Bruce Highway – Mackay Ring Road – Stage 1

Funding program Investment Road and Rail Program
Status Completed
Transport mode Road
Expected start/finish September 2017 - August 2025
Estimated project cost $497,300,000
Australian Government contribution $397,900,000
State QLD

Project description

The project constructed a ring road in Mackay between Stockroute Road and the intersection of the Bruce Highway and Bald Hill Road. The project also included early works for Bruce Highway - Mackay Port Access - Slade Point Road. This involved concept designs and construction of two new underpass bridges and entry and exit ramps to connect the two projects with the co-located Mackay Northern Access Upgrade.

Benefits

The Mackay Ring Road – Stage 1 project enhances capacity, safety and accessibility of the road network in Mackay. It also reduces accidents and improves travel times by avoiding 13km of low-speed urban roadway with 10 sets of traffic signals and over 200 private accesses. It also improves freight efficiency by reducing travel time for bypassing traffic.

Funding

The Australian Government has committed $397.9 million towards the project, in partnership with the Queensland Government.

Timetable

Construction commenced in September 2017 and was completed in August 2025.

Project last updated: 6 Jan 2026

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Georgia Court, Holden Hill - 057982-15SA-RTR

the road surface is cracked and ravelled due to age and traffic loading and offers little protection for the underlying road pavementthe resealing of 41m x 6.6m in width

Yarrie Lake Road, (Rural Road) - 059332-15NSW-RTR

The road has a damaged existing seal with road base and sub-base deterioration facilitating minor drainage repairs.Initially accomplish minor drainage repairs as needed followed by required base and sub-base layer stabilisation where required. Bitumen re-sealing is completed to protect the road base and improve road surface.

Memana Road, Whitemark. (Rural Road) - 059794-15TAS-RTR

The section of road is due to be resealed as required by the 15 year reseal program. There are safety concerns due to the deterioration of the road.Reseal 4 kms with Class 170 Bitumen and 10mm aggregate.

Tower Road, (rural road) - 059890-15SA-RTR

Road suffers from crocodile and linear cracking and warn seal from high heavy vehicle usage.Reseal 4000 metres X 6.2 metres section of road with a 10mm aggregate and single coat spray seal of bitumen.Total cost of proposed project is $136,482

Crusher Road (Rural Road) - 059891-15SA-RTR

Road suffers from severe corrugation and pot holing due to the high usage of heavy vehicles.Resheet 1000 Metre X 7 Metre section of road with 200mm compacted rubble.Total cost of proposed project is $100,000

Pilgrim Road (Rural Road) - 059892-15SA-RTR

The road is high use heavy transport route for industry located in the area. Currently the road is unsealed and suffers from severe corrugations and pot holing.Reconstruct and seal a 300 metre X 7 metre section of road with a 260 mm compacted rubble base and sealed with a 14mm/7mm two coat bitumen seal.Total cost of proposed project is $114,285

Tylers Road (Rural Road) - 059982-15VIC-RTR

Gravel pavement surface has wornRehabilitation of road pavement with overlay

Runnymede Road, Sandford. - 059984-15VIC-RTR

Gravel pavement surface has wornRehabilitation of road pavement with overlay

Springbank Road, Casterton. - 059985-15VIC-RTR

Gravel pavement surface has wornRehabilitation of road pavement with overlay

Wando Vale Township Road , Wando Vale - 059986-15VIC-RTR

Gravel pavement surface has wornRehabilitation of road pavement with overlay

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