Caboolture-Bribie Island Road Upgrade Program

The department is planning sequential upgrades to improve safety, ease congestion and improve traffic flow and connectivity on critical sections of Caboolture-Bribie Island Road.

The road will be upgraded to 4 lanes, with a median-divided cross section for its entire length.

The department has developed the Bribie Island Road Upgrade Strategy which identifies a program of works to deliver upgrade projects sequentially on Caboolture-Bribie Island Road.

As projects are progressed, consultation with key stakeholders and the community will be undertaken.

Key features

Upgrading Caboolture-Bribie Island Road will help ease congestion, improve safety and flood immunity in critical areas.

Benefits

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

Construction of the Old Toorbul Point Road intersection upgrade was completed in early October 2021. The upgrade of Regina Avenue intersection to install new traffic signals was completed in March 2023. Detailed design is underway for the duplication of Caboolture-Bribie Island Road between Old Toorbul Point Road and Saint Road, including signalisation of the Volz Road intersection. Planning for the future duplication of Caboolture-Bribie Island Road between King Johns Creek and Hickey Road is underway. A business case is underway for a new Bribie Island Bridge.

Program map

Project map

Projects

  1. Old Toorbul Point Road, now complete
  2. Old Toorbul Point Road to Saint Road upgrade to 4 lanes including signalisation of Volz/Browns Road Intersection
  3. Hickey Road to King Johns Creek upgrade to 4 lanes
  4. Regina Avenue intersection signalisation, now complete
  5. Minor safety improvements to existing 4 lane road
  6. King Johns Creek to Old Toorbul Point Road upgrade to 4 lanes and improve flood immunity
  7. Kal Ma Kuta Drive to Bestmann Road East upgrade to 4 lanes including signalisation of Kal Ma Kuta Drive and Spinnaker Drive
  8. Ningi Upgrade 1 (Bestmann Road to Ross Street) upgrade to 4 lanes including signalisation of Ross Street
  9. Ningi Upgrade 2 (Ross Street to existing 4 lane section east of Donald Street)
  10. Bestmann Road East to Bribie Island upgrade (including Bribie Island Bridge upgrade) to 4 lanes

Funding

The Australian Government and Queensland Government are funding 4 projects under this program.

The Australian Government has committed $38.91 million and the Queensland Government has committed $49.68 million to progress priority upgrades. Investment IDs 1158882, 1779573, 1862714 and 489249.

The Australian Government’s independent Strategic Review of its Infrastructure Investment Program allocated an additional $8,915,000 by the Australian Government. Project cost and funding contributions under this program are subject to further consideration and negotiation.

Funding figures updated December 2023 to reflect increased Australian Government contributions.

Total investment
$88.59 million
Australian Government
$38.91 million
Queensland Government
$49.68 million

24 Projects in Caboolture-Bribie Island Road Upgrade Program

The map shows the locality of the proposed Booral Road and Boundary Road intersection upgrade. Hervey Bay is located north-east of the project location. A solid blue line indicates the project extent, which encompasses the Booral Road and Boundary Road intersection, and also extends along Booral Road to the north past the Emerald Park Way intersection and to the south along Booral Road past the proposed new Walkers Road intersection. Walkers Road has been realigned to access Booral Road to the south of the Booral Road and Boundary Road intersection. The local road network, including where Booral Road turns into Elizabeth Street, is also highlighted on the map.

Booral Road and Boundary Road (Urangan), intersection upgrade

Detailed design is underway for a proposed upgrade of the Booral Road and Boundary Road intersection at Urangan.

Alternative text: The map shows the locality of the proposed Booral Road, Bunya Creek floodway and Main Street intersection upgrade. Nikenbah is located to the north and Hervey Bay to the north-east. Bunya Creek is located just north west of the proposed project location. A solid dark blue line indicates the project extent, which encompasses the Booral Road and Main Street intersection as well as the Bunya Creek floodway along Booral Road, which is located just west of the intersection. The local road network, including Woods Road and Vanderwolfe Road are also highlighted on the map.

Booral Road, Bunya Creek floodway and Main Street intersection upgrade, planning

Planning is underway to improve flood immunity and safety on a section of Booral Road at Bunya Creek, including the Main Street intersection.

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Brisbane to Sunshine Coast Rail Corridor Strategy

We are developing a rail corridor vision and a staged program of rail priorities to 2051 on the North Coast Line between Brisbane and Gympie North.

Looking north towards an 8 span, 260 metre long concrete bridge structure over Deep Creek with construction crews on the bridge completing the final layer of pavement in preparation for linemarking. There is a bio-retention basin (like a sediment pond) in the foreground.

Bruce Highway (Cooroy to Curra) Section D

The $1.162 billion Section D: Woondum to Curra project is a new 26km, 4-lane divided highway between the existing Bruce Highway interchange at Woondum, south of Gympie and Curra.

