North West

Key facts

307,082km²

Area covered by location¹

0.60%

Population of Queensland¹

2,551km

Other state-controlled road network

1,024km

National Land Transport Network²

692km 

National rail network²

Program Highlights

Our top investments include:

• $50 million Kennedy Developmental Road (The Lynd - Hughenden), progressive sealing (jointly funded with the Australian Government)
• $42.7 million Flinders Highway (Julia Creek - Cloncurry), Scrubby Creek, strengthen pavement and widen floodway (jointly funded with the Australian Government)
• $30 million Flinders Highway (Richmond - Julia Creek), Alick Creek, upgrade floodway and install culverts (jointly funded with the Australian Government)
• $25.5 million Landsborough Highway (Kynuna - Cloncurry), McKinlay River, improve pavement and drainage works (jointly funded with the Australian Government)
• $22.5 million Flinders Highway (Richmond - Julia Creek), various locations, improve pavement and upgrade culvert (jointly funded with the Australian Government)
• $13 million Richmond - Winton Road, strengthen and widen pavement (jointly funded with the Australian Government)
• $11.2 million Burke Developmental Road (Cloncurry - Normanton), various locations, widen pavement
• $10 million Flinders Highway (Julia Creek - Cloncurry), Canal Creek, replace bridge (jointly funded with the Australian Government)
• $7.5 million Cloncurry - Dajarra Road, Malbon Creek floodway, upgrade culvert and approaches (jointly funded with the Australian Government)
• $6.5 million Landsborough Highway (Kynuna - Cloncurry), Nora Creek, improve pavement and drainage works (jointly funded with the Australian Government)

Investments (interactive)

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

Map

^{Image: Aramac - Torrens Creek Road, improvement works. Shows the newly constructed Prairie Creek Crossing on Aramac - Torrens Creek Road, about 107km south of Torrens Creek. (Yirendali 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.}