Mackay Whitsunday

Key facts

90,140km²

Area covered by location¹

3.47%

Population of Queensland¹

2,230km

Other state-controlled road network

451km

National Land Transport Network²

437km 

National rail network²

Program Highlights

Our top investments include:

• $497.4 million Mackay Ring Road (Stage 1) (jointly funded with the Australian Government).
• $470 million Bruce Highway (Mackay - Proserpine) O'Connell River to Proserpine (Goorganga Floodplain), upgrade flood immunity (jointly funded with the Australian Government).
• $350 million funding commitment for Mackay Port Access, Bruce Highway to Mackay - Slade Point Road (Stage 1) (jointly funded with the Australian Government).
• $39.7 million Proserpine - Shute Harbour Road, Paluma Road to Valley Drive (Cannonvale), duplicate to four lanes (jointly funded with the Australian Government).
• $34 million Proserpine - Shute Harbour Road, Valley Drive to Tropic Road (Cannonvale), duplicate to four lanes.
• $30 million Bruce Highway (Mackay - Proserpine), Goorganga overtaking lanes (jointly funded with the Australian Government).
• $24 million Proserpine - Shute Harbour Road, Hamilton Plains, flood immunity upgrade (jointly funded with the Australian Government).
• $20 million May Downs Road, pave and seal (jointly funded with the Australian Government).
• $18 million Saraji Road, Phillips Creek, replace bridge (jointly funded with the Australian Government).
• $15 million Bruce Highway (Mackay - Proserpine), Goorganga Plains, plan and preserve (jointly funded with the Australian Government).

Investments (interactive)

You can view the list of investments for the Mackay Whitsunday 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.}