BRUCE HIGHWAY’S MULTI MILLION UPGRADE

The jointly funded investment of $662.5 million by the Australian and Queensland governments will see major updgrades to the Bruce Highway set for completion in late 2023 with another $5 billion

projected for 2023 – 2031.

The popular 1,700 kilometer stretch of Queensland’s major north-south corridor that connects coastal population areas from Brisbane right up to Cairns, is currently undergoing some of the biggest road upgrades undertaken in Southeast Queensland.

The Bruce Highway provides the connecting road to service close to 60% of Queensland’s population. Used daily not just by commuters, the highway is also a major linkage for freight companies moving goods between inland suppliers to coastal and regional hubs.

The key $662.5 upgrade developments, which are still in completion, have included upgrades in and around Caboolture and Morayfield exits. In 2022, the southbound exit ramp to Caboolture-Birbie Island Road were realigned, a new southbound carriageway between Pumicestone Road and Caboolture-Bribie Island Road opened in May while in November, the southbound switch opened between Pumicestone Road and Caboolture-Bribie Island Road. More upgrades to the highway will continue until late 2023.

The $5 billion priority upgrades planned between 2023 – 2032 aim to improve the overall safety of the highway. Some of the high-priority plans include: improving signage and directional systems; installing safety barriers in high-risk areas; widening pavement sections for wide centreline treatement and installing barriers and intersections in high-priority locations.