Bruce Highway roadworks and traffic impacts (Home Hill–Ingham) 

The department is undertaking several Bruce Highway safety and flood immunity projects between Home Hill and Ingham.

We recommend allowing an extra 10 minutes of travel time near these road work locations:

  • Bruce Highway at Clemant, between Leichhardt Creek and Lilypond Creek
  • North of Townsville between Veales Road and Pope Road, Black River
  • Townsville Ring Road between Vickers Bridge and Shaw Road
  • Bruce Highway between Alligator Creek and Nome
  • Burdekin River Bridge on the Bruce Highway between Home Hill and Ayr.

Motorists are advised to check the latest road conditions before travelling, using the QLDTraffic service, available:

Project location map

Bruce Highway roadworks marked on a project location map which may impact travel between Home Hill and Ingham.

Projects on map include:

  1. Bruce Highway (Townsville to Ingham) safety improvements and rest area upgrade projects
  2. Townsville Northern Access Intersections Upgrade 
  3. Townsville Ring Road Stage 5 
  4. Bruce Highway (Ayr - Townsville), Killymoon Creek to Townsville Port Road, improve intersection 
  5. Burdekin River Bridge rehabilitation program.