Mackay Ring Road
An improved link has been delivered from the south to the northern suburbs reducing traffic through Mackay.
ConstructionAn improved link has been delivered from the south to the northern suburbs reducing traffic through Mackay.
ConstructionA total transport solution is being undertaken to provide long-term improvements to traffic flow and road safety through reducing congestion, highway travel time and improving road access.
Major construction is complete on the Bruce Highway – Caloundra Road to Sunshine Motorway project. The highway has been upgraded to 6 lanes between Caloundra Road and the Sunshine Motorway. This includes major upgrades to both interchanges and a new 2-way service road for local traffic between Steve Irwin Way and Tanawha Tourist Drive.
CompletedThe Bruce Highway Upgrade Program is the largest road infrastructure program Queensland has ever seen. It is aimed at improving safety, flood resilience, and capacity along the length and breadth of the highway between Brisbane and Cairns.
The Bruce Highway Upgrade Program is the largest road infrastructure program Queensland has ever seen. It is aimed at improving safety, flood resilience, and capacity along the length and breadth of the highway between Brisbane and Cairns.
Starting on 1 July 2013, the program was initially developed as an $8.5 billion 10-year commitment jointly funded by the Australian and Queensland Governments. In May 2018, the Australian Government committed an additional $3.3 billion (based on 80:20 funding arrangements) to its existing $6.7 billion commitment.
The Queensland Government also committed to providing an additional $200 million each year (based on 80:20 funding arrangements) for upgrades on the Bruce Highway on top of the already provided $1.8 billion.
In 2022, a jointly funded boost of $883 million was introduced for the Bruce Highway to target upgrades between Gladstone and Rockhampton, Mackay and Proserpine, north of Townsville, and for the Tiaro Bypass.
In total, the program will deliver $13 billion of works over a 15-year period (2013–14 to 2027–28).
The establishment of the Bruce Highway Trust Advisory Council is a key commitment under the Queensland Government’s Future-Proofing the Bruce policy.
The Bruce Highway Trust Advisory Council is overseeing the development of a 15-year Vision and three 5-year rolling Action Plans, as well as the Safer Bruce 2030 Action Plan, on this nationally significant link to:
The Bruce Highway Trust Advisory Council is supported by a Technical Working Group established within the department comprising technical and subject-matter experts.
As at 30 June 2022, approximately 54 per cent of the 15-year, $13 billion program has been delivered and is consistent with delivery targets. The Bruce Highway Upgrade Program is on track with the delivery to date of:
The program continues to deliver major duplication and upgrade projects, while supporting regional economic growth and boosting employment opportunities in Queensland.
The Bruce Highway is Queensland’s major north-south freight and commuter corridor, connecting coastal population centres from Brisbane to Cairns over a length of 1,673km. It is also a vital part of the National Land Transport Network providing linkages for west-east freight networks connecting a significant resource sector, and inland agriculture production areas to 11 coastal ports, and is a major tourism route.
About the Bruce Highway Upgrade Program
The program started on 1 July 2013, with a rolling program of upgrade projects up and down the highway, to be completed by June 2028.
The 15-year program focuses delivery on the following three priority areas:
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The department is undertaking the rehabilitation and maintenance program for the Burdekin River Bridge to preserve the structural integrity of the bridge. The ongoing program will ensure a safe and durable crossing is maintained for the long-term use of vehicles, heavy transport operators, rail operations, bicycle riders and pedestrians.
We are developing a rail corridor vision and a staged program of rail priorities to 2051 on the North Coast Line between Brisbane and Gympie North.
Bruce Highway minor intersection improvements at Allendale Drive and Three Sisters Drive, as well as a major upgrade to the Muntalunga Drive intersection.
Provision of new, northbound overtaking lane and intersection improvements between Fredericksfield and Inkerman via Mount Inkerman Road.
The project will deliver safety upgrades to around 6km of the Bruce Highway between the Bowen Connection Road and Champion Street intersections to provide a safer, smoother and more efficient road network.
This project will widen the 11km stretch of the Bruce Highway from 4 to 6 lanes between Caboolture-Bribie Island Road and Steve Irwin Way (Exit 163). This will include upgrading creek crossings to improve flood immunity at Lagoon, King Johns, Six Mile, Un-named and Beerburrum Creeks.
Major construction is complete on the Bruce Highway – Caloundra Road to Sunshine Motorway project. The highway has been upgraded to 6 lanes between Caloundra Road and the Sunshine Motorway. This includes major upgrades to both interchanges and a new 2-way service road for local traffic between Steve Irwin Way and Tanawha Tourist Drive.
The $1 billion Section D: Woondum to Curra project is a new 26km, 4-lane divided highway between the existing Bruce Highway interchange at Woondum, south of Gympie and Curra.
Safety improvements are being delivered on the Bruce Highway south of Miriam Vale between Charnwood Road and Fairbairn Flats.
