Darling Downs

Key facts

79,521km²

Area covered by location¹

5.65%

Population of Queensland¹

3,889km

Other state-controlled road network

644km

National Land Transport Network²

687km 

National rail network²

Program Highlights

Our top investments include:

• $52.4 million Gore Highway (Millmerran - Goondiwindi), Wyaga Creek, upgrade floodway (jointly funded with the Australian Government).
• $34.1 million Gatton - Helidon Road, improve safety (jointly funded with the Australian Government).
• $33.4 million Bowenville - Norwin Road, 2022 Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements reconstruction works (jointly funded with the Australian Government).
• $33 million Gatton - Helidon Road, Stage 2, undertake safety treatments on high-speed sections (jointly funded with the Australian Government).
• $32.1 million funding commitment for Gore Highway (jointly funded with the Australian Government).
• $27 million Toowoomba - Cecil Plains Road, improve safety.
• $23.4 million Gore Highway (Toowoomba - Millmerran) and Toowoomba - Athol Road, improve safety.
• $16.9 million Cunningham Highway (Warwick - Inglewood), improve safety.
• $15.4 million Cunningham Highway (Ipswich - Warwick), Tregony to Maryvale, improve safety (jointly funded with the Australian Government).
• $15 million Highfields Road, Kratzke Road and O'Brien Road, upgrade intersection (jointly funded with Toowoomba Regional Council).

Investments (interactive)

You can view the list of investments for the Darling Downs area via the QTRIP interactive tool or in the QTRIP PDF.

Map

¹ _{Data source: Queensland Government Statistician's Office (Queensland Treasury), Queensland Regional Profiles. www.qgso.qld.gov.au, retrieved 16 April 2024.}

² _{The detailed mapping reflects the latest National Land Transport Network (NLTN) Determination 2020 as published.}