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

9 Projects in Caboolture-Bribie Island Road Upgrade Program

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Barcaldine-Aramac Road, rehabilitate and widen pavement

The Barcaldine-Aramac Road is undergoing upgrades with an additional 5km being widened to improve travel conditions.

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Bruce Highway (Pine River - Cairns), Road Operations Improvements

This project will provide Intelligent Transport System infrastructure at various locations along the Bruce Highway between Pine River and Cairns.

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.

Capricorn Highway (Emerald - Alpha), widen pavement project map

Capricorn Highway (Emerald - Alpha), widen pavement

3 high priority sections of the Capricorn Highway between Emerald and Alpha have been widened.

The map shows the location of rehabilitation and widening works underway on a three kilometre section of the Cramsie-Muttaburra Road. The road is situated between Longreach and Muttaburra in Central West Queensland. The map shows the proximity of the works to the Longreach township and includes the surrounding road network, such as the Landsborough Highway and local government-owned Longreach-Muttaburra Road.

Cramsie-Muttaburra Road, rehabilitate and widen pavement

A 3km section of aged, narrow pavement on the Cramsie-Muttaburra Road has been rehabilitated and widened, providing improved overtaking opportunities.

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Eyre Developmental Road (Bedourie - Birdsville), pave and seal

Works have been completed to seal around 35km of the 185km road, improving safety, connectivity and wet weather access.

The map shows the locality of three separate projects on the Richmond-Winton Road delivered as part of a progressive approach to sealing this road. The road is located between Richmond and Winton in western Queensland, with the three projects closest to Winton. Project location 1 is shown by a solid blue line. Project location 2 is shown by a green line with a broken blue line in the centre. Project location 3 is shown by an orange line with a blue line in the centre. The surrounding road network, including the Landsborough Highway and local government owned Corfield-Richmond Road are also shown on the map.

Richmond-Winton Road, pave and seal

Another 3km of the road has been sealed to improve safety and travel times on this key transport link.