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+

7 Projects in Mount Lindesay Highway 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.

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.

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.

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.