The D'Aguilar Highway is a two-lane

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linking the

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near Caboolture with Kingaroy in the state of

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, Australia. Major towns along the route include Woodford, Kilcoy, Blackbutt,

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and Kingaroy. The highway is approximately in length. The D'Aguilar Highway's highest elevation along its length is 527 m just north of Yarraman, and the lowest point is at 26.8m just west of Caboolture. As of 13 December 2007, the D'Aguliar Highway bypasses Caboolture to the north.

State Route 85

The section of this highway between Caboolture and Harlin is part of State Route 85, which extends for over from

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to Nindigully, duplexing with the Brisbane Valley Highway (State Route A17) from Harlin to Esk, the

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(State Route A3) from Hampton to

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, the

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(National Route A39) from Toowoomba to the

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, and the southern section of the Leichhardt Highway (National Route A39/State Route A5) to

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Future developments

Proposed Kilcoy bypass

In January 2009, the Department of Transport and Main Roads published details of the preferred design for a bypass of the Kilcoy township. The proposed route follows an abandoned rail corridor, and would have minimal impact on existing infrastructure. In 2021 significant changes were made to the two main intersections in Kilcoy to improve traffic flow. This seems to have been done as an alternative to the proposed bypass.

Upgrades

Safety improvements

A project to provide safety improvements between Sandy Creek and Kilcoy, at a cost of $19 million, was to be completed in late 2022.

Wide centre line treatment

A project to provide wide centre lines near Wamuran, at a cost of $12 million, was expected to complete in mid-2022.

Major Intersections

Intersections are listed from west to east.

Caboolture Connection Road

The Caboolture Connection Road (CCR) is a former section of the D'Aguilar Highway that runs south-east from the highway at Moodlu to the Bruce Highway in Caboolture,

, Australia. It is a state-controlled regional road (number 9905) rated as a local road of regional significance (LRRS).

CCR Route description

The road commences at an intersection with the D'Aguilar Highway (State Route 85) in the locality of Moodlu. It starts as Williams Road and crosses the highway on an overbridge. It then runs south-east as King Street, passing the exit to Bellmere Road to the south-west, and continuing through Caboolture to an intersection with

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and Beerburrum Road. It continues east as Lower King Street, crossing the

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and reaching a bridge over the Bruce Highway, where it ends. The physical road continues east as Caboolture-Bribie Island Road (State Route 85).

CCR History

With the opening of a new section of road in 2007 to enable the D'Aguilar Highway to bypass the Caboolture CBD, the bypassed section was renamed Caboolture Connection Road.

CCR Upgrade project

A project to upgrade signals and improve intersections on this road, at a cost of $7.5 million, was in construction in July 2022, with most sub-projects already completed.

CCR Major intersections

All distances are from Google Maps. The entire road is within the

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local government area.

Gallery

File:D'Aguilar Highway at D'Aguilar Queensland.jpg, Highway at D'Aguilar, 2015

References

External links

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