Bruce Highway (Brisbane - Gympie), Gateway Motorway to Dohles Rocks Road upgrade (Stage 2), detailed design

The Bruce Highway - Gateway Motorway to Dohles Rocks Road (Stage 2) project is part of integrated planning for the Gateway Motorway and Bruce Highway Upgrades in north Brisbane and the Moreton Bay Region.

Stage 2 includes installing collector-distributor roads extending on either side of the Bruce Highway from the interchange with Gateway Motorway, through to Dohles Rocks Road, including 2 new bridges across the Pine River.

A new shared active transport pathway will also allow bike riders and pedestrians to cross the Pine River, through to Dohles Rocks Road.

Benefits

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

Key features

  • Providing collector-distributor roads on either side of the Bruce Highway to Dohles Rocks Road.
  • Constructing 2 new Pine River bridges.
  • Extending the shared active transport pathway across the Pine River to Dohles Rocks Road.
  • A fauna underpass on the north side of Pine River bridges.

Funding

This project is jointly funded by the Australian and Queensland governments. Delivery of stage 2 is subject to further funding and approvals. 
Investment ID 3217683.

Funding figures as at QTRIP 2024–25 to 2027–28 (June 2024).

Total investment
$30 million
Australian Government
$15 million
Queensland Government
$15 million

Current status

Planning was completed in May 2024. Design is expected to commence in 2025.

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.

Environmental approvals

Environmental approvals are being progressed, with the Australian Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW) assessing the Bruce Highway (Gateway Motorway to Dohles Rocks Road) section of the Gateway Motorway and Bruce Highway upgrades under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act (EPBC) 1999.

This includes the opportunity for the public to provide comment. For further information, visit the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water website.

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.

Location map

Location map depicting Bruce Highway (Gateway Motorway to Dohles Rocks Road) stage 2 area.
Blue line depicts this stage –north from the Bruce Highway south of the Pine River, across the Pine River extending north on the Bruce Highway to Dohles Rocks Road interchange, at Murrumba Downs, Griffin.