$500m funding to deliver 22 new Bruce Highway safety upgrades
The next 22 safety upgrades that forms part of the Australian and Queensland Governments’ historic $9 billion investment into the Bruce Highway have been unveiled.
More than half a billion dollars have been allocated for the projects that will deliver road safety improvements along high-risk sections of the Bruce Highway between Gympie and Cairns – to be delivered as part of the Bruce Highway Targeted Safety Program.
“The Albanese Government has made the biggest ever investment in the Bruce Highway because we want to ensure it is safer for all Queenslanders.
“With significant progress already made in delivering the $300 million early works package this next wave of work will ensure these priority safety improvements continue to roll out on the Bruce Highway.
“This work is also an important step towards reducing closures due to crashes and improving network reliability along the Bruce,” Federal Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government Catherine King said.
The high-impact safety projects will help prevent run-off-road and head-on collisions, and this includes:
- 19 projects delivering 93 kilometres of stronger, more resilient road surface to boost skid resistance and improved vehicle stability, particularly in wet weather
- 3 projects to deliver 13 kilometres of wide centre line treatment with road widening and audio tactile line marking, to create more distance between opposing directions of traffic, reducing the risk of head-on collisions by up to 60 per cent on high-volume rural roads
Works have commenced on the next round of projects and will continue next year, building on the safety benefits from the first round of 16 priority projects that were announced earlier this year.
Of the first 16 priority projects, six have already been completed while eight are under construction and the remaining two will begin works soon.
Additional rounds of projects will be announced in the future, as part of the $9 billion program.
“We are delivering a major boost to safety along the Bruce with rubber hitting the road on another 22 projects.
“We’re delivering the critical safety upgrades needed between Gympie and Cairns, to service the spine of our State.
“Queenslanders are starting to see the benefits as we accelerate these upgrades, and we’ll continue to drive forward delivering them across the regions,” QLD Minister for Transport and Roads Brent Mickelberg said.
| District | Project location | Scope |
| Wide Bay Burnett | Bruce Highway (Gympie - Maryborough), Curra to Davey Road | Pavement strengthening in 2 sections |
| Wide Bay Burnett | Bruce Highway (Maryborough - Gin Gin), Howard Turnoff to south of Doghole Creek | Pavement strengthening |
| Fitzroy | Bruce Highway (Gin Gin - Benaraby), Kolan River to Skeleton Creek | Pavement strengthening in 2 sections |
| Fitzroy | Bruce Highway (Gin Gin - Benaraby), Charnwood Road to Granite Creek | Pavement strengthening |
| Fitzroy | Bruce Highway (Benaraby - Rockhampton), Eight Mile Creek to Bajool | Pavement strengthening |
| Fitzroy | Bruce Highway (Rockhampton - St Lawrence), Kunawarara to Hutt Road | Pavement strengthening in 4 sections |
| Fitzroy | Bruce Highway (Rockhampton - St Lawrence), Mt Bilson Road to Tooloombah Creek | Pavement Strengthening |
| Mackay Whitsunday | Bruce Highway (St Lawrence - Mackay), Spider Creek | Pavement strengthening |
| Mackay Whitsunday | Bruce Highway (St Lawrence - Mackay), Northern and Southern entry to Sarina | Pavement strengthening in 2 sections |
| Mackay Whitsunday | Bruce Highway (St Lawrence - Mackay), Southern entry to Mackay | Pavement Strengthening |
| Mackay Whitsunday | Bruce Highway (Mackay - Proserpine), South of Glendaragh Road | Pavement strengthening |
| Mackay Whitsunday | Bruce Highway (Mackay - Proserpine), Marian Hampden Road to Hudsons Road | Pavement strengthening |
| Mackay Whitsunday | Bruce Highway (Proserpine - Bowen), Greta Creek to Emu Creek | Pavement strengthening |
| Mackay Whitsunday | Bruce Highway (Bowen - Ayr), South of Goodbye Creek | Pavement strengthening |
| Northern | Bruce Highway (Bowen - Ayr), various locations | Pavement strengthening in 4 sections |
| Northern | Bruce Highway, Ayr to Townsville, various locations | Pavement strengthening in 6 sections |
| Northern | Bruce Highway, Townsville to Ingham, various locations | Pavement strengthening in 5 sections |
| Far North | Bruce Highway, Ingham to Innisfail, various locations | Pavement strengthening in 5 sections |
| Far North | Bruce Highway, Innisfail to Cairns, various locations | Pavement strengthening in 4 sections |
| Wide Bay Burnett | Bruce Highway (Gympie - Maryborough), Central Road to Mary River | Installation of wide centre line treatment including road widening and audio tactile line marking |
| Fitzroy | Bruce Highway (Rockhampton - St Lawrence), Kooltandra to Neerim Creek | Installation of wide centre line treatment including road widening and audio tactile line marking |
| Northern | Bruce Highway (Ayr - Townsville), Mackenzie Creek to Tindall Court | Installation of wide centre line treatment including road widening and audio tactile line marking |
Source: Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government; Queensland Government – Media Statements; Roads & Infrastructure Australia
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