Access to Gladstone Port project
We are progressing a project to provide an alternate route for heavy vehicles accessing the Port of Gladstone to increase freight efficiency and improve safety for local motorists.
Accelerated funding has been allocated through the following Road Stimulus Packages to increase investment in roads and transport infrastructure as part of The Queensland Economic Recovery Strategy.
Together with the Australian Government, we are improving Queensland's inland freight corridors by investing $185 million across 22 projects. The Roads of Strategic Importance early works package projects are jointly funded by the Australian and Queensland Governments.
These projects will help the freight and logistic industry move essential goods throughout Queensland more efficiently while protecting the safety of all road users.
Project works include:
View details of all jointly-funded Roads of Strategic Importance early works package projects.
The Queensland Government is investing $400 million across 42 projects to help supercharge the Queensland economy and improve road safety.
Project works include:
View details of all Queensland Government funded Road Stimulus package projects.
Together with the Australian Government, we are fast-tracking infrastructure upgrades by investing $415 million across 38 projects. These projects are jointly funded by the Australian and Queensland Governments.
These infrastructure upgrades will help improve congestion on some of Queensland's busiest roads, increase productive and improve safety for all road users.
Infrastructure upgrades include:
View details of all jointly-funded Australian Government stimulus package projects.
In addition to the $415 million package previously announced, the Queensland Government is partnering with the Australian Government to invest a further $2.1 billion towards infrastructure projects in Queensland, including:
We are progressing a project to provide an alternate route for heavy vehicles accessing the Port of Gladstone to increase freight efficiency and improve safety for local motorists.
This project will provide Intelligent Transport System infrastructure at various locations along the Bruce Highway between Pine River and Cairns.
The Capricorn Highway is a key freight route and supports a wide range of industries including agriculture, resources and mining. It plays an important role in connecting Rockhampton with central and western communities in Queensland.
3 high priority sections of the Capricorn Highway between Emerald and Alpha have been widened.
Works will involve pavement widening and sealing of various sections of the Carnarvon Highway between 85.16km and 87.44km east of St George.
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.
This project has trialled sustainable pavement systems and products to rehabilitate deteriorating sections of the Gore Highway.
The package of Gregory Developmental Road upgrades is delivering a stronger and wider surface, improving travelling conditions for motorists and upgraded a major culvert to improve flood resilience.
The department has delivered 48km of new sealing along the Kennedy Developmental Road between The Lynd to Hughenden.
An upgrade is being delivered to a 1.5km section of Proserpine-Shute Harbour Road in Cannonvale.
A flood immunity upgrade will be delivered to a 1.5km section of Proserpine – Shute Harbour Road at Hamilton Plains between the Bruce Highway turn-off and Strathdickie Road.
The Rockhampton Ring Road is a long-term, visionary project for the Bruce Highway. It will unlock future economic growth and deliver significant benefits including improved flood resilience, freight efficiencies and road safety, and reduced travel times.
The Queensland Government has purchased the historic Rockhampton railyards. Planning for rejuvenation of the railyards has commenced, and remediation activities are now underway.
This project upgraded about 4km of Rockhampton-Emu Park Road to improve safety for all road users.
Rockhampton-Yeppoon Road is a regional road linking the Capricorn Coast, including tourist locations, such as Great Keppel Island to Rockhampton and beyond.
The Australian and Queensland governments are working together to deliver the Toowoomba to Gladstone Inland Rail Extension Business Case.
Work is underway on flood immunity and intersection upgrades along sections of Torbanlea – Pialba Road between Beelbi Creek and Takura.
Last updated: 30 May 2024