Mount Lindesay Highway (Brisbane - Beaudesert), Johanna Street to South Street (Jimboomba), duplication

The Mount Lindesay Highway at Jimboomba will be upgraded to improve safety, reduce congestion and improve shared path connectivity.

The highway at Jimboomba from Johanna Street to South Street will be upgraded. This 1.5km upgrade will widen the highway from 2 to 4 lanes to support population growth and reduce travel times.

Benefits

  • Improves safety
  • Increases capacity
  • Reduces peak hour congestion
  • Reduces travel time
  • Better active transport

Key features

  • Widening the highway to 4 lanes.
  • Construction of a new southbound bridge over the disused rail corridor.
  • Upgraded/improved intersections at Johanna Street, Tamborine Street and South Street, Brisbane Street.
  • Building a new shared pedestrian and bike underpass along the disused rail corridor.
  • Relocating the Mount Lindesay Highway access to and from Brisbane Street (service road).

Funding

The Australian Government and Queensland Government are funding the project. Project scope, cost and timing are subject to further planning, consideration and negotiation with the Australian Government. Investment ID 1776871

A revised project cost of $75 million was announced on 22 December 2023. 

Funding figures as at QTRIP 2023–24 to 2026–27 (June 2023).

Total investment
$57.4 million
Australian Government
$42.4 million
Queensland Government
$15 million

Current status

Early works for construction started in mid-2022, with main construction expected to commence in the second quarter of 2024, weather and construction scheduling permitting.

Mount Lindesay Highway (Brisbane - Beaudesert), Johanna Street to South Street (Jimboomba), duplication project map

Mount Lindesay Highway project map

  1. Intersection upgrade (Johanna Street and Tamborine Street)
  2. Construction of cul-de-sacs (Spring, Ann, Bell, Mary Streets)
  3. Intersection improvements at South Street and Brisbane Street service road