Mackay Port Access, Bruce Highway to Mackay - Slade Point Road (Stage 1)
Mackay Port Access will provide a direct link for freight movements from the Mackay Port to the Mackay Ring Road, and west to the Bowen Basin coal fields via the Walkerston Bypass and Peak Downs Highway.
The 9.5km, 2-lane access road from the Bruce Highway at Glenella to Mackay-Slade Point Road (Harbour Road), will improve access to the Port of Mackay while addressing urban congestion in North Mackay.
Benefits
- Improves safety
- Increases capacity
- Improves network efficiency
- Increases traffic flow
- Reduces peak hour congestion
- Better road access
- Reduces travel time
- Contributes to economy
- Contributes to regional growth
- Improves ride quality
Key features
The scope of works in the planning phase of the project includes activities such as business case development, securing the corridor, public utility relocations, implementation of environmental offset measures and associated stakeholder engagement.
This includes the investigation of:
- A 9.5km, 2-lane urban arterial roadway, parallel to Erakala – Mackay Harbour rail line, from the Bruce Highway to Mackay–Slade Point Road (Harbour Road), including:
- The Bruce Highway interchange at Bald Hill.
- A T-intersection at Schapers Road and Valley Street and a connection at Mackay-Slade Point Road.
- Underpasses at Glenella–Richmond Road, Pioneer Street and Mackay–Bucasia Road.
- Bridges crossing Jane Creek and Goosepond Creek.
Funding
The project is jointly funded by the Australian and Queensland governments. Investment ID 1170084
- Total investment
- $350 million
- Australian Government
- $280 million
- Queensland Government
- $70 million
Current status
At this stage we are undertaking planning, scoping and preparation of the business case which is expected to be completed in mid-2025.
Mackay Port Access project map location
