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Urannah dam site in Bowen River Utilities $2.9 billion Urannah project.

Early works on horizon as Urannah plan advances

A raft of civil works such as bridge and road upgrades is due to kick off within months as Bowen River Utilities progresses its $2.9 billion Urannah project.

BRU communications manager Karly Abbott said there was a range of work that must be completed in and around the site to deliver the 'nation-building' project.

Enabling works such as road and bridge upgrades were expected to occur around September this year, she said.

At the same time BRU would expect to be seeking Early Contractor Involvement (ECI) for major project works.

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Special project status for $2.9b CQ dam proposal

The proposed $2.9 billion Urannah Dam in Central Queensland has been declared a coordinated project, with the potential to create up to 1200 jobs during construction.

The State Government said the project would now go through an impact assessment process to determine any significant environmental, social, cultural and economic impacts it may have on the region.

The proposal includes a new dam on the Broken River about 64km south-east of Collinsville with capacity of up to 1.5 million megalitres as well as a water pipeline network and an irrigated precinct for high value agriculture.

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