Mackay Ring Road
Mackay Ring Road | |
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Map of Stage 1 of proposed ring road | |
General information | |
Type | Highway (Under construction) |
Length | 21 km (13 mi) |
Ring road around | Mackay |
Major junctions | |
South end | Bruce Highway (National Highway A1), Bakers Creek |
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Northeast end | Harbour Road |
Location(s) | |
Major settlements | Bakers Creek, Ooralea, Racecourse, Foulden, Glenella, Mount Pleasant, North Mackay, Mackay Harbour |
Highway system | |
The Mackay Ring Road is a bypass route near Mackay, Queensland, Australia The proposed full length of the road is 21 kilometres (13 mi) long and will be built in 3 stages.[1] Stage 1 opened in September 2020.
Stage 1 is 11.34 km in length and connects the Bruce Highway to the south of Mackay (at Stockroute Road) with the Bruce Highway to the north of Mackay (near Bald Hill Road). It includes a new bridge over the Pioneer River and an interchange with the Peak Downs Highway. It provides a bypass of Mackay for Bruce Highway traffic that is immune to flooding and free of signalised intersections.[1] Stage 1 of the project was expected to cost $540 million, 80% of the funding was from the Commonwealth and the remaining 20% from Queensland.[2]
Stage 2 is 8.2 km in length. It will connect Stage 1 near the Bruce Highway at Glenella to Harbour Road at Mackay Harbour. The route will follow the Mackay Harbour Railway (Port Rail Line).
Stage 3 is 1.4 km in length. An additional connection from Stage 2 to the Port and Slade Point Road.
It was expected that many vehicles would bypass the city once completed.
Construction[]
Milestones[]
- October 2011 - Planning Study commences
- February 2012 - Analysis and evaluation of alignment options
- May 2012 - Business Case for preferred alignment commences, community consultations
- 13 November 2012 - Approval to proceed to design stage
- January 2014 - Preliminary design phase begins, Initial ground survey and soil testing
- 2015 - Detailed design work commenced
- Mid 2017 - Construction of stage 1 commenced
- 5 September 2020 - Completion of Stage 1 and opening.
See also[]
- Bruce Highway
- Mackay Transport
References[]
- ^ a b Department of Transport and Main Roads (19 May 2014). "Mackay Ring Road concept plans". Projects. Queensland Government. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
- ^ Truss, Warren (10 June 2014). "Mackay Ring Road En Route". Media Release. Ministry of Infrastructure and Regional Development. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
External links[]
- Proposed roads in Australia
- Mackay, Queensland
- Ring roads in Australia
- Roads in Queensland