Image: Yeppoon Road Upgrade. Shows construction of the new carriageway on Yeppoon Road from Ironpot to Mulara. Darumbal People.

Fitzroy

Key facts

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117,588km2

Area covered by location1

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4.36%

Population of Queensland1

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3,131km

Other state-controlled road network

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399km

National Land Transport Network2

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374km 

National rail network2

Program Highlights

Our top investments include:

  • $1.73 billion Rockhampton Ring Road (jointly funded with the Australian Government).
  • $250 million funding commitment for Bruce Highway, Gladstone to Rockhampton (jointly funded with the Australian Government).
  • $125 million funding commitment for Access to Gladstone Port, improve heavy vehicle access (jointly funded with the Australian Government).
  • $122 million Rockhampton - Yeppoon Road, Yeppoon Road upgrade (jointly funded with the Australian Government).
  • $75 million funding commitment for Capricorn Highway (Emerald - Alpha) (Package 1), strengthen and widen pavement (jointly funded with the Australian Government).
  • $37.6 million Bruce Highway (Rockhampton - St Lawrence) and Bolsover Street, upgrade intersection (jointly funded with the Australian Government).
  • $33.4 million Rockhampton Railyards, rail maintenance, manufacturing and logistics centre.
  • $25.5 million funding commitment for Dawson Developmental Road (Springsure - Tambo), priority upgrades (jointly funded with the Australian Government).
  • $24 million Capricorn Highway (Duaringa - Emerald), undertake road safety improvements (jointly funded with the Australian Government).
  • $19.6 million funding commitment for Capricorn Highway (Emerald - Alpha) (Package 3), strengthen and widen pavement (jointly funded with the Australian Government).

Investments (interactive)

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

Map

Map of the Fitzroy District

 

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.

 
 
Reflects QTRIP 2023–24 to 2026–27.