The Australian and Northern Territory governments are delivering a major upgrade to various sections along 138 kilometres of the Carpentaria Highway.
The $150 million program of work is jointly funded on an 80:20 basis and will be delivered in two separate stages over two years.
A design and construct tender has been awarded to Exact Contracting Pty Ltd for $67 million.
Stage one will include the first 48 kilometres of the Carpentaria Highway and is expected to be completed by April 2023.
Stage two will see upgrades from chainage 50 kilometres to chainage 140 kilometres.
Upgrades will include creating a two-lane sealed road with a raised formation to improve flood immunity and constructing culverts to improve cross drainage where required.
The works are anticipated to support 135 jobs, with an Indigenous Employer and Supplier Use target of 29 per cent.
The upgrades to the Carpentaria Highway complement multiple strategic projects currently underway that aim to bring the Territory's vision to become a world-class gas production, manufacturing and services hub to reality.
