Mareeba – Dimbulah Road, Mareeba Heavy Vehicle Bypass, planning
The planning for the Mareeba – Dimbulah Road, Mareeba Heavy Vehicle Bypass focused on progressing the southern section of the bypass and reviewing the alignment of the northern section.
Mareeba, located approximately 60km to the west of Cairns in Far North Queensland, serves as a crossroads for the Mareeba - Dimbulah Road, Mulligan Highway and Kennedy Highway. Currently, all through traffic, including heavy vehicles, travel via Mareeba's main street, Byrnes Street (the local name for Mareeba – Dimbulah Road).
In 2018, planning for the northern section of the Mareeba Bypass was completed.
This current planning stage examined the full length of the heavy vehicle bypass and confirmed the optimal alignment to the west of Mareeba.
Benefits
- Improves safety
- Increases capacity
- Improves network efficiency
- Increases traffic flow
- Reduces peak hour congestion
- Reduces travel time
- Contributes to economy
- Contributes to regional growth
- Improves ride quality
Key features
- Confirmed the optimum alignment of the full bypass to the west of Mareeba.
Funding
This project was fully funded by the Queensland Government under the Transport System Planning Program.
Investment ID: 2218324 (Queensland Transport and Roads Investment Program 2023–24 to 2026–27)
- Total investment
- $2.2 million
- Queensland Government
- $2.2 million
Current status
- This stage of planning has been completed, confirming the optimum alignment for the heavy vehicle bypass to the west of Mareeba.
- Community consultation in early 2023 helped shape the planning outcomes.
- The next step involves making amendments to the preserved corridor.
- Construction is not yet funded.
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