• North Coast Region
  • Bruce Highway Upgrade Program
  • Bruce Highway Upgrade - Anzac Avenue to Caboolture-Bribie Island Road
Location
The Bruce Highway between Anzac Avenue and Uhlmann Road
Timing
Business case is underway
Status
Planning

Bruce Highway (Brisbane - Gympie), Anzac Avenue to Uhlmann Road upgrade, business case

The department is planning to upgrade the Bruce Highway from Anzac Avenue, North Lakes to Uhlmann Road, Burpengary.

Planning has identified additional traffic lanes as the preferred option for this 12.9km section of the highway. This upgrade will repurpose the existing median between the current northbound and southbound lanes to add an additional traffic lane, increasing lanes from three to four in each direction of travel.

Planning has also identified the need to replace the Frawley Avenue/Potassium Street and Arthur Drewett Drive overpasses with higher and longer bridges.

The project also includes provision for active transport facilities.

Benefits

  • Improves safety
  • Increases capacity
  • Improves network efficiency
  • Increases traffic flow
  • Reduces peak hour congestion
  • Improves flood immunity
  • Better active transport
  • Contributes to regional growth
  • Contributes to economy
  • Reduces travel time
  • Accessibility

Key features

The upgrade aims to relieve congestion, reduce travel times, improve road safety and reliability, and accommodate future growth in the region by:

  • widening the Bruce Highway from three to four lanes in each direction
  • replacing the Frawley Avenue/Potassium Street overpass and Arthur Drewett Drive overpass with new two-lane overpasses with increased length and height clearance
  • provision for active transport facilities
  • replacing the existing Burpengary Creek bridges
  • relocating and improving the southbound Heavy Vehicle Interception Site facility for improved freight safety.

Funding

Planning for this project is jointly funded by the Australian and Queensland governments on an 80:20 (federal:state) basis. Investment ID 2349359

Additional funding is committed to progress detailed design and construction of the upgrades between Anzac Avenue and Uhlmann Road. Total funding requirements will be confirmed when a construction contract is awarded.

Total investment
$12 million
Australian Government
$9.6 million
Queensland Government
$2.4 million

Current status

Planning is currently underway and the business case is nearing completion.

Feedback is invited until 14 September 2025.

Community consultation

Community feedback provided during October and November 2023 and technical investigations have informed the development of the upgrade planning layout.

We would like to thank everyone who provided feedback during the consultation period. Read more in the consultation summary.

Project location map

A project location map which highlights upgrade plans between Anzac Avenue and Uhlmann Road on the Bruce Highway.

Bruce Highway Upgrade Anzac Avenue to Caboolture-Bribie Island Road

Video Transcript

The words Bruce Highway Upgrades – Anzac Avenue to Caboolture-Bribie Island Road appear on the screen, over a map of north Brisbane to Caboolture.

A green line identifies the project on the Bruce Highway from Anzac Avenue to Uhlmann Road and an orange line identifies the project area from Uhlmann Road to Caboolture-Bribie Island Road.

The project benefits are listed as improves safety, improves network efficiency, reduces interchange queuing, improves flood immunity, increases capacity and reduces congestion, improves active transport connectivity and access.

The section from Anzac Avenue to Caboolture-Bribie Island Road is highlighted and the key features noted. These are an upgrade to four lanes northbound and southbound, potential separate active transport corridor beside the highway, Anzac Avenue interchange to remain, Plantation Road overpass to remain and Boundary Road interchange to remain. The location of Westfields North Lakes is noted.

The flythrough moves north to highlight the following project features. Potential future active transport corridor along Old Gympie Road. Local realignment and upgrade of Frawley Avenue – Potassium Street and new Frawley Avenue overpass with active transport facility. Upgrade to four lanes northbound and southbound. Deception Bay Road interchange to remain. New active transport corridor and heavy vehicle interception site relocation location.

The flythrough moves further north showing the new Arthur Drewett Drive overpass, realignment of Arthur Drewett Drive with a new intersection with Progress Road and removal of Arthur Drewett Drive connection from the Progress Road roundabout.

The words “New and upgraded active transport facilities” appear and green lines highlight the location of these facilities at Arthur Drewett Drive overpass and adjacent to the Bruce Highway. New bridges over Burpengary Creek are highlighted.

The flythrough moves north to show the exit at the Uhlmann Road interchange for Morayfield and Burpengary East and the entry to the Bruce Highway from a signalised ramp from the Uhlmann Road interchange.

The words “Uhlmann Road interchange” appear and highlight the upgraded overpass, duplication of Uhlmann Road to the west and realignment of Uhlmann Road to the east. The location of the start of the collector-distributor road northbound is highlighted north of the Uhlmann Road interchange and new active transport facilities including an underpass under Uhlmann Road west of the interchange and paths either side of the overpass are highlighted.

North of the Uhlman Road interchange, the northbound exit to the Service Centre and Morayfield is shown and the southbound exit to Morayfield and Burpengary East is shown.

As the flythrough moves north the location of new active transport corridor is shown, along with the northbound collector-distributor road and the southbound collector-distributor road. The words “three lanes northbound” and “four lanes southbound” appear on the highway lanes along with the words “noise barrier” on the eastern side of the corridor.

Moving further north, the words “Access to Service Centre via collector-distributor road” appears on the northbound collector distributor roads and the words “Underground fauna crossing spanning the highway” appear to the south of the service centres.