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Bruce Highway (Gympie – Maryborough), Tiaro Bypass, construct four lane bypass

Planning is complete and the detailed design stage has commenced for a new four-lane section of the Bruce Highway to the east of Tiaro. The project will increase the flood immunity, safety and efficiency of the Bruce Highway and future-proof the road to cater for growing traffic volumes. It will also remove a significant number of heavy vehicles from the Tiaro township, improving safety and liveability for residents.

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Bruce Highway—Cooroy to Curra

This project involves a 62km realignment and upgrade of the Bruce Highway to 4 lanes between Cooroy and Curra and is among Queensland's highest priority road projects.

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Bundaberg Integrated Transport Strategy, planning

The Bundaberg Integrated Transport Strategy is being jointly developed by the Department of Transport and Main Roads and Bundaberg Regional Council to develop an overarching framework that aims to integrate plans and policies, current and future, relating to the movement of people and services.

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Bundaberg Port Rail Link Study

In October 2007 Transport and Main Roads (then Queensland Transport) engaged GHD to undertake a study to identify a rail corridor (for freight traffic) to connect the Port of Bundaberg to the existing rail network via the North Coast line. The study report determined that protection of the corridor within the local government planning scheme was not warranted at the time, and the project was closed.

Hickey Road

Caboolture-Bribie Island Road, Hickey Road to King Johns Creek

The future duplication of Caboolture-Bribie Island Road between King Johns Creek and Hickey Road will ease congestion and improve safety.

Side of Old Toorbul Point Road

Caboolture-Bribie Island Road, Old Toorbul Point Road to Saint Road

The department is undertaking detailed design for the duplication of Caboolture-Bribie Island Road between Old Toorbul Point Road and Saint Road, including signalisation of the Volz Road intersection.

Image: Artist’s impression of the proposed concept design for a new bridge with 2 eastbound traffic lanes and active transport located north of the existing bridge with 2 westbound traffic lanes on the existing bridge.

Caboolture–Bribie Island Road, Bribie Island bridge, planning

The department is finalising a business case for the construction of a new bridge to Bribie Island.

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D'Aguilar Highway (Yarraman – Kingaroy), various locations, improve safety

Construction and design works are underway for upgrades at various locations as part of a program of works to improve the D'Aguilar Highway between Yarraman and Kingaroy.

Flood resilience works

The department is improving the flood immunity and resilience of the state-controlled road network at 27 priority sites.

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Gympie – Brooloo Road, design active transport crossings

Detailed design is underway for active transport bridges and pathways to connect Southside to Gympie's CBD and surrounds.

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Isis Highway (Bundaberg – Childers), various locations, improve safety

The department will improve safety on a 40km stretch of the Isis Highway from Airport Drive to the Bruce Highway.

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Maryborough - Hervey Bay Road and Pialba - Burrum Heads Road, upgrade intersection

The upgrade of the Maryborough - Hervey Bay Road and Pialba - Burrum Heads Road intersection in Eli Waters will improve traffic movement and the safety of motorists, pedestrians and bicycle riders.

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Maryborough-Hervey Bay Road, Ibis Boulevard and Fairway Drive, intersection upgrade, business case

Planning is underway for an upgrade of the Maryborough-Hervey Bay Road, Ibis Boulevard and Fairway Drive intersection.

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Monto – Mount Perry Road progressive sealing

The department is progressively upgrading and sealing the gravel sections of Monto - Mount Perry Road to improve road user safety and comfort, and reduce future maintenance requirements. 

Pialba–Burrum Heads Road, O’Regan Creek, upgrade existing floodway project location map

Pialba–Burrum Heads Road, O’Regan Creek, upgrade existing floodway

This upgrade will improve flood resilience for Hervey Bay and surrounding communities and involves pavement realignment, widening and culvert upgrades.

Landslip on Gold Coast - Springbrook Road

Southern Queensland 2022 flood reconstruction works

Repairs are underway across southern Queensland after extensive and severe damage to the state-controlled road network was caused by multiple heavy rainfall and flooding events in 2022.

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Tin Can Bay Road and Bayside Road, construct roundabout

Construction will commence this year on a new roundabout at the intersection of Tin Can Bay Road and Bayside Road, at Tin Can Bay.

Artist's impression of the Torbanlea train manufacturing facility

Torbanlea manufacturing facility

A new facility is being constructed in the Maryborough region, to manufacture the Queensland Train Manufacturing Program fleet. 

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Torbanlea – Pialba Road, various locations, upgrade intersections and floodways

Work is underway on flood immunity and intersection upgrades along sections of Torbanlea – Pialba Road between Beelbi Creek and Takura.