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Location
Centenary Motorway crossing over the Brisbane River between Sinnamon Road, Jindalee, and Kenmore Road, Kenmore.
Timing
The construction contract was awarded in December 2022 and works are underway.
Status
Construction
Vehicles driving over Centenary Bridge

Centenary Bridge

Centenary Bridge Upgrade

The Centenary Bridge Upgrade in Jindalee will upgrade the river crossing from 4 to 6 lanes by building a new 3-lane northbound bridge and rehabilitating the existing bridges to 3 lanes southbound.

The upgrade ensures the ageing bridge structure will meet current safety and structural design requirements while providing longer and safer entry and exit ramps.

It also includes upgrades to active transport connections, improving local connectivity for pedestrians and bicycle riders.

The additional lanes across the bridges will enable further upgrades to the motorway in the future as part of the Centenary Motorway Upgrade project. The Centenary Motorway Upgrade project will provide extra capacity for greater efficiency and travel-time reliability between Brisbane's CBD and the western suburbs, between local destinations, and along the entire Centenary Motorway.

Planning for the Centenary Motorway Upgrade identified possible staged upgrades along the Centenary Motorway from the Ipswich Motorway in Darra, to Frederick Street in Toowong. These staged upgrades are aimed at meeting the region's future transport needs and include options focused on improving safety, travel-time and reliability for all users, including new active transport opportunities for pedestrians and cyclists.

Benefits

  • Improves safety
  • Increases capacity
  • Improves network efficiency
  • Increases traffic flow
  • Reduces peak hour congestion
  • Reduces travel time
  • Contributes to economy
  • Better active transport

Key features

  • A new 3-lane northbound bridge.
  • Remediation of the existing bridges to create 3 southbound lanes.
  • Upgraded active transport facilities for pedestrians and bicycle riders, with improved connections to the Western Freeway Bikeway and local destinations, including retention of the Jindalee Skate Park.

Funding

The Queensland Government has committed $214.25 million for design and construction. The Australian Government's commitment of $139.25 million brings the total to $353.5 million. Investment ID 669801

This funding allocation is subject to further negotiation with the Australian Government.

Total investment
$353.5 million
Australian Government
$139.25 million
Queensland Government
$214.25 million

Current status

The construction contract was awarded in December 2022 and construction is underway.

Centenary Bridge Upgrade map

 Centenary Bridge project area map

Centenary Bridge Upgrade artist's impression

Centenary Bridge Jindalee artist impression Sept 2020

Centenary Bridge Upgrade

Flythrough aerial video depicting the planned changes for the Centenary Bridge Upgrade. Video starts by heading north on the Centenary Motorway and over the Centenary Bridge towards Kenmore, and highlights the new 3-lane northbound bridge and rehabilitated existing bridge to become a 3-lane southbound bridge. The video then swings around and shows heading south over the bridge. The rehabilitated southbound bridge includes active transport facilities, and links to Amazons Park. The video then shows a 5m wide active transport shared path connecting from the bridge, through Amazons Park and under the Centenary Bridge. 

Last updated: 12 August 2025