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Roads Of Strategic Importance In Queensland
Roads of Strategic Importance in Queensland is a list of roads in Queensland, Australia, that are the subject of one or more road improvement projects under the Roads of Strategic Importance (ROSI) initiative of the Australian Government. The purposes of this document are to: * List the strategic corridors that are wholly or partly in Queensland, with at least one project in Queensland. * List all ROSI projects in Queensland, and provide a link to each project description. * List all roads and associated structures targeted by ROSI projects in Queensland. * Record the copying of project details to associated Wikipedia articles. * Indicate projects targeted for "early works" by the Queensland Government. __FORCETOC__ Data columns The list is in the form of a table with the following date columns: * Corridor name * Project short name * Road name * Copied * Notes Corridor name Corridor names from the source document (reference 1) are listed alphabetically without any division betwee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queensland
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Castlereagh Highway
Castlereagh Highway is a state highway located in New South Wales and Queensland, Australia. The highway's northern terminus is at a junction with Carnarvon Highway, south of , Queensland. Its southern terminus is at a junction with Great Western Highway at Marrangaroo, north-west of Lithgow. From north to south the highway traverses South West Queensland and the North West Slopes, Orana, and Central West regions of New South Wales. The highway is part of the Great Inland Way linking Sydney and Cairns, and provides all-weather access to rugged black opal country of Lightning Ridge. Castlereagh Highway was named after the Castlereagh River, which it parallels for most of its journey north from Gilgandra. Route Castlereagh Highway starts at Marrangaroo, just north of Lithgow, at an interchange with Great Western Highway and runs in a north-westerly direction through Ilford and the junctions of Bathurst-Ilford Road and Bylong Valley Way, through the regional centre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Proserpine–Shute Harbour Road
Proserpine–Shute Harbour Road is a continuous road route in the Whitsunday local government area of Queensland, Australia. The route is designated as State Route 59. It is a state-controlled regional road (number 851). Route description Proserpine–Shute Harbour Road commences as State Route 59 at an intersection with the Bruce Highway in , just north of . Known as Shute Harbour Road, it runs north until it reaches an intersection with Strathdickie Road, where it turns east. It enters , crosses to the east, and turns north along the boundary with , passing the exit to Conway Road before entering . It continues north and then turns east along the boundary with . Next it turns north-east through Cannon Valley, passing the exits to Gregory–Cannon Valley Road and Riordanvale Road before entering . The road continues generally north-east through residential and industrial areas of Cannonvale as it approaches , where it follows a winding course which includes a bypass of part ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isis Highway
The Isis Highway is a state highway in southern Queensland, Australia. The highway is relatively short, and runs for in a north-east / south-west direction between Bundaberg North and the Burnett Highway at Ban Ban Springs. The Isis Highway links the sugar producing Bundaberg and Fraser Coast regions with the cattle farming districts of the North Burnett. The highway takes its name from the Isis River, which flows between Maryborough and Childers. The highway also passes through a significant amount of the former Isis Shire local government area, of which Childers was the administrative centre. The Isis Highway is signed as State Route 3 between Bundaberg and Childers, and State Route 52 between Childers and Ban Ban Springs. The section between Bundaberg and Childers is a state-controlled regional road (number 19A) while that between Childers and Ban Ban Springs is a state-controlled strategic road (numbers 19B and 19C) Route description The road commences at a round ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mundubbera–Durong Road
Mundubbera–Durong Road is a continuous road route in the North Burnett and South Burnett local government areas of Queensland, Australia. It is signed as State Route 75. It is a state-controlled regional road (number 435). It has been designated as a road of strategic importance by the Federal Government. Route description The road starts at an intersection with the Burnett Highway in the locality of in the North Burnett region. It runs south through the town, where it is known as Strathdee Street, then crosses the Burnett River and enters the locality of . It runs generally south-west through Boynewood, passing the exit to Boondooma Road (which leads to Gayndah–Mundubbera Road) to the south-east, then crossing the Boyne River on the John Peterson Bridge and entering . Continuing generally south, the road passes through Derri Derra and the north-west corner of before transiting the south-eastern corner of . Next it crosses the regional and locality boundary, enterin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burnett Highway
The Burnett Highway is an inland rural highway located in Queensland, Australia. The highway runs between its junction with the Bruce Highway at Gracemere, just south of Rockhampton, and Nanango. Its length is approximately 542 kilometres. The highway takes its name from the Burnett River, which it crosses in Gayndah. The Burnett Highway provides the most direct link between the northern end of the New England Highway (at Yarraman, south of Nanango) and Rockhampton. It is designated as a State Strategic Road (part of Australia’s Country Way) by the Queensland Government. History In January 2013, Cyclone Oswald caused flood damage to the road and a partial closure between Bouldercombe and Mount Morgan, which took longer than a year to repair. Roads of Strategic Importance upgrade The Roads of Strategic Importance initiative, last updated in March 2022, includes the following project for the Burnett Highway. Intersection upgrade A project to upgrade the intersection of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New England Highway
