Image: Flinders Highway (Julia Creek – Cloncurry) Scrubby Creek. Shows completed strengthened pavement and widened floodway works on the Flinders Highway. Mitakoodi and Mayi People.

North West

Key facts

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307,082km2

Area covered by location1

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0.57%

Population of Queensland1

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2,551km

Other state-controlled road network

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1,024km

National Land Transport Network2

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692km 

National rail network2

Program Highlights

Our top investments include:

  • $30 million Flinders Highway (Richmond - Julia Creek), Alick Creek, upgrade floodway and install major culvert (jointly funded with the Australian Government).
  • $25.5 million Landsborough Highway (Kynuna - Cloncurry), McKinlay River, improve pavement and drainage works (jointly funded with the Australian Government).
  • $22.5 million Flinders Highway (Richmond - Julia Creek), various locations, improve pavement and upgrade culvert (jointly funded with the Australian Government).
  • $22.2 million Flinders Highway (Hughenden - Richmond), various locations, improve pavement and culvert (jointly funded with the Australian Government).
  • $20 million Cloncurry - Dajarra Road, Malbon River floodway, upgrade culvert and approaches (jointly funded with the Australian Government).
  • $14.6 million Burke Developmental Road (Normanton - Dimbulah), 2023 Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements reconstruction works (jointly funded with the Australian Government).
  • $13 million Richmond - Winton Road, strengthen and widen pavement (jointly funded with the Australian Government).
  • $11.2 million Burke Developmental Road (Cloncurry - Normanton), various locations, widen pavement.
  • $10 million Flinders Highway (Julia Creek - Cloncurry), Canal Creek, replace bridge and approaches (jointly funded with the Australian Government).
  • $8 million Gregory Downs - Camooweal Road, 2023 Disaster Recover Funding Arrangements betterment works (jointly funded with the Australian Government).

Investments (interactive)

You can view the list of investments for the North West area via the QTRIP interactive tool or the QTRIP PDF.

Map

Map of North-West district

 

1 Data source: Queensland Government Statistician's Office (Queensland Treasury), Queensland Regional Profiles. www.qgso.qld.gov.au, retrieved 16 April 2024.

2 The detailed mapping reflects the latest National Land Transport Network (NLTN) Determination 2020 as published.

 
 
Reflects QTRIP 2024–25 to 2027–28.