Mount Lindesay Highway Upgrade Program

The Mount Lindesay Highway is being upgraded to improve safety and efficiency.

The Mount Lindesay Highway is one of Queensland's busiest highways. Currently there are between 25,000 and 45,000 vehicles per day using sections of the highway between Browns Plains and Jimboomba.

The 10-year strategic plan outlines the priority infrastructure projects for the Mount Lindesay Highway between 2018–2028.

Key features

  • Improved safety features.
  • Intersection upgrades. 
  • Hazard removal.  
  • Widening the highway to 4 and 6 lanes.
  • Upgrading the drainage infrastructure.
  • Construction of dedicated turning lanes.
  • Installing traffic signals and street lighting.
Upgrade project Status Funding
Mount Lindesay Highway (Brisbane-Beaudesert), Logan Motorway to Park Ridge Road, Combined Planning  
 Logan Motorway to Middle Road Currently in planning 2023-26 $1.5 million
 Green Road/Coronation Road Interchange Currently in planning 2023-26 Combined
 Mount Lindesay Highway (Brisbane-Beaudesert), North Mclean to Jimboomba, Combined Planning  
 Greenbank Road to Stockleigh Road Currently in planning 2023-26 $2 million
 Chambers Flat Road to Greenbank Road Currently in planning 2023-26 $1 million
 Stockleigh Road to Camp Cable Road Currently in planning 2023-26 $1.1 million
 Johanna Street to South Street through Jimboomba Under review $57.4 million
 South Street to Cedar Vale Road Planning beyond 2026 $1 million
 Cedar Vale Road to Beaudesert Planning beyond 2026 Unfunded
 Stoney Camp Road to Chambers Flat Road Delivered 2023
$75 million
 Jimboomba to Beaudesert safety improvements Delivered 2021-2022 $17.137 million
 South Maclean safety improvements Delivered 2020
$14 million
 Camp Cable Road to Johanna Street, Jimboomba Delivered 2020
$19.6 million
 Rosia Road to Stoney Camp Road Delivered 2020
$22.4 million
 North Maclean safety improvements Delivered 2019 $20 million
 Beaudesert Town Centre Bypass Delivered 2017 $27.5 million
 Camp Cable Road intersection Delivered 2016  $7 million
 Millstream Road intersection Delivered 2015  $2 million

Mount Lindesay Highway - 10 Year Forward Plan (2018-2028)

To improve safety and reduce congestion the Mount Lindesay Highway is being upgraded as funding becomes available. Find more information:

Benefits

  • Improves safety
  • Improves network efficiency
  • Increases capacity
  • Improves flood immunity

Funding

Total investment
$260 million+

3 Projects in Mount Lindesay Highway Upgrade Program

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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.

Project map with number 1-4 on it. 1 – Intersection upgrade (Johanna Street) 2 – Intersection reconfigured (Spring Street) 3 – Intersection improvements (South Street) 4 – South Street, local road improvements (council works)

Mount Lindesay Highway (Brisbane - Beaudesert), Johanna Street to South Street (Jimboomba), duplication

The Mount Lindesay Highway at Jimboomba will be upgraded to improve safety, reduce congestion and improve shared path connectivity.

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Townsville Connection Road (Stuart Drive), Bowen Road Bridge (Idalia), duplicate bridge and approaches

The department is building a new upstream bridge over the Ross River in Townsville, adjacent to the existing Bowen Road Bridge. This will increase the capacity of the river crossing from 2 to 4 lanes.