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Map of Queensland displaying Main Roads regions North Coast Region. Major towns include: Blackall Ranges, Bribie Island, Caboolture, Caloundra, Kilcoy, Maleny, Montville, Moreton Island, Nambour, Noosa, Redcliffe, Strathpine, Sunshine Coast, Tewantin, Woodford. Metropolitan Region. Major towns include: Capalaba, Cleveland, Ipswich, Moreton Bay, Redland Bay, Rosewood, Stradbroke Island. South Coast Region. Major towns include: Beaudesert, Beenleigh, Boonah, Coolangatta, Gold Coast, Jimboomba, Nerang, Oxenford, Surfers Paradise. Far North Region. Major towns include: Cairns, Cape York Peninsula, Cooktown, Innisfail, Kuranda, Mareeba, Palm Cove, Thursday Island, Tully. Northern Region. Major towns include: Artherton Tableland, Charters Towers, Ingham, Picnic Bay, Thuringowa, Townsville. Mackay/Whitsunday Region. Major towns include: Clermont, Colinsville, Dysart, Eungella, Mackay, Middlemount, Palm Bay Coney Island, Whitsunday Coast. Fitzroy Region. Major towns include: Biloela, Blackwater, Emerald, Gladstone, Gracemere, Moura, Rockhampton, Rolleston, Springsure, Yeppoon. Wide Bay /Burnett Region. Major towns include: Cherboug, Childers, Fraser Island, Gympie, Hervey Bay, Kingaroy, Maryborough, Monto, Tiaro. Darling Downs Region. Major towns include: Chinchilla, Crows Nest, Dalby, Darling Downs, Glenmorgan, Goondawindi, Miles, Millmerran, Oakey, Pittsworth, Stanthorpe, Tara, Toowoomba, Warwick. South West Region. Major towns include: Charleville, Cunnamulla, Quilpie, Roma, St George. Central West Region. Major towns include: Alpha, Barcaldine, Barcoo River, Bedourie, Birdsville, Boulia, Cooper Creek, Jericho, Longreach, Tambo, Thomson River, Windurah. North West Region. Major towns include: Burketown, Camooweal, Cloncurry, Hughenden, Karumba. Large region map

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Refreshed website provides an array of road and travel information

Refreshed Main Roads websiteRefreshed Main Roads website

Following feedback from visitors to the Main Roads website, we have refreshed the site to provide a new view of current and relevant information about state-controlled roads in Queensland.

The Main Roads website is easier to navigate through improvements to the site structure following an extensive consultation process.

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Heritage Centre preserves the past for the future

Heritage centreHeritage centre

Telling the story of Queensland's roads and road building over 88 years, the Heritage Centre captures memories and displays the historical journey of the state's road building.

The Heritage Centre has something for everyone young and old! Open days are planned for the first Saturday of each month. You will see demonstrations of blacksmithing, bridge pile driving and road construction machinery, all bringing this exciting historical collection to life.

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Houghton Highway Duplication straddles Bramble Bay to reach the halfway mark in July

Houghton HighwayHoughton Highway
25 June 2009

Motorists, pedestrians, cyclists, public transport users and even anglers will benefit from the Houghton Highway Duplication. Once completed the project will deliver improved travel times, traffic flows and recreation opportunities.

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Southern Queensland bridges modernised

Gregory River bridgeGregory River bridge

From Stanthorpe to Bundaberg, 31 timber bridges are being progressively replaced with new concrete bridges. 24 concrete bridges are complete and construction is continuing on the remaining bridges. The expected completion date for the bridge replacement program is September 2009.

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Townsville Ring Road a ring leader in northern Queensland

Townsville ring road aerialTownsville Ring Road aerial

The Townsville Ring Road is an essential part of road network in northern Queensland, providing a route for heavy vehicles to bypass the Townsville metropolitan area.

The road will ease traffic congestion and improve road safety and efficiency for local communities and tourists.

With wet weather a regular occurrence in the region, the road provides access from Townsville to the north in major rainfall events.

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