Northern 80,036 km2 Area covered by location1 4.65% Population of Queensland1 1,140 km Other state-controlled road network 521 km National Land Transport Network2 531 km National rail network See references section (notes for map pages) for further details on footnotes. Townsville Office Floor 5, Townsville Government Office Building 445 Flinders Street | Townsville | Qld 4810 PO Box 1089 | Townsville | Qld 4810 (07) 4421 8716 | [email protected] • continue construction of Townsville Ring Road • continue preconstruction on safety and capacity Program Highlights (Stage 5) project to duplicate the existing Ring Road, upgrades for Townsville Connection Road between, between Vickers Bridge and Shaw Road, jointly University Road and Bowen Road Bridge (Stuart Drive), funded by the Australian Government and Queensland improve safety In 2020–21 we completed: Government • continue preconstruction on safety and capacity • construction of a northbound acceleration lane along • complete pavement widening on Hervey Range upgrades for Garbutt – Upper Ross Road (Riverway the Flinders Highway (Townsville – Charters Towers) Developmental Road (Townsville – Battery), between Drive) Stage 2 between, Allambie Lane and Dunlop at the Woodstock – Giru Road intersection (Lansdown Rupertswood Drive and Black River Road, as part of Street Eco-Industrial Precinct) the Queensland Government’s COVID-19 economic recovery response • commence construction on overtaking lanes on the • construction of pavement widening and safety Bruce Highway between Leichhardt Creek and Lilypond improvements on the Bruce Highway, between • commence culvert upgrades on Gregory Developmental Creek. Mailman Road and Mackenzie Creek, jointly funded Road (Charters Towers – The Lynd) Porphyry Road by the Australian Government and Queensland (Greenvale), as part of the Queensland Government’s Government COVID-19 economic recovery response • planning of safety and capacity upgrades for • commence pavement widening on Gregory Garbutt – Upper Ross Road (Riverway Drive) Stage 2 Developmental Road (Charters Towers – The Lynd), between, Allambie Lane and Dunlop Street between, Marble Creek and Christmas Creek, jointly funded by the Australian Government and Queensland • planning of safety and capacity upgrades for Townsville Government as part of the COVID-19 economic recovery Connection Road (Stuart Drive). response In 2021–22 we will: • commence pavement widening on Gregory Developmental Road (Charters Towers – The Lynd), • complete construction of the Haughton River between, Airport Drive and Lucky Springs Road jointly Floodplain upgrade on the Bruce Highway, between funded by the Australian Government and Queensland Horseshoe Lagoon and Palm Creek, jointly funded Government by the Australian Government and Queensland Government • continue pavement strengthening on North Townsville Road (Townsville), jointly funded by the Australian • continue construction of Townsville Northern Access Government and Queensland Government as part of Intersections Upgrade on the Bruce Highway, between the COVID-19 economic recovery response Northern Veales Road and Pope Road, jointly funded by the Australian Government and Queensland Government Northern Queensland Transport and Roads Investment Program 2021–22 to 2024–25 | Page 125 Future Plans We continue to plan for the future transport requirements of Northern. In 2021–22 key planning includes: • continue planning for the Townsville Port Road network modification • commence planning along University Road in the vicinity of Discovery Drive and Yolanda Drive intersection • commence planning for the alignment and corridor preservation of the Ingham to Cardwell Range deviation project. Link for TMR Project Page: https://www.tmr.qld.gov.au/Projects Northern Queensland Transport and Roads Investment Program 2021–22 to 2024–25 | Page 126 Northern Contributions Estimated Indicative Local expenditure 2023-24 to Local Investment total Australian Queensland 2021-22 2022-23 Beyond Network Investment name Government to 30 June 2024-25 government ID budget Government Government / Other (1) 2021 (2) $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 Burdekin Shire 8785 National Bruce Highway (Ayr - Townsville), Haughton River Floodplain upgrade, construct bridges and 514,335 411,468 102,867 278,824 40,072 5,937 39,502 150,000 approaches 931459 National Bruce Highway (Bowen - Ayr), Ayr - Dalbeg Road to Queen Street, improve safety 590 590 21 75 205 289 865301 National Bruce Highway (Bowen - Ayr), Fredericksfield Road to Homestead Road, construct overtaking lanes 9,435 9,435 754 270 5,645 2,766 1643420 National Bruce Highway (Bowen - Ayr), Mount Inkerman Road, improve intersection 3,970 3,176 794 228 129 2,414 1,199 399292 National Bruce