Flood damage costing Queensland

The cost of repairing roads, highways and bridges damaged by the recent flooding in Queensland is expected to cost around US$2.47 billion (A$2.5 billion).
February 20, 2012 Read time: 1 min
The cost of repairing roads, highways and bridges damaged by the recent flooding in Queensland is expected to cost around US$2.47 billion (A$2.5 billion). The state government of Queensland has published a report estimating that repairing the damage caused by the floods will require some $4.94 billion of spending in total between 2010 and 2013.
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