Find your region

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

Home

Featured content

Draft options and plans released to keep Cairns moving

An artist’s impression of what the future Bruce Highway
may look like in Cairns
17 November 2009

Draft options and plans have been released for the Cairns Bruce Highway Upgrade and Cairns Transit Network projects. The draft options and plans are available for public comment until 18 December.

The projects focus on the future of Cairns transport network, with the aim to provide a balanced road and transport solution and manage growth pressures in the Cairns region.

Have your say and plan for Cairns' future.

Read more

Be aware! Roadwork signs look after everyone's safety

Be aware! Roadwork signs look after everyone's safety
16 November 2009

Roadworks are necessary to build a better road system and connect people and places. Roadwork signs are erected for road user and roadworker safety. They are also enforceable. We urge all drivers to stick to the speed limit to keep worksites safe and avoid potential fines and demerit points.

Please be aware of the posted speed limits. They apply at all times, even when you can't see a roadworker.

Read more

Improving safety on the Carnarvon Highway

Shoulder widening works underway on the Carnarvon Highway
16 November 2009

Works are well underway to widen the Carnarvon Highway north of Injune.

Over the next six months, the department's construction arm, RoadTek, is widening the highway.

This will benefit intra-state freight, livestock and industry movements through central and south west Queensland.

The project will provide additional space for heavy vehicles, and improve passing opportunities for tourists using conventional vehicles and for those towing caravans.

Read more

Work in full swing on the Bruce Highway Upgrade (Cooroy to Curra)

Abigroup Contractors Pty Ltd have begun construction
on the bulk earthworks for Section B
27 October 2009

Work on the highly-anticipated Section B (Sankeys Road to Traveston Road) section of the Bruce Highway Upgrade (Cooroy to Curra) is in full swing.

On the 3rd September, the Federal Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development Anthony Albanese was on hand to celebrate this milestone, by turning the first sod on the $613 million project.

Read more

History revealed at Toowoomba Bypass pilot tunnel

The UQ mass spectrometer used to determine rocks’ ages
27 October 2009

The term “as old as the hills” has a new meaning, thanks to a special study of the Toowoomba Bypass pilot tunnel.

Our geology team has been working with University of Queensland to investigate the geochronology, the age of rocks, at the north Toowoomba site.

Testing has pinpointed the rocks’ age to be 23 million years old, up to four million years older than anticipated.

Read more