Bruce Highway (Brisbane - Gympie), Gateway Motorway to Dohles Rocks Road upgrade (Stage 1)
The Bruce Highway, Gateway Motorway to Dohles Rocks Road upgrade (Stage 1) will improve traffic flow and safety.
Benefits
- Improves safety
- Increases capacity
- Improves network efficiency
- Increases traffic flow
- Better road access
- Contributes to economy
- Better active transport
Key features
- Staged improvements to the Gateway Motorway, Bruce Highway and Gympie Arterial Road interchange.
- Fauna fencing and a fauna underpass, crossing east west under the Gateway Motorway, Bruce Highway and Gympie Arterial Road interchange, south side of the Pine River.
The Gateway Motorway, Bracken Ridge to Pine River upgrade and the Bruce Highway (Brisbane - Gympie), Gateway Motorway to Dohles Rocks Road upgrade (Stage 1) will be delivered together, with procurement for a design and construct contractor underway.
The Bruce Highway, Gateway Motorway to Dohles Rocks Road upgrades are being delivered in stages. For further information about Stage 2, visit the Bruce Highway (Brisbane - Gympie), Gateway Motorway to Dohles Rocks Road upgrade (Stage 2).
Future planning consideration
Planning for this project also considered upgrading Gympie Arterial Road between Strathpine Road and Gateway Motorway, to address traffic flow and connection with Bruce Highway. This is recommended as a future stage, to be delivered subject to funding and competing priorities.
Funding
This project is jointly funded by the Australian and Queensland governments. Project scope, cost and timing are subject to further planning, consideration, and negotiation with the Australian Government. Investment ID 1509103
A revised project cost of $1,930 million for Bruce Highway (Gateway Motorway to Dohles Rocks Road) section was announced on 22 December 2023.
Funding figures as at QTRIP 2024–25 to 2027–28 (June 2024).
- Total investment
- $948 million
- Australian Government
- $758.4 million
- Queensland Government
- $189.6 million
Flythrough video
Current status
Planning was completed in May 2024.
Procurement for design and construction is underway.
Design and construction timeframes are to be confirmed.
Consultation
Consultation with the community has been ongoing since planning commenced in 2020.
View a summary of feedback received about the recommended planning for the Bruce Highway (Brisbane-Gympie), Gateway Motorway to Dohles Rocks Road upgrade (Stage 1).
The department will continue to engage the community and provide further opportunities for feedback as the project progresses to design and construction.
For more information on previously held community consultations for the upgrades, please visit the consultation page.
Environmental approvals
Environmental approvals are being progressed, with the Australian Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW) assessing the Bruce Highway (Gateway Motorway to Dohles Rocks Road) section of the Gateway Motorway and Bruce Highway upgrades under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act (EPBC) 1999.
This includes the opportunity for the public to provide comment. For further information, visit the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water website.
Sustainability
The department incorporates social, environmental, and economic costs and benefits when assessing and delivering infrastructure projects. These broad elements of sustainability are implemented using the Infrastructure Sustainability Council Rating Tool. The Infrastructure Sustainability Council program incentivises various sustainable initiatives, including best practices pollution control, environmental protection, community engagement and resource use.
This project will pursue the achievement of an Infrastructure Sustainability Council rating of ‘Excellent’ across both design and construction.