Wide Bay Burnett

Key facts

48,503km²

Area covered by location¹

5.96%

Population of Queensland¹

2,699km

Other state-controlled road network

271km

National Land Transport Network²

242km

National rail network²

Program Highlights

Our top investments include:

$1 billion Bruce Highway (Cooroy to Curra) Section D, construction (jointly funded with the Australian Government)
$336 million Bruce Highway, Tiaro Bypass, construct four lane bypass (jointly funded with the Australian Government)
$45.9 million towards Maryborough - Hervey Bay Road and Pialba - Burrum Heads Road, upgrade intersection (jointly funded with the Australian Government)
$44.2 million Bruce Highway (Gympie - Benaraby) various locations, upgrade culverts (jointly funded with the Australian Government)
$41.9 million Isis Highway (Bundaberg - Childers), various locations, improve safety
$31.4 million towards Torbanlea - Pialba Road, various locations, upgrade intersections and floodways (jointly funded with the Australian Government)
$23.9 million D’Aguilar Highway, Alexander Lane to Bunya Highway, improve safety
$18.5 million Booral Road and Boundary Road (Urangan), intersection upgrade
$12.5 million Bruce Highway and Buxton Road, upgrade intersection (jointly funded with the Australian Government)

Investments (interactive)

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

Map

^{Image: Kin Kin Road, Six Mile Creek, replace timber bridge. Shows work underway to replace the Six Mile Creek timber bridge on Kin Kin Road, 3km north of Pomona. Kabi Kabi 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. NLTN rail data and maps are as at 30 June 2020.}