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:
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.
This project will provide Intelligent Transport System infrastructure at various locations along the Bruce Highway between Pine River and Cairns.
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.
A major intersection upgrade to improve safety at the Cunningham and New England highways intersection is complete.
The project involves investigating safety improvements to provide a better driving experience for all road users and reduce the risk of fatal and serious injury crashes.
This project involves investigating safety improvements to provide a better driving experience for all road users and reduce the risk of fatal and serious injury crashes.
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.
The department is improving the flood immunity and resilience of the state-controlled road network at 27 priority sites.
Traffic flow and safety are being improved on Gatton-Helidon Road.
This planning project aims to identify a new permanent alignment for Gatton–Clifton Road to bypass a 400m section that is affected and at-risk from a large and slow-moving landslip at Mount Whitestone.
A new bridge at Wyaga Creek crossing on the Gore Highway will improve flood immunity, safety and efficiency on one of Queensland's most important transport links.
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.
Rocky Creek Bridge was replaced to improve safety, traffic flow, flood immunity and efficiency.
Construction is complete to improve safety on Ruthven Street in Toowoomba's south.
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 planning projects investigated future infrastructure to improve safety and efficiency on the New England Highway, south of Toowoomba.
The department has delivered pavement widening and resurfacing works to improve safety and freight efficiency on the New England Highway between Stanthorpe and Ballandean.
The department has a planning project underway to investigate safety improvements at Back Creek on the New England Highway south of Cooyar.
The department is working with the Department of Defence to upgrade the entrance to the Borneo Barracks from the New England Highway at Cabarlah.
The bikeway project will connect Highfields to Toowoomba, providing a safer and more accessible active transport option.
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.
Planning is underway to improve safety, efficiency and reliability of Oakey-Pittsworth Road.
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.
Rockhampton-Yeppoon Road is a regional road linking the Capricorn Coast, including tourist locations, such as Great Keppel Island to Rockhampton and beyond.
Repairs are underway across southern Queensland after extensive and severe damage to the state-controlled road network was caused by multiple heavy rainfall and flooding events in 2022.
This planning project established a long-term vision to provide suitable active transport facilities between Tor and Boundary streets encourage more people to ride more often.
Planning is underway for another key link in Toowoomba's Principal Cycle Network.
The department has finalised planning on the Toowoomba North South Transport Corridor.
The Australian and Queensland governments are working together to deliver the Toowoomba to Brisbane Passenger Rail Strategic Business Case.
The Australian and Queensland governments are working together to deliver the Toowoomba to Gladstone Inland Rail Extension Business Case.
Detailed design commenced in October 2023 and is expected to be completed in June 2024.
Work is underway on flood immunity and intersection upgrades along sections of Torbanlea – Pialba Road between Beelbi Creek and Takura.
The Warrego Highway East master plan project will determine the future requirements of the Warrego Highway transport corridor.
This project is part of a state-wide strategy to help improve bicycle riding facilities and networks in Warwick to increase active transport.
Last updated: 30 May 2024
