Northern

Key facts

80,036km²

Area covered by location¹

4.55%

Population of Queensland¹

1,144km

Other state-controlled road network

521km

National Land Transport Network²

531km

National rail network²

Program Highlights

Our top investments include:

$280 million Townsville Ring Road (Stage 5) (jointly funded with the Australian Government)
$109.5 million Townsville Northern Access Intersections Upgrade (jointly funded with the Australian Government)
$96.9 million Burdekin River Bridge, rehabilitation program (jointly funded with the Australian Government)
$96 million Townsville Connection Road (Stuart Drive), University Road to Bowen Road Bridge (Idalia), improve safety
$95 million Garbutt - Upper Ross Road (Riverway Drive) Stage 2, Allambie Lane to Dunlop Street, duplicate to four lanes (jointly funded with the Australian Government)
$70 million Townsville Connection Road (Stuart Drive), Bowen Road Bridge (Idalia), duplicate bridge and approaches
$48 million Bruce Highway, Burdekin Deviation, plan and preserve corridor (jointly funded with the Australian Government)
$48 million Bruce Highway, Ingham to Cardwell Range Deviation, plan and preserve corridor (jointly funded with the Australian Government)
$43.2 million Garbutt - Upper Ross Road, Halliday Street to Gouldian Avenue, improve safety
$19.3 million Ross River Road, Mabin Street to Rolfe Street, improve safety

Investments (interactive)

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

Map

^{Image: Townsville Ring Road (Stage 5). Shows work on the new Townsville Ring Road, specifically the new Beck Drive overpass. (Wulgurukaba 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.}