Project overview Construction of a new three-lane boat ramp, floating walkway and parking facility at Bullock Point, Inskip, is scheduled to start in early 2018, weather permitting. The new facility will: • improve safety and access to surrounding waterways • allow for increased patronage of the boat ramp and relieve pressure at other nearby boat ramps • provide improved parking facilities to support the popular tourist centre, particularly during busy periods • reduce ongoing maintenance requirements. The existing boat ramp and car park will be temporarily closed to construct the new facility. The boat ramps at Carlo Point (Rainbow Beach) and Snapper Creek (Tin Can Bay), upgraded in recent years, will be available for boaties during this time. Pensar Pty Ltd will construct the project, with works expected to take about six months to complete, weather permitting. The $2 million project is jointly funded by the Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR), the Queensland Government’s Building our Regions program and Gympie Regional Council, with TMR contributing $1.5 million, Building our Regions contributing $250,000 and council contributing $250,000 toward the project. Project deliverables • New three-lane precast concrete planked boat ramp, with a length of 37m and on a 1:8 slope • New floating walkway to assist with safe launching and retrieval activities • Purpose-built bitumen-sealed car park with one-way circulation of traffic flows and a rigging/de-rigging area • Formalised angled car parking to accommodate about 25 car trailer units, 10 single cars and a designated disability parking space positioned close to the boat ramp • Solar-powered lighting to illuminate the area at night • Additional piles to facilitate the joint use of the facility for intermittent barge operations. For more information Free call: 1300 728 390* Email: [email protected] Web: www.tmr.qld.gov.au www.dsdmip.qld.gov.au/buildingourregions Post: Department of Transport and Main Roads Wide Bay Burnett District Locked Bag 486 Bundaberg Qld 4670 * Local call charge in Australia. Higher rates apply for mobile phones and payphones. Check with your service provider for call costs.. Bullock Point boat ramp and car park project December 2017

Bullock Point boat ramp and car park project...Project overview Construction of a new three-lane boat ramp, floating walkway and parking facility at Bullock Point, Inskip, is scheduled

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Project overview

Construction of a new three-lane boat ramp, floating walkway and parking facility at Bullock Point, Inskip, is scheduled to start in early 2018, weather permitting.

The new facility will:

• improve safety and access to surrounding waterways

• allow for increased patronage of the boat ramp and relieve pressure at other nearby boat ramps

• provide improved parking facilities to support the popular tourist centre, particularly during busy periods

• reduce ongoing maintenance requirements.

The existing boat ramp and car park will be temporarily closed to construct the new facility. The boat ramps at Carlo Point (Rainbow Beach) and Snapper Creek (Tin Can Bay), upgraded in recent years, will be available for boaties during this time.

Pensar Pty Ltd will construct the project, with works expected to take about six months to complete, weather permitting.

The $2 million project is jointly funded by the Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR), the Queensland Government’s Building our Regions program and Gympie Regional Council, with TMR contributing $1.5 million, Building our Regions contributing $250,000 and council contributing $250,000 toward the project.

Project deliverables

• New three-lane precast concrete planked boat ramp, with a length of 37m and on a 1:8 slope

• New floating walkway to assist with safe launching and retrieval activities

• Purpose-built bitumen-sealed car park with one-way circulation of traffic flows and a rigging/de-rigging area

• Formalised angled car parking to accommodate about 25 car trailer units, 10 single cars and a designated disability parking space positioned close to the boat ramp

• Solar-powered lighting to illuminate the area at night

• Additional piles to facilitate the joint use of the facility for intermittent barge operations.

For more informationFree call: 1300 728 390*

Email: [email protected]

Web: www.tmr.qld.gov.au www.dsdmip.qld.gov.au/buildingourregions

Post: Department of Transport and Main Roads Wide Bay Burnett District Locked Bag 486 Bundaberg Qld 4670

* Local call charge in Australia. Higher rates apply for mobile phones and payphones. Check with your service provider for call costs..

Bullock Point boat ramp and car park projectDecember 2017