Bruce Highway (Rockhampton – St Lawrence), Neilsen Avenue to Plentiful Creek, improve safety
Safety improvements have been delivered on the Bruce Highway between Terranova Drive and Etna Creek Road, North of Rockhampton.
There were 3 packages of works that included wide centre line treatment, shoulder widening and removal of hazards.
This project was identified as part of the program of works to reduce the number of fatal and serious injury crashes on the Bruce Highway.
Safety for all road users has been improved by incorporating wide centre line treatment, road widening, roadside treatments, removal of hazards and intersection improvements.
Project locations north of Rockhampton included:
- Terranova Drive to Angela Road
- Angela Road to Greenlake Road
- Greenlake Road and Dawson Road intersections
- Greenlake Road – Meldrum Road
- Meldrum Road – Etna Creek Road.
The project included installing approximately 6km of wide centre line treatment, road widening and realignment of Dawson Road and Greenlake Road intersections.
The project included 3 packages of work:
Package 1 – Wide centre line treatment, shoulder widening, pavement rehabilitation and safety improvements between Neilsen Avenue and Plentiful Creek.
Package 2 – Realignment of Dawson Road and Greenlake Road intersections to form staggered T-junctions with the Bruce Highway.
Package 3 – Wide centre line treatment, pavement rehabilitation and safety improvements between Terranova Drive and Angela Road.
Benefits
- Improves safety
- Improves network efficiency
- Better road access
- Contributes to economy
- Contributes to regional growth
Key features
- Realigned Dawson Road and Greenlake Road intersections.
- Intersections upgraded.
- Removed hazards.
- Provided safety barriers.
- Widened the road to incorporate wide centre line treatment.
- Installed protected turn lanes.
Funding
Package 1– Bruce Highway (Rockhampton – St Lawrence), Neilsen Avenue to Plentiful Creek, improve safety Investment ID 532679. This package is jointly funded by the Australian Government ($19.344 million) and Queensland Government ($4.836 million) under the Bruce Highway Upgrade Program. Package 2 – Bruce Highway (Rockhampton – St Lawrence) Neilsen Avenue (Site 2), upgrade intersection Investment ID 1831008 This package is jointly funded by the Australian Government ($4.4 million) and Queensland Government ($1.1 million) under the Australian Government Road Safety Program. Package 3 – Bruce Highway (Rockhampton – St Lawrence) Neilsen Avenue (Site 6), widen and safer roadsides Investment ID 1831422 This package is jointly funded by the Australian Government ($4.4 million) and Queensland Government ($1.1 million) under the Australian Government Road Safety Program.
- Total investment
- $35.18 million
- Australian Government
- $28.144 million
- Queensland Government
- $7.036 million
Current status
Completed.
Bruce Highway (Rockhampton – St Lawrence), Neilsen Avenue to Plentiful Creek, improve safety location map
