Bruce Highway (Brisbane - Gympie), Gateway Motorway to Dohles Rocks Road upgrade funding commitment
The Bruce Highway (Gateway Motorway to Dohles Rocks Road) project is part of integrated planning for the Gateway Motorway and Bruce Highway Upgrades in north Brisbane and the Moreton Bay Region.
Benefits
- Improves safety
- Increases capacity
- Improves network efficiency
- Increases traffic flow
- Better road access
- Contributes to economy
- Contributes to regional growth
- Better active transport
Key features
The Bruce Highway (Gateway Motorway to Dohles Rocks Road) business case developed a plan to improve traffic flow and safety by:
- providing collector-distributor roads on both sides of the Bruce Highway between Gateway Motorway and Dohles Rocks Road
- constructing new bridges over the Pine River to accommodate collector-distributor roads
- reconfiguring the Bruce Highway, Gateway Motorway and Gympie Arterial Road interchange
- installing a shared pedestrian and bicycle path adjacent to the highway, including across the Pine River.
Future planning consideration:
Planning for this project also consider upgrading Gympie Arterial Road between Strathpine Road and Gateway Motorway, to address traffic flow and connection with Bruce Highway. This is recommended as a future stage, to be delivered subject to funding and competing priorities.
Funding
This project is jointly funded by the Australian and Queensland governments. Project scope, cost and timing are subject to further planning, consideration, and negotiation with the Australian Government. Investment ID 1509103
A revised project cost of $1,930 million was announced on 22 December 2023.
Funding figures as at QTRIP 2023–24 to 2026–27 (June 2023).
- Total investment
- $948 million
- Australian Government
- $758.4 million
- Queensland Government
- $189.6 million
Flythrough video
Current status
Business case is expected to be finalised in mid-2024.
Have your say
Community consultation for 2023 is now closed.
The department would like to thank the community for providing feedback on the recommended planning for the Bruce Highway (Gateway Motorway to Dohles Rocks Road) section.
A summary of the feedback will be made available soon.
The department will continue to engage the community with further consultation periods when planning progresses to design and construction. For more information, please visit the consultation page.
Recommended plan: Major upgrade at Bruce Highway/Gateway Motorway/Gympie Arterial Road interchange
Sustainability
The department incorporates social, environmental, and economic costs and benefits when assessing and delivering infrastructure projects. These broad elements of sustainability are implemented using the Infrastructure Sustainability Council Rating Tool. The Infrastructure Sustainability Council program incentivises various sustainable initiatives, including best practices pollution control, environmental protection, community engagement and resource use.
This project will pursue the achievement of an Infrastructure Sustainability Council rating of ‘Excellent’ across both design and construction.
Bruce Highway (Brisbane - Gympie), Gateway Motorway to Dohles Rocks Road upgrade funding commitment location map
Map shows area of project on Bruce Highway from the Gateway Motorway merge north to Dohles Rocks Road interchange. This map shows the project area extending south from Bruce Highway onto Gympie Arterial Road through to Strathpine Road.