Project info
The selected 61 km route for the new corridor from Cooroy to Curra has been designed to create a safer, more efficient highway. It restricts direct driveway access, maintains adequate spacing between intersections and interchanges and divides opposing lanes of traffic. The corridor was developed in close consultation with the wider community, local councils and other stakeholders.
It will address key issues identified in the Strategic Planning Study, which contribute to poor safety and reduced transport efficiency on the existing stretch of highway.
Project cost
This project is on the national road network that the federal government has responsibility for funding:
- in 2008 the federal government committed $200 million towards the Bruce Highway (Cooroy to Curra) project for planning and land acquisition
- in May 2009 the federal government committed a further $488 million towards construction costs of the 12km Section B (Sankeys Road to Traveston Road)
- in June 2009 the state committed $125 million for Section B (Sankeys Road to Traveston Road) making the total for this section $613 million.
Key milestones
- 2009 — September: Federal Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development, Anthony Albanese, announced Abigroup Construction Pty Ltd was the successful contractor for the bulk earthworks contract on Section B (Sankeys Road to Traveston Road) and turned the first sod.
- 2009 — August/September: construction on Section B (Sankeys Road to Traveston Road) scheduled to commence
- 2009 — May: the Prime Minister, along with the Treasurer and federal minister announced $488 million in funding for construction of Section B (Sankeys Road to Traveston Road)
- 2009 — May: route review of the alignment for Section B (Sankeys Road to Traveston Road), with the eastern alignment confirmed as the preferred route for the corridor
- 2008 — September: federal minister endorses the proposed new alignment
- 2008 — July: Strategic Planning Study completed and corridor announced
- 2004 — January: Strategic Planning Study commenced
Strategic Planning Study
In 2008 Main Roads released the Strategic Planning Study detailing the selected corridor for the 61 km upgrade of the Bruce Highway between Cooroy and Curra, including a Gympie bypass. It is one of Queensland's most important road projects, underpinning economic development and population growth.
The project serves the inter-regional traffic needs of the national road network, while catering to local traffic movements.
Click the map on the right-hand side to view the full sized image of the selected corridor.
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Map 1 (PDF, 2.05 MB)
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Map 2 (PDF, 1.54 MB)
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Map 3 (PDF, 1.06 MB)
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Map 4 (PDF, 1.11 MB)
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Map 9 (PDF, 984 KB)
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Map 10 (PDF, 955 KB)
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Map 15 (PDF, 986 KB)
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Map 16 (PDF, 1.1 MB)
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Map 17 (PDF, 527 KB)
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Map 18 (PDF, 683 KB)
Bruce Highway (Cooroy to Curra) corridor map to print (PDF, 5.6 MB)
Proposed timetable
Section A (Cooroy southern interchange to Sankeys Road)
- Planning (preliminary design) began in mid 2009 and be completed late 2011
- Design is proposed to begin in late 2011 and be completed late 2012
- Construction is subject to federal government funding.
Section B (Sankeys Road to Traveston Road)
- Planning is complete
- Design will be delivered progressively between late 2008 and late 2009 to enable construction to occur in three parts — (1) bulk earthworks, (2) southern temporary highway relocation and (3) the remaining pavement, drainage, bridge structures and finishing works
- It is anticipated that construction will begin in late August/early September 2009. It is proposed that all works will be completed in 2012, weather permitting.
- The alignment for Section B (Sankeys Road to Traveston Road), which lies to the east of the existing Bruce Highway was outlined in the project's strategic planning study and approved by both the state and federal Ministers in September 2008. The Ministers reconfirmed in May 2009 that the alignment was a better alternative than upgrading the Bruce Highway closer to its current alignment.
Sections C (Traveston Road to Keefton Road) and D (Keefton Road to Curra)
- Specific timeframes for the final two stages of the Cooroy to Curra upgrade (Sections C and D) will be coordinated at a later date.
Contact details
For more information about this project, contact the Department of Transport and Main Roads Bruce Highway (Cooroy to Curra) project team:
