Mackay Whitsunday

Key facts

90,140km²

Area covered by location¹

3.51%

Population of Queensland¹

2,230km

Other state-controlled road network

451km

National Land Transport Network²

437km

National rail network²

Program Highlights

Our top investments include:

$497.4 million Mackay Ring Road (Stage 1), including works between the intersection of the Mackay Ring Road and Bald Hill Road (jointly funded with the Australian Government)
$350 million Mackay Port Access, Bruce Highway to Mackay - Slade Point Road, construct new two lane road (jointly funded with the Australian Government)
$187.4 million towards Walkerston Bypass (jointly funded with the Australian Government)
$56.5 million Bruce Highway, Emu Creek to Drays Road, various locations, widen formation (jointly funded with the Australian Government)
$31.4 million Bruce Highway, Bowen Connection Road to Champion Street intersection, widen pavement (jointly funded with the Australian Government)
$23 million Bruce Highway, Jumper Creek, upgrade flood immunity (jointly funded with the Australian Government)
$21 million Proserpine - Shute Harbour Road, Hamilton Plains, upgrade flood immunity (jointly funded with the Australian Government)
$15 million Bruce Highway (Mackay - Proserpine), Goorganga Plains, plan and preserve (jointly funded with the Australian Government)
$12 million Bruce Highway (Proserpine - Bowen), Bowen Connection Road, improve intersection (jointly funded with the Australian Government)
$12 million Peak Downs Highway (Clermont - Nebo), Millennium Coal Mine to Carbourough Coal Mine, construct overtaking lanes

Investments (interactive)

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

Map

^{Image: Walkerston Bypass. Shows work underway to construct the new Walkerston Bypass which will deliver a new 2-lane rural highway to connect the Peak Downs Highway west of Walkerston to the Mackay Ring Road. (Yuwibara 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.}