Bruce Highway (Ingham - Innisfail), Dallachy Road, install floodway
The Queensland Government has upgraded the Bruce Highway at Dallachy Road near Tully, improving flood resilience on this section of the highway.
The primary focus of the project was to improve flood resilience, to reduce the impact of flooding on nearby depots that transport freight between southern markets and regional Far North Queensland for local produce.
Benefits
- Improves safety
- Increases capacity
- Improves network efficiency
- Increases traffic flow
- Improves flood immunity
- Contributes to economy
- Contributes to regional growth
Key features
- Improved flood resilience on this section of the Bruce Highway
Funding
The project was jointly funded by the Australian and Queensland governments on an 80:20 basis as part of the Bruce Highway Upgrade Program (BHUP); a program of works to improve safety, flood resilience and capacity along the Bruce Highway from Brisbane to Cairns.
Investment ID: 386517
- Total investment
- $18 million
- Australian Government
- $14.4 million
- Queensland Government
- $3.6 million
Current status
The works were completed in June 2026.
Project location map
