Wide Bay Burnett

Key facts

48,503km²

Area covered by location^[1]

5.94%

Population of Queensland^[1]

2,699km

Other state-controlled road network

271km

National Land Transport Network^[2]

242km 

National rail network^[2]

Program Highlights

Our top investments include:

• $1.162 billion Bruce Highway (Cooroy to Curra) Section D, construction (jointly funded with the Australian Government).
• $336 million Bruce Highway (Gympie - Maryborough), Tiaro Bypass, construct bypass (jointly funded with the Australian Government).
• $55.4 million Maryborough - Hervey Bay Road and Pialba - Burrum Heads Road, upgrade intersection (jointly funded with the Australian Government).
• $41.9 million Isis Highway (Bundaberg - Childers), various locations, improve safety.
• $29 million Pialba - Burrum Heads Road, O'Regan Creek, upgrade existing floodway.
• $27 million Booral Road and Boundary Road (Urangan), upgrade intersection (jointly funded with Fraser Coast Regional Council).
• $27 million Monto - Mount Perry Road (Stage 3), upgrade to sealed standard (jointly funded with the Australian Government).
• $23.9 million D'Aguilar Highway (Yarraman - Kingaroy), Alexander Lane to Bunya Highway, improve safety.
• $19.1 Million Bundaberg to Gin Gin rail trail, Bundaberg to Koolboo Road, construct rail trail (jointly funded with Bundaberg Regional Council).
• $11.5 million D'Aguilar Highway (Yarraman - Kingaroy), Bushnell Road to Homley Road, strengthen and widen pavement.

Investments (interactive)

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

Map

Footnotes

^[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.}