Darling Downs Region

Extending from Goondiwindi on the Queensland-New South Wales Border to Stanthorpe and Toowoomba in the east, through to Miles in the west.

Darling Downs Region

About Darling Downs Region

Area:  77,413 sq km.
Population: Around 228,000.
Industries: Grain, cotton, cattle, wool, fruit, tourism, freight, natural resources (gas and coal).

Main Roads services the state-controlled road network in Queensland. The department’s roads program, the Roads Implementation Program 2009-10 to 2013-14, outlines what the department is doing in the Darling Downs Region of Queensland, now and in the future. The department’s Warwick Office and Toowoomba Office are the main points of contact for residents, industry and business to connect with Main Roads and learn more about what is happening in the area.

Region contact information

Toowoomba Office

Email: toowoomba.office@tmr.qld.gov.au
Phone: +61 7 4639 0777
Fax: +61 7 4639 0750
Post: PO Box 645
Toowoomba QLD 4350
Location: 1–5 Phillip Streets
Toowoomba QLD 4350

Warwick Office

Email: warwick.office@tmr.qld.gov.au
Phone: +61 7 4661 6333
Fax: +61 7 4661 6380
Post: Locked Bag 1
Warwick QLD 4370
Location: 306 Wood Street
Warwick QLD 4370

Interesting facts and figures

Road network

Visit the Traffic and travel information website for the lastest update. 

  • Cunningham Highway (Ipswich - Goondiwindi)
  • Warrego Highway (Ipswich - Roma)
  • New England Highway (Yarraman - Wallangarra)
  • Leichhardt Highway (Taroom - Goondiwindi)
  • Gore Highway (Toowoomba - Goondiwindi)
  • Barwon Highway (Goondiwindi - Nindigully)
  • Moonie Highway (Dalby - St George)
  • D’Aguilar Highway (Kilcoy - Kingaroy)
  • Bunya Highway (Dalby - Kingaroy)
  • Surat Developmental Road (Surat - Dalby)
  • Warwick - Killarney Road
  • Warwick - Yangan Road
  • Stanthorpe Connection Road
  • Stanthorpe - Amosfield Road
  • Inglewood - Texas Road
  • Stanthorpe - Texas Road
  • Stanthorpe - Inglewood Road
  • Yelarbon - Keetah Road
  • Gatton - Clifton Road
  • Charlton Connection Road
  • Drayton Connection Road
  • Oakey - Pittsworth Road
  • Toowoomba - Cecil Plains Road
  • Dalby - Cecil Plains Road
  • Oakey Connection Road
  • Pampas - Horrane Road
  • Felton - Clifton Road
  • Toowoomba - Karara Road
  • Pittsworth - Felton Road
  • Millmerran - Leyburn Road
  • Clifton - Leyburn Road
  • Millmerran - Inglewood Road
  • Dalby - Kogan Road
  • Chinchilla - Tara Road
  • Kogan - Condamine Road
  • Roma - Condamine Road
  • Condamine - Meandarra Road
  • Meandarra - Talwood Road
  • Talwood - Boonanga Road
  • Goondiwindi Connection Road
  • Esk - Hampton Road
  • Dalby - Cooyar Road
  • Oakey - Cooyar Road
  • Pechey - Maclagan Road
  • Kingaroy - Cooyar Road
  • Dalby - Jandowae Road
  • Macalister - Bell Road
  • Jandowae Connection Road
  • Kingaroy - Jandowae Road
  • Chinchilla - Wondai Road
  • Freestone Road
  • Pyramids Road
  • Bracker Road
  • Spring Creek Road
  • Yangan - Killarney Road
  • Amiens Road
  • Leslie Dam Road
  • Texas - Yelarbon Road
  • Greenmount - Hirstvale Road
  • Allora - Goomburra Road
  • Bowenville - Norwin Road
  • Wyaga Road
  • Brookstead - Norwin Road
  • Millmerran - Cecil Plains Road
  • Dalrymple Creek Road
  • Warwick - Allora Road
  • Cambooya Connection Road
  • Leyburn - Cunningham Road
  • Nobby Connection Road
  • Greenmount Connection Road
  • Ryeford - Pratten Road
  • Daandine - Nandi Road
  • Tara - Kogan Road
  • Warra - Kogan Road
  • Murphy’s Creek Road
  • Bunya Mountains Road
  • Bunya Mountains - Maclagan Road
  • Maidenwell - Bunya Mountains Road
  • Warra - Canaga Creek Road
  • Auburn Road
  • Jackson - Wandoan Road
  • Roma - Taroom Road

Local government

Places of interest

  • Toowoomba
  • Darling Downs
  • Stanthorpe
  • Warwick
  • Oaky
  • Crows Nest
  • Dalby
  • Millmerran
  • Goondawindi
  • Miles
  • Chinchilla
  • Tara
  • Glenmorgan
  • Pittsworth
  • Jondaryan Woolshed

Projects

Project feed

Project nameRegion(s)Description
Cunningham Highway 8 Mile intersectionDarling Downs

The federally funded safety improvement project has now been completed.

New England Highway HighfieldsDarling Downs

Stage 1: four-laning a section of the New England Highway between Highfields Road and Borghardt Road, to provide traffic signals at these intersections.

Stage 2: construction of the next stage to complete the four-laning through Highfields from Cawdor Road to Highfields Road and from Borghardt Road to Reis Road.

New England Highway: Hampton to GehamDarling Downs

The department is currently marking out the new centre line and the area in the road reserve that will need to be cleared to allow the safety and improvement works to proceed.

New England Highway: Jellicoe StreetDarling Downs

This upgrade will provide additional lanes, including left and right-dedicated turns, with upgraded traffic signals and the realignment of Ruthven Street to improve the curve, as well as the installation of central medians.

New England Highway: Spring Street to Nelson StreetDarling Downs

This 1.46 km section of the highway is being upgraded to provide two 3.5 metre wide traffic lanes and 1.5 metre bicycle lanes, northbound and southbound.

Quart Pot Creek footbridge closure: Carnarvon Bridge (Stanthorpe)Darling Downs

Due to the deterioration of the footbridge Main Roads and Council were concerned for the safety of pedestrians. The decision to close Carnarvon Footbridge over Quart Pot Creek was made in late November.

Southern Queensland Accelerated Road Rehabilitation ProjectDarling Downs

The Southern Queensland Accelerated Road Rehabilitation Project (SQARRP) scope includes replacing 31 timber bridges with new concrete bridges.

St Mary's Split Campus School pedestrian projectDarling Downs

A crossing to link the St Mary’s School campuses across Wood Street (Cunningham Highway).

Toowoomba BypassDarling Downs

Construction of a bypass that takes highway traffic around Toowoomba rather than through it.

Warwick Traffic Management StudyDarling Downs

This traffic study investigates ways to improve travel, cycle and pedestrian safety through Warwick.

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Maps

map thumbView the Darling Downs region on the interactive map

Darling Downs Region map

Darling Downs Region map

Also available is the detailed Darling Downs Region map (PDF, 2.27 MB).

 

Last updated: 04 November 2009