Northern Region

Extending from Ayr to Ingham along the coast, and west past Pentland and Greenvale.

Northern Region

Traffic cameras

Traffic camera feed

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Traffic cameras in region

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Traffic Camera Location Direction View on Map
Bruce Highway and Mount Low Parkway (North) Mount Low North View traffic camera on map
Burdekin Bridge and Bruce Highway - Home Hill (looking North) Home Hill North-West View traffic camera on map
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About Northern Region

Area: 107,696 sq km.
Population: Around 214,500.
Industries: Horticulture, cattle, mining, tourism.

Main Roads services the state-controlled road network in Queensland. The department’s roads program, the Roads Implementation Program 2009-10 to 2013-14 (RIP), outlines what the department is doing in the Northern Region of Queensland, now and in the future. The department’s Townsville Office is the main point 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

Townsville Office

Email: townsville.office@tmr.qld.gov.au
Phone: +61 7 4720 7200
Fax: +61 7 4720 7211
Post: PO Box 1089
Townsville QLD 4810
Location: 146 Wills Street
Townsville QLD 4810

Interesting facts and figures

Road network

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

  • Bruce Highway (Bowen - Innisfail)
  • Flinders Highway (Townsville - Hughenden)
  • Suttor Developmental Road (Nebo - Mt. Coolon)
  • Hervey Range Developmental Road (Townsville - Battery)
  • Gregory Developmental Road (Belyando Crossing - The Lynd)
  • Kennedy Developmental Road (Mt. Garnet - The Lynd)
  • Ayr - Dalbeg Road
  • Woodstock - Giru Road
  • Ross River Road
  • Ingham - Abergowrie Road
  • Ingham - Halifax - Bemerside Road
  • Townsville Connection Road
  • South Townsville Road
  • Townsville Port Road
  • North Ward Road
  • Garbutt - Upper Ross Road
  • Angus Smith Drive Connection Road
  • The Ring Road
  • Discovery Drive Connection Road
  • Home Hill - Kirknie Road
  • Burdekin Falls Dam Road
  • Ayr - Ravenswood Road
  • Mt. Spec Road
  • Stone River Road
  • Ingham - Forrest Beach Road
  • Halifax - Lucinda Point Road

Local government

Places of interest

  • Townsville
  • Artherton Tableland
  • Ingham
  • Great Barrier Reef
  • Picnic Bay
  • Thuringowa
  • Charters Towers

Projects

Project feed

Project nameRegion(s)Description
Abbott Street Deviation projectNorthern

Construction of the Abbott Street Deviation. Install traffic signals at intersection of the Bruce Highway and Abbott Street.

Bruce Highway upgrade south of InghamNorthern

Upgrade of the Bruce Highway from Tokalon Road to Lannercost Street, on the southern approach to Ingham.

Burdekin River Bridge: maintenance and rehabilitation projectNorthern

Maintenance works are required to preserve the structural integrity of the bridge and to prepare the bridge for a total repaint.

Cardwell Range upgrade projectNorthern

The 4.5 km section of the highway from the short overtaking lane on the southern side of the Cardwell Range to the bottom of the range, just to the north of the railway crossing will be upgraded.

Dalrymple Road / Banfield Drive / Angus Avenue intersection upgradeNorthern

Main Roads is undertaking an options planning study for long term improvement to the Dalrymple Road / Banfield Drive and Angus Avenue Intersection. Two options have now been developed and Main Roads values your feedback.

Flood damage restoration programMackay/Whitsunday, Central West, North West, Northern, Far North

Flood damage restoration works on sections of the road network that were damaged as a result of monsoonal flooding from either cyclones Ellie or Charlotte in early 2009. Covers five Main Roads regions, north and west of Mackay.

Gregory Developmental Road: widening worksNorthern

Road widening works are in progress on the Gregory Developmental Road between Charters Towers and the Lynd. These works will upgrade and improve the structural integrity of this inland highway.

Hervey Range RoadNorthern

Stage 1 involves widening Hervey Range Road from two to four lanes from Blackhawk Boulevard to the eastern side of the Bohle River.

Stage 2 involves widening Hervey Range Road from two to four lanes for 0.7 km, extending from east of the Bohle River across the river to connect with on and off ramps at the planned Ring Road – Hervey Range Road interchange.

Ingham to Cardwell Range Highway Planning StudyNorthern

The planning study has been commissioned by the Department of Main Roads to examine options for reducing road closures during the annual wet season on the Bruce Highway between Rutledge Street, at Ingham and the southern foothills of the Cardwell Range.

North Ward RoadNorthern

North Ward Road will be upgraded to four lanes between Walker and Gregory Street.

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Maps

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Northern Region map

Northern Region map

Also available is the detailed Northern Region map (PDF, 1.52 MB).

Last updated: 04 November 2009