Far North

Key facts

272,216km²

Area covered by location¹

5.56%

Population of Queensland¹

2,922km

Other state-controlled road network

232km

National Land Transport Network²

211km

National rail network²

Program Highlights

Our top investments includes:

$359 million Captain Cook Highway, Cairns CBD to Smithfield, upgrade (jointly funded with the Australian Government)
$300 million Cairns Western Arterial Road, Redlynch Connector Road to Captain Cook Highway duplication (jointly funded with the Australian Government)
$262.5 million funding commitment for Kuranda Range Road upgrade (jointly funded with the Australian Government). Project details and timing subject to further planning and negotiation with the Australian Government
$225 million Bruce Highway, Cairns Southern Access Corridor (Stage 5), Foster Road upgrade intersection (jointly funded with the Australian Government)
$54.9 million towards Peninsula Developmental Road, Archer River Crossing, construct bridge (jointly funded with the Australian Government)
$40 million funding commitment for Torres Strait Islands Marine Infrastructure Program
$31.9 million towards Cairns Southern Access Cycleway, construct cycleway (jointly funded with the Australian Government)
$21.3 million Gillies Range Road, various locations, improve safety
$17.6 million Peninsula Developmental Road (Laura -Coen), Yarraden to Three Sisters (Part A), pave and seal (jointly funded with the Australian Government)
$12 million Gulf Developmental Road (Croydon - Georgetown) (Package 4), strengthen and widen pavement (jointly funded with the Australian Government)

Investments (interactive)

You can view the list of investments for the Far North area via the QTRIP interactive tool or in the QTRIP PDF.

Map

^{Image: Bruce Highway, Cairns Southern Access Corridor (Stage 3), Edmonton to Gordonvale, construction. Shows work underway on the construction of Stage 3 of the Cairns Southern Access Corridor, on the Bruce Highway between Edmonton and Gordonvale. (Walubara Yidinji Country)}

¹ _{Data source: Queensland Government Statistician's Office (Queensland Treasury), Queensland Regional Profiles. www.qgso.qld.gov.au, retrieved 22 February 2023.}

² _{The detailed mapping data related to the National Land Transport Network (NLTN) Determination 2020 was not available at the time of publication. National Land Transport Network data and maps included assumed relevant state-controlled roads as at 1 July 2020.}