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+

49 Projects in Mount Lindesay Highway Upgrade Program

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Barwon Highway (Talwood - Nindigully) Weengallon, pavement widening

Pavement widening on the Barwon Highway has been completed to improve road safety, reduce ongoing maintenance demand and provide a better driving experience for road users in the area.

Photograph of the Beaudesert-Nerang Road and Tabragalba House Road intersection

Beaudesert to Beenleigh corridor safety improvements

The department has delivered safety improvements on sections of the Beaudesert to Beenleigh corridor.

The map shows the locality of the proposed Beaudesert-Nerang Road, Yalkuri Drive and Willawong Crescent intersection upgrade. Beaudesert is located to the west and Nerang to the east of the project location. A solid dark blue line indicates the project extent, which encompasses Yalkuri Drive south of the intersection and Willawong Crescent north of the intersection, as well as Beaudesert–Nerang Road, which is located west and east of the intersection. The local road network, Riverlea Waters Drive is also highlighted on the map.

Beaudesert – Nerang Road and Yalkuri Drive, upgrade intersection

Beaudesert – Nerang Road, Yalkuri Drive and Willawong Crescent intersection has been upgraded with traffic signals to improve safety and operational functionality. This also includes on-road designated and shared bicycle infrastructure.

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Bruce Highway (Brisbane - Gympie), Caboolture - Bribie Island Road to Steve Irwin Way upgrade

Major construction was completed for the Bruce Highway Upgrade — Caboolture-Bribie Island Road to Steve Irwin Way project in April 2024. This project widened the 11km stretch of the Bruce Highway from 4 to 6 lanes between Caboolture-Bribie Island Road and Steve Irwin Way (Exit 163). This also included upgrading creek crossings to improve flood immunity at Lagoon, King Johns, Six Mile, Un-named and Beerburrum Creeks.

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Bruce Highway (Ingham – Innisfail), Smiths Gap, construct southbound overtaking lane and fauna overpass

The department has built a southbound overtaking lane and fauna crossing at Smiths Gap on the Bruce Highway.

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

Upgrades to improve flood immunity at Jumper Creek, between Mackay and Proserpine are now complete.

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

The Bruce Highway upgrade project at Goorganga Plains and Myrtle Creek, near Proserpine, aims to plan and preserve the road corridor to enhance flood immunity and address access issues during wet weather events. 

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

Safety upgrades have been completed to almost 20km of the Bruce Highway from Proserpine to Bowen, as part of the Bruce Highway Upgrade Program.

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Bruce Highway Planning Project—Pine River to Caloundra Road 

The department has delivered a planning project to investigate and prioritise upgrades to the Bruce Highway between the Pine River and Caloundra Road.

John Davies Bridge, Bruce Highway, between Edmonton to Gordonvale

Bruce Highway, Cairns Southern Access Corridor (Stage 3), Edmonton to Gordonvale

A total transport solution has been delivered to provide long-term improvements to traffic flow and road safety through reducing congestion, highway travel time and improving road access.

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Bulimba Peninsula Transport and Congestion Study

The Bulimba Peninsula Transport and Congestion Study identified community priorities to improve transport options and outcomes for the Bulimba Peninsula.

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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.

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Cairns to Northern Tablelands Access Strategy

The department has completed a comprehensive planning study into the 4 transport corridors linking Cairns to the Northern Tablelands.

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.

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Clontarf - Anzac Avenue (Elizabeth Avenue), construct active transport overpass

A pedestrian overpass over Elizabeth Avenue was installed to provide a safe crossing facility between Clontarf Beach State High School's main campus and Department of Education fields across the road.

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Clump Point Mission Beach boating infrastructure project

Works were undertaken to upgrade the public boating facilities at Mission Beach Clump Point.

Coomera train station, upgrade park 'n' ride

We have upgraded the park 'n' ride facilities at the Coomera train station.

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.

Image showing construction on the new overpass at Eight Mile intersection in March 2022.

Cunningham Highway (Ipswich - Warwick), Eight Mile intersection upgrade

A major intersection upgrade to improve safety at the Cunningham and New England highways intersection is complete.

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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 efficiency.

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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.

Scrubby Creek looking west pre-construction

Flinders Highway (Julia Creek – Cloncurry), Scrubby Creek, pavement, strengthening and widening of floodway

The department has delivered 9km of pavement strengthening and widening of the floodway along the Flinders Highway between Julia Creek and Cloncurry at Scrubby Creek.  

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Kennedy Developmental Road—(The Lynd-Hughenden) upgrade

The department has delivered 48km of new sealing along the Kennedy Developmental Road between The Lynd to Hughenden.

Kennedy Highway (Cairns - Mareeba), Kuranda Range, Intelligent Transport System

Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) treatments on Kuranda Range Road have been installed. The Intelligent Transport System treatments will make it quicker and easier to manage incidents and reduce the risk of crashes.

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Kin Kin Road—Six Mile Creek: replace timber bridge

The Six Mile Creek timber bridge on Kin Kin Road, 3km north of Pomona, has been replaced with a concrete bridge structure.

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Maroochydore - Mooloolaba Road and Ocean Street, improve intersection

Construction is complete for safer pedestrian crossings in Maroochydore's entertainment precinct.

