The next stage of safety upgrades under the $9 billion Bruce Highway Targeted Safety Program have been announced.
Over $500 million will go towards 22 projects along high-risk sections of the Bruce Highway, between Gympie and Cairns.
Aimed at reducing the risk of run-off-road and head-on collisions, the Queensland Government says these projects include:
- 19 projects to deliver 93-kilometres of stronger, more resilient road surface, to boost skid resistance and improved vehicle stability, particularly in wet weather.
- 3 projects to deliver 13-kilometres of wide centre line treatment with road widening and audio tactile line marking, to create more distance between opposing directions of traffic, reducing the risk of head-on collisions by up to 60 per cent on high-volume rural roads.
Work has now begun on this round of projects and will continue into 2026.
Commenting on this latest round of Bruce Highway projects, Queensland Minster for Transport and Main Roads, Brent Mickelberg, “We are delivering a major boost to safety along the Bruce with rubber hitting the road on another 22 projects.
“We’re delivering the critical safety upgrades needed between Gympie and Cairns, to service the spine of our state.
“Queenslanders are starting to see the benefits as we accelerate these upgrades, and we’ll continue to drive forward delivering them across the regions.”
This latest announcement follows the first round of 16 priority projects, revealed in March, which focus on high-risk areas between Gympie and Innisfail.
To date, six of those 16 projects have been completed, with eight under construction and the remaining two to begin this month.
“With significant progress already made in delivering the $300 million early works package, this next wave of work will ensure these priority safety improvements continue to roll out on the Bruce Highway,” said Federal Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government, Catherine King.
“This work is also an important step towards reducing closures due to crashes and improving network reliability along the Bruce.”
Here’s where the $500 million be spent:
