Bruce Highway Planning Project—Pine River to Caloundra Road
The department has delivered a planning project to investigate and prioritise upgrades to the Bruce Highway between the Pine River and Caloundra Road.
The Bruce Highway - Pine River to Caloundra Road Smart Motorways (Stage 2) project will deliver additional Smart Motorways technology along a 60km section of the Bruce Highway between the Pine River and Caloundra Road.
This will further expand the network of Smart Motorways technology that has been operating on the Bruce Highway southbound between Uhlmann Road and the Pine River since 2015.
Smart Motorways technology manages traffic in real-time to reduce stop-start travel, improve safety, and offer more reliable travel times.
Smart Motorways technologies can include ramp signals, variable speed limit and message signs, vehicle detection systems and CCTV cameras. These systems work together to deliver safer, smoother, and more reliable travel times for motorists.
The project is jointly funded by the Australian and Queensland governments on an 80:20 basis. Investment ID 371378
The major construction contract for the Bruce Highway – Pine River to Caloundra Road Smart Motorways (Stage 2) project was awarded to Seymour Whyte Constructions. Construction is expected to be completed in mid-2024, weather and construction conditions permitting.
A key feature of the project will be in the introduction of ramp signalling at the following interchanges:
Design for the upgrade was completed in August 2021. As part of the design phase, some preliminary early works activities were undertaken, including minor earth and electrical works for the installation of wireless traffic sensors at selected locations within the project corridor. These early works activities were completed in September 2021.
Last updated: 11 January 2022