Northern District

11 Projects in Northern District

1. Burdekin River Bridge, rehabilitation program

   Rehabilitation and maintenance program to preserve the structural integrity of the Burdekin River Bridge. The ongoing program will ensure a safe and durable crossing is maintained for the long-term...

   • North Queensland Region
   • Bruce Highway Upgrade Program

   

2. Bruce Highway (Ingham – Innisfail), Gairloch Floodway, improve safety

   Planning has commenced to improve safety and reduce the time of closure due to flooding on a complex section of the Bruce Highway at the Gairloch floodway, 5km north of Ingham...

   • North Queensland Region
   • Bruce Highway Upgrade Program

   

3. Bruce Highway (Pine River - Cairns), Road Operations Improvements

   This project will provide Intelligent Transport System infrastructure at various locations along the Bruce Highway to achieve the project vision of sharing of real time situational awareness with road...

   • Bruce Highway Upgrade Program

   

4. Garbutt - Upper Ross Road (Riverway Drive) (Stage 2), Allambie Lane to Dunlop Street, duplicate to four lanes

   The Riverway Drive Stage 2 project will improve the safety, capacity and efficiency of Riverway Drive between Allambie Lane and Dunlop Street in Kelso, Townsville...

   • North Queensland Region
   • State Road Network Upgrade

   

5. Garbutt-Upper Ross Road, Halliday Street to Gouldian Avenue, improve safety

   We are undertaking safety improvement works at various locations across Garbutt – Upper Ross Road (locally known as Thuringowa Drive and Riverway Drive) from the Halliday Street/Thuringowa Drive...

   • North Queensland Region
   • High Risk Roads Targeted Road Safety Program

   

6. Mount Spec Road reconstruction works

   Mount Spec Road was severely damaged by landslips caused by record rainfall in early 2025...

   • North Queensland Region
   • Natural Disaster Program

   

7. Next Generation Traffic Signalling Program

   The Next Generation Traffic Signalling Program involves the rollout of new traffic signal controllers to replace the existing controllers...

   • Central Queensland Region
   • Metropolitan Region
   • North Coast Region
   • North Queensland Region
   • South Coast Region
   • Southern Queensland Region

   

8. Ross River Road, Mabin Street to Rolfe Street, improve safety

   The department is undertaking safety improvement works at various locations across Ross River Road from the Mabin Street intersection to the Rolfe Street intersection...

   • North Queensland Region
   • High Risk Roads Targeted Road Safety Program

   

9. Townsville Connection Road (Stuart Drive), Bowen Road Bridge (Idalia), duplicate bridge and approaches

   A new upstream bridge will be constructed over Ross River in Townsville adjacent to the existing Bowen Road Bridge...

   • North Queensland Region
   • State Road Network Upgrade

   

10. Townsville Connection Road (Stuart Drive), University Road to Bowen Road bridge (Idalia), improve safety

    We are upgrading Townsville Connection Road to dual lanes between University Road and Bowen Road Bridge...

    • North Queensland Region
    • State Road Network Upgrade

    

11. Townsville Eastern Access Rail corridor

    The Townsville Eastern Access Rail Corridor (TEARC) project is a proposed 8.3km rail freight line connecting the North Coast rail line directly into the Port of Townsville...

    • North Queensland Region