New England Highway is an long highway in Australia running from Yarraman, north of Toowoomba, Queensland at its northern end to Hexham at Newcastle, New South Wales at its southern end. It is part of Australia's National Highway system, and forms part of the inland route between Brisbane and Sydney. Route At its northern end New England Highway connects to D'Aguilar Highway, and at its southern end it connects to Pacific Highway. It traverses the Darling Downs, New England, and Hunter Valley regions. During the winter months, some parts of the New England Highway are subject to frost and snowfall, with the 350 km section from the Moonbi Ranges to Stanthorpe located at high altitudes. Traffic volume In 2013–14, the New England Highway and Cunningham Highway combined (known as the Sydney-Brisbane inland route) had an average annual daily traffic count of just over 13,000 vehicles, which is approximately half that seen on the coastal route (i.e., the Pacific H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Balonne Highway
The Balonne Highway, a state highway of Queensland, is the continuation westward of State Route 49 (Moonie Highway) from the town of St George to its termination at Cunnamulla. There are no large settlements between St George and Cunnamulla. Upgrades Levee bank at Bollon A project to construct a levee bank across the highway on the western side of , at a cost of $1.8 million, was completed in June 2021. Roads of Strategic Importance upgrades The Roads of Strategic Importance initiative, last updated in March 2022, includes the following projects for the Balonne Highway. Corridor upgrade A lead project to upgrade the Townsville to Roma corridor, including sections of the Carnarvon, Dawson, Gregory and Balonne Highways and surrounding state and council roads, at an estimated cost of $125 million, commenced construction of some work projects in 2020. Planning continues for other projects. St George breakdown pad A project to construct a breakdown pad on the Balonne Highway at S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dawson Developmental Road
The Dawson Highway is a state highway in Queensland, Australia. It runs for between Gladstone and Springsure where it terminates. From Gladstone to Rolleston it is signed as State Route 60, and then A7 onwards to Springsure. It continues west for another as Dawson Developmental Road to Tambo on the Landsborough Highway. North of Springsure, A7 becomes the Gregory Highway. Many of the towns along the Dawson Highway are coal-mining establishments. List of towns along the Dawson Highway * Gladstone (Gladstone Region) **Gladstone Central ** West Gladstone ** New Auckland ** Clinton * Calliope * Biloela (Shire of Banana) * Banana * Moura **Bauhinia (Central Highlands Region) * Rolleston * Springsure Major intersections Upgrades Replace bridges The existing timber bridges on the Dawson Highway were subject to regular closures due to flooding. The $40 million replacement of 5 timber bridges project was completed in April 2018. The timber bridges were replaced with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gregory Developmental Road
The Gregory Highway is a state highway in Queensland, Australia that serves the major coal-mining centres of Central Queensland. The highway was named after Augustus Gregory, an early explorer. Route description The highway runs southward from Quartz Blow Creek, a point west of Mount Surprise on the Gulf Developmental Road, via Charters Towers, to Springsure, over away. The northern section of is designated by the state government as the Gregory Developmental Road. The shorter southern section between Clermont and Springsure () is designated the Gregory Highway. As of 2015, the first between the Gulf Developmental Road via Einasleigh to the Lynd Junction are unsealed and may be corrugated. The next section to Charters Towers has been upgraded from single lane to mostly dual-laned bitumen. The road is used by many road trains. File:Gregory Highway, QLD, Australia.jpeg, High quality road section File:Gregory Highway 2, QLD, Australia.jpeg, Example of poorer quality road se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dawson Highway
The Dawson Highway is a state highway in Queensland, Australia. It runs for between Gladstone and Springsure where it terminates. From Gladstone to Rolleston it is signed as State Route 60, and then A7 onwards to Springsure. It continues west for another as Dawson Developmental Road to Tambo on the Landsborough Highway. North of Springsure, A7 becomes the Gregory Highway. Many of the towns along the Dawson Highway are coal-mining establishments. List of towns along the Dawson Highway * Gladstone ( Gladstone Region) **Gladstone Central ** West Gladstone ** New Auckland ** Clinton * Calliope * Biloela (Shire of Banana) * Banana * Moura ** Bauhinia (Central Highlands Region Central Highlands Region is a local government area in Queensland, Australia. History '' Wadja'' (also known as ''Wadjigu'', ''Wadya'', ''Wadjainngo'', ''Mandalgu'', and ''Wadjigun)'' is an Australian Aboriginal language in Central Queensland ...) * Rolleston * Springsure Major intersec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gregory Highway
The Gregory Highway is a state highway in Queensland, Australia that serves the major coal-mining centres of Central Queensland. The highway was named after Augustus Gregory, an early explorer. Route description The highway runs southward from Quartz Blow Creek, a point west of Mount Surprise on the Gulf Developmental Road, via Charters Towers, to Springsure, over away. The northern section of is designated by the state government as the Gregory Developmental Road. The shorter southern section between Clermont and Springsure () is designated the Gregory Highway. As of 2015, the first between the Gulf Developmental Road via Einasleigh to the Lynd Junction are unsealed and may be corrugated. The next section to Charters Towers has been upgraded from single lane to mostly dual-laned bitumen. The road is used by many road trains. File:Gregory Highway, QLD, Australia.jpeg, High quality road section File:Gregory Highway 2, QLD, Australia.jpeg, Example of poorer quality road ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