The words Northbound Service Centre appear west of the highway and Southbound Service Centre appear east of the Bruce Highway. A label showing the location of a continuing active transport path appears just north of the Northbound Service Centre location.

Another fauna crossing label depicts a structure spanning the highway and an access to the Service Centre via collector-distributor road is shown on the southbound lanes.

The vision shows three lanes northbound and four lanes southbound on the main highway. A green directional sign points east showing the exit ramp to Morayfield and North Harbour. The ramp connects to Buchanan Road which is labelled and connects to the Buchanan Road interchange. A signalised intersections are shown and labelled on both sides of the interchange which shows an overpass spanning the highway.

A signalised intersection is labelled on the eastern side of the highway. It connects to a road labelled North Harbour Boulevard connection.

At the Buchanan Road interchange a new active transport underpass is shown under a run that runs east-west on the western side of the interchange and active transport facilities are also labelled on the eastern side of the interchange. As the words New active transport facilities appear green lines highlight the location of these facilities on the Buchanan Road overpass and alongside roads east and west of the highway and continuing parallel to the highway on the western side.

Continue to travel north along the highway a new label appears showing four lanes southbound. The visions zooms out to show an extended stretch of highway stretching northwards and in the distance another interchange is shown. In the foreground, braided highway ramps are shown as grade-separated roads.

Green directional signage appears on the screen showing exit points and pointing to locations where the exit ramps begin. The signs appearing from south to north are: Exit Caboolture-Bribie Island Road and D’Aguilar Highway. Three flashing lines appear on screen with each one showcasing available routes. A light blue and white flashing line is used to showcase the route that motorists would take to follow the Caboolture-Bribie Island Road and D’Aguilar Highway exit.

Further north another green directional sign points to D’Aguilar Highway and a green and white flashing line showcases the route that motorists would follow to reach that destination. It ends with motorists travelling north on a service road. Another green directional sign includes an arrow showing the direction to Caboolture and a dark blue and white flashing line indicates the route that motorists would travel to access Caboolture. Three flashing lines move at once to showcase the three route options that motorists have available, and the main highway has moving traffic, some cars and some trucks to simulate how the highway and collector-distributor roads will operate under traffic.

A green directional sign shows with a north-east pointing arrow and the words Bruce Highway showing the entry point for motorists to access the Bruce Highway. The blue and white and green and white flashing lines appear again. They are showcasing the two roues available for motorists to travel northbound and access the Bruce Highway. The flashing lines disappear, and the vision perspective slowly pans and switches to focus on the Buchanan Road interchange overpass that crosses the Bruce Highway.

The concept for the future Bruce Highway Upgrade from Buchanan Road showing the additional southbound lane, a new, separate active transport path, multi-lane, one-way collector-distributor roads on both sides of the existing Bruce Highway with signalised entry ramp on the eastern side. A signalised entry ramp is also shown on the western side of the Bruce Highway where northbound traffic joins the highway. A green directional sign with an arrow pointing north-east shows and the words Bruce Highway is shown at the merge point.

The concept continues showing the Bruce Highway and collector-distributor roads near Morayfield. Three new bridges across the Caboolture River are shown with blue shading and an existing northbound highway bridge is highlighted in a light blue colour to show it will be retained and modified for use as part of the northbound collector-distributor road.

The concept shows an exit ramp from the northbound lane verging westbound and a green directional sign pointing to Caboolture via an intersection and a separate sign north of the intersection pointing to Bribie Island. Labels and markers point to the Caboolture-Bribie Island Road interchange overpass across the Bruce Highway with signalised intersections at both ends.

Concept shows markers pointing to two new active transport overpasses on the eastern side of the Caboolture-Bribie Island Road interchange overpass and an underpass on the western side.

Concept showing the future Caboolture-Bribie Island Road interchange with green flashing lines to showcase new active transport facilities.

Marker appears showing the D’Aguilar Highway connection to southbound collector-distributor road and a green directional sign with a north-west arrow pointing towards the D’Aguilar Highway and Bruce Highway.

Concept switches to southbound viewing and a green directional sign marks the exit ramp to Caboolture-Bribie Island Road pm the eastern side pf the highway.

Concept from Caboolture-Bribie Island Road interchange looking south towards Uhlmann Road overpass. Green directional signs marking exit points to Morayfield, Burpengary, Service Centre; Burpengary East exit; Service Centre and Burpengary West. Light blue and white flashing line shows route to Burpengary West, green and white flashing line shows route to Burpengary East, and dark blue and white flashing line shows route from overpass to Bruce Highway southbound lanes.

Concept showing dark blue and white flashing line to highlight route from Caboolture-Bribie Island Road to Bruce Highway entry including green directional sign. Green and white flashing line marks route from collector-distributor road to Bruce Highway southbound lanes.

Concept shows intersection on Caboolture-Bribie Island Road overpass and markers at Lower King Street, active transport path beside the road, U-turn facilities near the Mewett Street intersection, upgraded intersection to include traffic signals and realignment of Mewett Street.

The words Bruce Highway Upgrade – Anzac Avenue to Caboolture-Bribie Island Road appear on the screen appear on the screen along with the Australian Government logo, the Queensland Government logo and Delivering for Queensland logo.

Last updated: 16 July 2025