Bruce Highway (Brisbane - Gympie), Anzac Avenue to Uhlmann Road upgrade, business case
An upgrade is planned for the Bruce Highway from Anzac Avenue, North Lakes to Uhlmann Road, Burpengary.
Planning
An upgrade is planned for the Bruce Highway from Anzac Avenue, North Lakes to Uhlmann Road, Burpengary.
Planning
An upgrade is planned for the Bruce Highway from Uhlmann Road, Burpengary to Buchanan Road, Morayfield.
Planning
An upgrade is planned for the Bruce Highway from Buchanan Road, Morayfield to Caboolture-Bribie Island Road, Caboolture.
PlanningPlanning investigations have confirmed a preferred option for future upgrades that includes the following:
Collector-distributor roads are built alongside and separate to a highway carriageway. Collector-distributor roads will enhance highway operation and safety by removing traffic undertaking local or short distance trips from the highway and by reducing the need for lane changes to merge or weave through highway traffic.
The Australian and Queensland governments have committed $34 million to develop business cases for planned upgrades to the Bruce Highway between Anzac Avenue and Caboolture–Bribie Island Road:
Bruce Highway Upgrade—Anzac Avenue to Uhlmann Road Investment ID 2349359.
Bruce Highway Upgrade—Uhlmann Road to Buchanan Road Investment ID 2349159.
Bruce Highway Upgrade—Buchanan Road to Caboolture-Bribie Island Road Investment ID 2348820.
Due to the interdependent nature of the upgrades between Uhlmann Road and Caboolture-Bribie Island Road, planning is being completed as one study.
The Anzac Avenue to Uhlmann Road section will progress to detailed design phase early next year. Scoping and early works (detailed onsite investigations) commenced mid-2025. Construction staging, timeframes and duration will be confirmed as the design progresses.
Funding for the completion of detailed design and construction of the upgrades in the remaining sections has not been committed at this time.
Planning for these upgrades started in early 2023 and is nearing completion.
We have confirmed a preferred option for future upgrades to the Bruce Highway between Anzac Avenue and Caboolture-Bribie Island Road which includes a combination of additional lanes and collector-distributor roads.
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The upgrade will replace the existing two-lane overpass bridge with a new higher and longer overpass. Additional lanes will be provided at new signalised ramp intersections to improve traffic flow efficiency. The upgrade will include significantly improved active transport connections.
The upgrade will replace the existing overpass bridge with a new higher and longer overpass. The existing roundabout ramp intersections will be upgraded to new signalised intersections to better control traffic flow and provide capacity where it is most needed. The upgrade will include significantly improved active transport connections.
The upgrade will replace the existing overpass with two new higher and longer overpass bridges, with additional traffic lanes plus new signalised ramp intersections to improve traffic flow efficiency. A new loop ramp connection will provide uninterrupted flow for traffic travelling from Caboolture towards Brisbane. The upgrade will include significantly improved active transport connections.
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An upgrade is planned for the Bruce Highway from Anzac Avenue, North Lakes to Uhlmann Road, Burpengary.
An upgrade is planned for the Bruce Highway from Buchanan Road, Morayfield to Caboolture-Bribie Island Road, Caboolture.
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Last updated: 8 July 2026