Planning is complete for a new four-lane section of the Bruce Highway to the east of Tiaro. The project will increase the flood immunity, safety and efficiency of the Bruce Highway and future-proof the road to cater for growing traffic volumes. It will also remove a significant number of heavy vehicles from the Tiaro township, improving safety and liveability for residents.
Planning has started 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.
The department is progressing a $9 million planning project to plan and protect a suitable road corridor for a future bypass of Innisfail, if required.
A project is progressing to upgrade the intersection of the Bruce Highway and Munro Street at Babinda.
Construction is underway to upgrade flood immunity at Jumper Creek, between Mackay and Proserpine.
The Bruce Highway Safety Package (The Leap to Careys Creek) was delivered as part of the Bruce Highway Upgrade Program to improve safety, flood resilience and capacity along the Bruce Highway.
Construction has started at the Knobels Road and Nebia Coningsby Road intersection to improve safety and enhance visibility.
Construction is completed to improve flood immunity along an 11km section of the Bruce Highway between Maryborough and Torbanlea.
Work started in early 2022 to upgrade road safety along a 16km section of the Bruce Highway from Torbanlea to north of Howard.
Safety upgrades are being delivered to almost 20km of the Bruce Highway from Proserpine to Bowen, as part of the Bruce Highway Upgrade Program.
Safety upgrades are being delivered on the Bruce Highway, between Proserpine and Bowen, to create a better transport network that connects regional towns to cities.
The Bruce Highway and Don Street intersection will be upgraded to provide a safer, smoother, more efficient road network.
The project will also reconfigure the intersection to include a separate lane for vehicles turning right from the Bruce Highway to enter and accelerate to through traffic speed before merging.
Safety improvements are being delivered on the Bruce Highway between Terranova Drive and Etna Creek Road, North of Rockhampton.
Bruce Highway upgrades between Leichhardt Creek and Lilypond Creek (about 41km north of Townsville).
Bruce Highway roadside rest area upgrades at Christmas Creek, Bluewater (about 40km north of Townsville).
Bruce Highway upgrades between Leichhardt Creek and Cassowary Creek (about 42km north of Townsville).
The department has delivered a planning project to investigate and prioritise upgrades to the Bruce Highway between the Pine River and Caloundra Road.
The Deception Bay Road interchange project is being delivered as part of the Bruce Highway Upgrade to improve safety, ease congestion and cater for future traffic growth.
A planning study has been undertaken to investigate future upgrade requirements on the Bruce Highway between Deception Bay Road and Caboolture-Bribie Island Road.
The Maroochydore Road and Mons Road Interchanges project is being delivered as part of the Bruce Highway Upgrade Program to improve safety, ease congestion and cater for future traffic growth.
We have completed early planning to determine future upgrade needs for the Bruce Highway between the Sunshine Motorway and Maroochydore Road. The planning identifies a long-term solution to meet future traffic growth, reduce traffic congestion, and improve safety and flood immunity.
The Bruce Highway - Pine River to Caloundra Road Smart Motorways (Stage 2) project will deliver additional Smart Motorways technology along a 60km section of the Bruce Highway between the Pine River and Caloundra Road.
A total transport solution is being undertaken to provide long-term improvements to traffic flow and road safety through reducing congestion, highway travel time and improving road access.
The Bruce Highway Cairns Southern Access Corridor from Kate Street (renamed Links Drive) to Aumuller Street has been upgraded to a 6-lane dual carriageway. Additional works included upgrades through to Draper Street and Kenny Street.
Planning for the Bruce Highway, Cairns Southern Access Corridor (Stage 5), Foster Road upgrade intersection project will assess and recommend options to upgrade this intersection.
The Haughton River Floodplain Upgrade project included safety and flood resilience upgrades to 13.5km of the Bruce Highway at Giru (midway between Ayr and Townsville). The project scope included constructing 5 bridges and 2 cane rail overpasses, upgrading intersections and installing wide centreline treatments.
This project involves a 62km realignment and upgrade of the Bruce Highway to 4 lanes between Cooroy and Curra and is among Queensland's highest priority road projects.
The Bruce Highway and Wide Bay Highway intersection has been upgraded to install a roundabout at the intersection. Additional roadside improvements were also completed along the Bruce Highway between Meadows Lane and the Wide Bay Highway and upgrades at the Spring Valley Road intersections.
The department is undertaking integrated planning for the Gateway Motorway and Bruce Highway Upgrades in north Brisbane and the Moreton Bay Region.
The Linkfield Road Overpass upgrade project has started the design phase, following the conclusion of planning and community consultation activities in late 2021.
A major upgrade of Bruce Highway and major intersections north of Mackay to reduce congestion and improve traffic flow in critical areas has been completed.
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.
An improved link has been delivered from the south to the northern suburbs reducing traffic through Mackay.
The Rockhampton Ring Road is a long-term, visionary project for the Bruce Highway. It will unlock future economic growth and deliver significant benefits including improved flood resilience, freight efficiencies and road safety, and reduced travel times
The Townsville Ring Road Stage 5 project will deliver improved road safety, efficiency and travel time reliability for freight and passenger vehicles on the Bruce Highway in Townsville.