• Funding program Roads of Strategic Importance
  • Status In planning
  • Transport mode Road
  • Expected start/finish Late 2020 - Mid 2028
  • Estimated project cost $62,500,000
  • Australian Government contribution $50,000,000
  • Local Council/Shire Goondiwindi Regional Council,Toowoomba Regional Council
  • State QLD
  • Corridor Melbourne - Brisbane

Project description

This project will upgrade priority sections along the Toowoomba to Seymour corridor (Queensland section). The project may include pavement widening and strengthening, and improved safety features. 

Upgrades along this corridor will contribute to the competitiveness of Australia’s agricultural and mining sectors, opening up access to essential freight networks in Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria.

Benefits

The project is expected to deliver:

  • improved transport efficiency for key bulk commodity industries
  • connected agricultural production regions to domestic and international markets
  • improved linkages for drive-based tourism

Funding

The Australian Government has committed $510 million towards the Toowoomba to Seymour Corridor, of which $300 million has been committed to New South Wales, $160 million to Victoria, and $50 million to Queensland.

Timetable

Construction on this corridor will commence in late 2020.

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