The Balonne Highway, a state
highway
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of
Queensland
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, is the continuation westward of
State Route 49 (
Moonie Highway
The Moonie Highway is a state highway of Queensland, Australia. Part of State Route 49, it leaves the Warrego Highway at Dalby and runs for over 290 km until it reaches St George. From there, State Route 49 continues west as the Balonne ...
) from the town of
St George
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to its termination at
Cunnamulla
Cunnamulla () is a town and a Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Shire of Paroo, Queensland, Australia. It is south of Charleville, Queensland, Charleville, and approximately west of the state capital, Brisbane. In the 2021 Au ...
.
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
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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 St George at a cost of $2.4 million is planned to be completed by late 2022.
This project is targeted for "early works" by the Queensland Government.
Major intersections
See also
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Highways in Australia
Highways in Australia are generally high capacity roads managed by states and territories of Australia, state and territory government agencies, though Australia's federal government contributes funding for important links between capital cit ...
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List of highways in Queensland
References
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