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