Highway, Burdekin Deviation, plan and preserve corridor 48,000 38,400 9,600 69 1,000 2,000 44,931 1620983(3) National Burdekin River Bridge, rehabilitation program 96,931 64,732 31,855 343 49,391 3,500 3,500 28,826 11,714 1751129 Local Allen Road (Barratta), reconstruct pavement 432 216 216 66 150 1145533 Local Barratta Road (Upper Haughton), various locations, rehabilitate pavement 1,582 791 791 283 150 358 1134006 Local Beach Road (Ayr), rehabilitate pavement 196 98 98 49 49 1913791 Local Fiveways Road (Brandon), pavement reconstruction 500 250 250 250 1915485 Local Giddy Road and Maidenvale Road (Ayr), upgrade intersection 100 50 50 50 1914018 Local Groper Creek Road (Inkerman), reseal works 90 45 45 45 1915441 Local Hughes Road (Barratta), pavement reconstruction 500 250 250 250 1914013 Local McLain Road (Giru), reseal works 90 45 45 45 1528583 Local School Road (Clare), Clare township to Barratta Road, widen pavement and improve drainage 1,200 600 600 300 300 Subtotal: Burdekin Shire 45,545 20,200 118,511 Charters Towers 1521899(4) National Flinders Highway (Townsville - Charters Towers), Mingela Road to Kookaburra Creek, wide-centre line 9,700 7,760 1,940 6,100 2,350 1,250 Regional treatment 315972(5) State Gregory Developmental Road (Belyando Crossing - Charters Towers), approaches to Boomerang 6,790 5,432 1,358 1,651 50 3,700 1,389 Creek, widen and seal 1534377(4) State Gregory Developmental Road (Charters Towers - The Lynd), Airport Drive to Lucky Springs Road, 15,310 12,248 3,062 1,531 2,494 3,404 7,880 strengthen and widen pavement 1697820(6) State Gregory Developmental Road (Charters Towers - The Lynd), Marble Creek to Christmas Creek, widen 25,000 20,000 5,000 1,995 10,700 9,805 2,500 pavement 1649218(7) State Gregory Developmental Road (Charters Towers - The Lynd), Porphyry Road (Greenvale), upgrade 5,100 5,100 175 2,925 1,000 1,000 culvert 1880468 State Hervey Range Developmental Road (Townsville – Battery), Thorton’s Gap Road to Kitten Gully, 750 750 50 400 300 planning 1145281 Local Dotswood Road (Fanning River), realign road and improve level crossing 1,000 500 500 500 1156080 Local Ewan Road, Hidden Valley to Paluma, reconstruction works 600 300 300 300 377014 Local Lake Buchanan Road (Pentland), Jumpup stabilisation section, rehabilitate pavement 863 431 431 431 Northern Queensland Transport and Roads Investment Program 2021–22 to 2024–25 | Page 127 Contributions Estimated Indicative Local expenditure 2023-24 to Local Investment total Australian Queensland 2021-22 2022-23 Beyond Network Investment name Government to 30 June 2024-25 government ID budget Government Government / Other (1) 2021 (2) $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 Charters Towers 1912256 Local Mosman Street (Alabama Hill), Towers Street to northern carpark, drainage and safety improvements 533 266 266 266 Regional 1133996 Local Mount Fox Road (Mount Fox), resheet unsealed road 663 331 331 331 (continued) 718440 Local Victory Street, Milchester Road to York Street (Queenton), asphalt overlay and junction alignment 3,077 1,538 1,538 307 831 400 1912367 Local Weir Road (Charters Towers), reseal works 530 265 265 265 Subtotal: Charters Towers Regional 23,151 21,491 8,102 Hinchinbrook 870976 National Bruce Highway (Ingham - Innisfail) and Lannercost Street, upgrade intersection 1,000 800 200 74 96 830 Shire 934745 National Bruce Highway (Ingham - Innisfail), Abergowrie Road to Ingham - Halifax - Bermside Road, improve 810 648 162 550 260 safety 934732 National Bruce Highway (Townsville - Ingham), Grasso’s Road to Lannercost Street and Townsville Road 7,669 6,135 1,534 461 4,200 10 2,998 intersection, widen and seal 399270 National Bruce Highway, Ingham to Cardwell Range Deviation, plan and preserve corridor 48,000 38,400 9,600 113 200 2,000 45,687 1146951 Local Abergowrie Road (Ingham), improve drainage 256 128 128 79 49 1535187 Local Cassia Street (Hinchinbrook), widen pavement and improve safety 120 60 60 60 1817943(8) Local Cemetary Road (Hinchinbrook), Desjardins Crossing bridge, replace bridge 403 201 201 161 40 1134121 Local Cooks Lane (Ingham), various locations, pave and seal 400 200 200 100 100 1917599 Local Cooks Lane (Ingham), widen pavement 315 50 265 50 1916203 Local Elphinstone Pocket Road (Abergowrie), Broadwater Road to Abergowrie Road, safety improvements 48 24 24 24 728139 Local Four Mile Road (Braemeadows), various locations, pave and seal and improve drainage 635 318 318 194 124 1147308 Local Hawkins Creek Road (Ingham), rehabilitate culvert 140 70 70 70 1917916 Local Jourama Road and Jourama Falls Road, reseal works 1,400 350 1,050 350 1146058 Local Lannercost Extension Road (Lannercost), various locations, pave and seal 100 50 50 50 1817537(8) Local Liborios Road (Upper Stone), Kirks