Mackay/Whitsunday District

11 Projects in Mackay/Whitsunday District

1. Bruce Highway (Mackay - Proserpine), Jumper Creek, upgrade flood immunity

   Flood immunity on the Bruce Highway at Jumper Creek, north of Mackay is being upgraded to improve the safety and reliability of this section of the highway and minimise disruption through flood...

   • Central Queensland Region
   • Bruce Highway Upgrade Program

   

2. Bruce Highway (Mackay – Proserpine), Goorganga Plains, plan and preserve

   This project involves preparing a business case to upgrade the immunity of the Bruce Highway at the Goorganga and Myrtle Creek floodplains, located 4kms south and 6kms north of Proserpine...

   • Central Queensland Region

   

3. Bruce Highway (Mackay – Proserpine), Knobels Road, upgrade intersection and approaches

   Safety upgrade on the Bruce Highway at the intersection of Knobels Road and Nebia Coningsby Road, north of Mackay is being delivered to improve the safety and visibility of this section of the highway...

   • Central Queensland Region
   • Bruce Highway Upgrade Program

   

4. Bruce Highway (Proserpine - Bowen), Emu Creek to Drays Road, various locations, widen formation

   The Bruce Highway Safety Package – Emu Creek to Drays Road is being delivered as part of the Bruce Highway Upgrade Program, a 15-year, $12.6 billion program of works aimed at improving safety, flood...

   • Central Queensland Region
   • Bruce Highway Upgrade Program

   

5. Eton Range Realignment Project

   Eton Range fully opened to traffic on 1 October 2020. The existing range has been upgraded to 4 lanes, added a split carriageway for part of the range and reduced the grade to improve safety and...

   • Central Queensland Region
   • State Road Network Upgrades State Road Network Australian Government

   

6. Mackay Port Access, Bruce Highway to Mackay - Slade Point Road, construct new two-lane road

   The Mackay Port Access will join the Mackay Ring Road project, Mackay Northern Access Upgrade project, the Mackay Ring Road to Bald Hill Connection project for connection from the Bruce Highway at...

   • Central Queensland Region
   • Bruce Highway Upgrade Program

   

7. Mackay Ring Road

   The need for the Ring Road was identified to keep pace with the rate of growth of the Mackay area and to better prepare the region for future growth...

   • Central Queensland Region
   • Bruce Highway Upgrade Program

   

8. Mackay – Bucasia Road, capacity upgrades and duplication planning

   Planning is underway to identify potential future upgrades to Mackay – Bucasia Road to improve congestion, safety, and flooding impacts on this vital link to the Northern Beaches...

   • Central Queensland Region
   • Targeted Road Safety Program

   

9. Proserpine - Shute Harbour Road, Paluma Road to Tropic Road (Cannonvale), duplication

   This upgrade will improve safety and increase capacity along a 1.5-km section of Proserpine - Shute Harbour Road by widening from 2 to 4 lanes, upgrading key intersections, and installing a new shared...

   • Central Queensland Region

   

10. Proserpine – Shute Harbour Road, Hamilton Plains, flood immunity upgrade

    Proserpine – Shute Harbour Road will benefit from a $21 million flood immunity upgrade at Hamilton Plains between the Bruce Highway turn-off and Strathdickie Road...

    • Central Queensland Region

    

11. Walkerston Bypass

    We are building a new 2-lane rural highway to connect Peak Downs Highway west of Walkerston to the Mackay Ring Road near Paget...

    • Central Queensland Region