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.

Murphys Creek Road ROcky Creek Bridge replacement project location map.

Murphys Creek Road, Rocky Creek Bridge, replace bridge

Rocky Creek Bridge was replaced to improve safety, traffic flow, flood immunity and efficiency.

Map of project location on the New England Highway (Ruthven Street) between James Street and Nelson Street in Toowoomba

New England Highway (Toowoomba - Warwick), high risk roads, improve safety

Construction is complete to improve safety on Ruthven Street in Toowoomba's south.

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New England Highway (Toowoomba-Warwick) Hodgson Creek to Cambooya Connection Road – options analysis

This planning project involved investigating ways to improve safety and efficiency on the New England Highway between Hodgson Creek and the southern side of Cambooya Connection Road.

The map shows the locality of works completed to improve safety on the New England Highway between Stanthorpe and Ballandean. Solid dark blue lines indicate eight packages of work. Places included on the map from north to south include Stanthorpe, Glen Aplin and Ballandean. The maps also indicates the location of select roads that intersect with New England Highway including Texas Road, Wallangarra Road, Back Creek Road, Kerridges Road, Glen Aplin Drive, Sutton Lane, Fletcher Road and Eukey Road.

New England Highway (Warwick - Wallangarra), high risk roads, improve safety

The department has delivered pavement widening and resurfacing works to improve safety and freight efficiency on the New England Highway between Stanthorpe and Ballandean.

New England Highway Cooyar to Bum Bum Creek

New England Highway—(Yarraman-Toowoomba), widen pavement

The upgrade of the New England Highway between Cooyar and Bum Bum Creek has been completed, delivering critical safety and efficiency improvements south of Yarraman.

Northgate station park 'n' ride business case

The department has completed planning which investigated expansion of parking facilities at Northgate station in response to high demand for parking in the local area.

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Ormeau station park 'n' ride upgrade

We have upgraded the car park at the Ormeau station park 'n' ride.

Aerial of Pacific Motorway looking southbound at Eight Mile Plains

Pacific Motorway Eight Mile Plains to Daisy Hill Upgrade (Sports Drive to Gateway Motorway Upgrade)

The Sports Drive to Gateway Motorway Upgrade is part of a rolling program of upgrades between the Gateway and Logan Motorways.

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Pacific Motorway Exit 45 southbound off-ramp, upgrade interchange

Safety improvements to the Ormeau Interchange (Exit 45) southbound off-ramp on the Pacific Motorway has reduced traffic on the M1 and Lahrs Road.

Pacific Motorway M1 Mudgeeraba to Varsity Lakes upgrade Mudgeeraba Creek bridges

Pacific Motorway M1 Mudgeeraba to Varsity Lakes upgrade

We have delivered an upgrade of the M1 between Mudgeeraba and Varsity Lakes to reduce travel time and congestion, improve safety, and increase traffic flow. Interchange enhancements have improved access on and off the motorway.

M1 M3 Gateway merge

Pacific Motorway Upgrade M1 M3 Gateway merge

Construction to upgrade the M1/M3 Gateway merge to improve safety and reduce peak hour congestion was completed in May 2020.

Aerial photo of Pacific Highway early works location

Pacific Motorway, Eight Mile Plains to Daisy Hill Upgrade (Pacific Highway early works upgrade)

The Pacific Highway (western service road) in Slacks Creek was realigned and upgraded as part of the Pacific Motorway, Eight Mile Plains to Daisy Hill Upgrade.

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Pacific Motorway, Exit 41, upgrade interchange

The Yatala South (Exit 41) interchange upgrade on the Pacific Motorway (M1) has resulted in significant enhancements to safety and traffic flow in the area.

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.

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Rockhampton — Emu Park Road, upgrades including overtaking lanes and other priority safety and capacity improvements

This project upgraded about 4km of Rockhampton-Emu Park Road to improve safety for all road users.

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South Brisbane Transport and Mobility Study

We conducted a multi-modal study of the ongoing and increasing transport pressures relating to road, active transport and public transport modes in Brisbane’s inner south.

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Southern Freight Rail Corridor Study

The Southern Freight Rail Corridor has been identified as a future route connecting the Western Rail line near Rosewood to the interstate railway north of Beaudesert. The Southern Freight Rail Corridor will serve as a major freight link connecting a future Melbourne to Brisbane Inland Rail line with the existing south-east Queensland rail freight network.

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Strathpine Shopping Centre bus station, upgrade

Construction is complete for the upgrade of the Strathpine Shopping Centre bus station.

Hervey Range Developmental Road interchange (looking north), photo shows two overpasses and traffic traveling across the overpasses and underneath

Townsville Ring Road (Stage 5)

The Townsville Ring Road Stage 5 project, a landmark initiative that has brought about substantial improvements in road safety, traffic flow and travel time predictability for both freight and passenger vehicles along the Bruce Highway in Townsville, has been completed.

Image of Warwick principal cycle network plan, business case locations. Cunningham Highway and Dragon Street intersection, and the New England Highway and Pratten Street intersection.  Dragon, Pratten and Easey streets.

Warwick principal cycle network plan, business case

This project is part of a state-wide strategy to help improve bicycle riding facilities and networks in Warwick to increase active transport.