Townsville’s new $290 million North Queensland Stadium will be ready for the start of the 2020 NRL Premiership Season despite the unprecedented flooding earlier this year.
Housing and Public Works Minister Mick de Brenni says the stadium contractor, Watpac, has sought an extension to the practical completion date of the stadium, but remained confident the massive project would still be open on schedule.
While the construction site itself was not severely affected, Mr de Brenni says that during the flood contractors and workers needed to go and protect their homes and businesses, and those of their families and friends, before the long task of cleaning up.
Townsville Deputy Mayor Les Walker says the North Queensland Stadium is one of the major projects supporting the city’s economic recovery.