$9 million Bruce Hwy project complete

FEBRUARY 1, 2018: A $9 million project to widen and strengthen a section of the Bruce Highway south of Townsville near Julago and Nome is now safer for motorists after works were completed ahead of schedule.This is about improving the safety, access and reliability of the highway.More than 7,000 vehicles use this section of the highway each day – many of them heavy vehicles – and these works have made the pavement more resistant to wear and tear.These upgrades will make life easier for people travelling south of Townsville.Two sections of the highway, between Three Sisters Road and Billabong Sanctuary, and between Billabong Sanctuary and the Sunbird Motel, have been upgraded. One-metre-wide centreline treatments and audio tactile line marking have been applied as part of this project, both of which greatly reduce the risk of head-on collisions.I'm happy to say the works were also completed well ahead of schedule.The Australian Government contributed $7.2 million to the road widening and strengthening project, and the Queensland Government contributed $1.8 million.The project is part of a broader pavement widening package of works between south of Home Hill and North Ingham, being delivered under the jointly funded $8.5 billion, 10-year Bruce Highway Upgrade Program.