D'Aguilar Highway (Kilcoy - Yarraman), Sandy Creek to Kilcoy, improve safety

Construction is completed on safety improvements along the D'Aguilar Highway between Sandy Creek and Kilcoy to reduce the risk of crashes.

The D'Aguilar Highway is a strategic link in Queensland's state-controlled road network, linking the Bruce Highway to South Burnett.

Benefits

  • Improves safety
  • Better road access

Key features

  • Road widened from west of Neurum Road to Sandy Creek Road and from Arnolds Road North to west of Scrubby Creek.
  • Installed wide centre line treatment to separate opposing traffic flows, reducing head-on crashes.
  • Widened shoulders to provide additional trafficable area to pull over, assist emergency vehicles to pass, accommodate wide vehicles and provide safer conditions for pedestrians and bicycle riders.
  • Extended and replaced culverts to improve drainage.
  • Cleared roadside vegetation, including removing some trees, to improve visibility and remove roadside hazards.
  • New signage installed to reinforce overtaking rules.
  • Minor pavement rehabilitation.
  • Safety barriers installed at key locations.

Funding

This project was part of the Australian and Queensland governments' $415 million economic stimulus package. Investment ID 1701183

Total investment
$19 million
Australian Government
$15.2 million
Queensland Government
$3.8 million

Current status

Construction was completed in mid-2023.   

Final design layout

Proposed design