Mount Lindesay Highway Upgrade Program

The Mount Lindesay Highway is being upgraded to improve safety and efficiency. 

The Mount Lindesay Highway is one of Queensland's busiest highways. Currently there are between 25,000 and 45,000 vehicles per day using sections of the highway between Browns Plains and Jimboomba. The 10-year strategic plan outlines the priority infrastructure projects for the Mount Lindesay Highway between 2018–2028.

Key features

  • Improved safety features.  
  • Intersection upgrades. 
  • Hazard removal.  
  • Widening the highway to 4 and 6 lanes.  
  • Upgrading the drainage infrastructure.
  • Construction of dedicated turning lanes.
  • Installing traffic signals and street lighting.

Current status

 Mount Lindesay Highway projects status as at September 2022.

 Project  Funding   Status 
 Rosia Road to Stoney Camp Road  $22.4 million  Complete 
 North Maclean safety improvement  $20 million  Complete 
 South Maclean safety improvements  $14 million   Complete 
 Camp Cable Road intersection  $7 million  Complete 
 Camp Cable Road to Johanna Street   $19.6 million  Complete 
 Millstream Road intersection   $2 million  Complete 
 Beaudesert Town Centre Bypass   $27.5 million  Complete 
 Stoney Camp Road to Chambers Flat Road  $75 million  Construction 
 Jimboomba to Beaudesert safety improvements   $17.137 million  Construction 
 Johanna Street to South Street  $53 million  Design 
 North Maclean to Jimboomba (Chambers Flat Road to   Camp Cable Road)  $3 million (planning only)   Current planning 

Mount Lindesay Highway - 10 Year Forward Plan (2018-2028)

To improve safety and reduce congestion the Mount Lindesay Highway is being upgraded as funding becomes available. Find more information:

Benefits

  • Improves safety
  • Improves network efficiency
  • Increases capacity
  • Improves flood immunity

Funding

Total investment
$180 million+

8 Projects in Mount Lindesay Highway Upgrade Program

Project map with number 1-4 on it. 1 – Intersection upgrade (Johanna Street) 2 – Intersection reconfigured (Spring Street) 3 – Intersection improvements (South Street) 4 – South Street, local road improvements (council works)

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.

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Mount Lindesay Highway (Brisbane – Beaudesert), Jimboomba to Beaudesert, various locations, improve intersections

The Mount Lindesay Highway is being upgraded at key locations between Jimboomba and Beaudesert to improve safety.

Overhead view of highway

Mount Lindesay Highway (Brisbane – Beaudesert), Stoney Camp Road to Chambers Flat Road, construct additional lanes

The section of the Mount Lindesay Highway between Stoney Camp Road and Chambers Flat Road at Munruben is being upgraded.

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Mount Lindesay Highway—Beaudesert Town Centre Bypass

The bypass was opened in September 2017 and has reduced the flow of heavy vehicle traffic in the Beaudesert town centre by providing a more efficient alternative route.

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Mount Lindesay Highway—Camp Cable to Johanna Street Jimboomba

The Mount Lindesay Highway has been upgraded from Camp Cable Road to Johanna Street to improve safety and reduce congestion.

Mt Lindesay Highway North Maclean Safety Improvement Project

Mount Lindesay Highway—North Maclean safety improvements

This Mount Lindesay Highway upgrade at North Maclean was completed to improve safety and efficiency.

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Mount Lindesay Highway—Rosia Road to Stoney Camp Road

The Mount Lindesay Highway has been upgraded between Rosia Road and Stoney Camp Road  to improve safety and reduce congestion. 

Mount Lindesay Highway South Maclean Safety Improvement Project

Mount Lindesay Highway—South Maclean safety improvements

This Mount Lindesay Highway upgrade at South Maclean was completed to improve safety and reduce congestion.