however, as it is a flood plain – we are talking about flood mitigation.”
With the largest population area regularly at the mercy of the wet weather and running the risk of being cut-off from the hospital and airport during extreme rain events, this work could not come soon enough.
It was decided at the meeting that the Chief Executive Officer of Whitsunday Regional Council, Rod Ferguson, would write a letter to TMR to get an update about the project.
Flood camera footage showing the flooding at Hamilton Plains
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