Bruce Highway (Brisbane - Gympie), Gateway Motorway to Dohles Rocks Road upgrade (Stage 1)
To improve traffic flow and safety the Queensland Government is upgrading the Bruce Highway, where it joins the Gateway Motorway and Gympie Arterial Road, south of the Pine River.
The Bruce Highway (Brisbane - Gympie), Gateway Motorway to Dohles Rocks Road upgrade (Stage 1) and the Gateway Motorway, Bracken Ridge to Pine River upgrade are being delivered together as the 'Gateway to Bruce Upgrade (G2BU)', with detailed design underway.
The G2BU will tackle long-standing congestion and safety issues on north Brisbane’s busiest transport corridor.
For information about Stage 2, visit the Bruce Highway (Brisbane - Gympie), Gateway Motorway to Dohles Rocks Road upgrade (Stage 2).
Benefits
- Improves safety
- Increases capacity
- Improves network efficiency
- Increases traffic flow
- Better road access
- Contributes to economy
- Better active transport
Key features
- Staged improvements to the Gateway Motorway, Bruce Highway and Gympie Arterial Road interchange
- Removing the existing Wyampa Road overpass and providing a new road under the motorway connecting with Kluver Street
- Fauna fencing, and a fauna underpass crossing east west under the Gateway Motorway, the Bruce Highway and Gympie Arterial Road interchange, on the south side of the Pine River
Funding
This project is jointly funded by the Australian and Queensland Governments.
Funding figures as at 2026-27 to 2029-30.
Investment ID: 1509103
- Total investment
- $948 million
- Australian Government
- $758.4 million
- Queensland Government
- $189.6 million
Current status
Detailed design is underway.
The timing of construction is subject to environmental approvals.
Community engagement
Engagement with the community has been ongoing since planning commenced on this project in 2020.
Read the latest community update and learn more about the design that is underway.
Environmental approvals
Environmental approvals are being progressed, with the Australian National Environmental Protection Agency (NEPA) assessing the Bruce Highway (Gateway Motorway to Dohles Rocks Road) upgrade under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act).
NEPA has confirmed the upgrade to be a controlled action that will be assessed by a Public Environment Report. We are currently preparing this report for submission to NEPA.
For further information, visit the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water website.
Sustainability
Social, environmental, and economic costs and benefits are considered when assessing and delivering infrastructure projects. These broad elements of sustainability are implemented using the Infrastructure Sustainability Council Rating Tool. The Infrastructure Sustainability Council program incentivises various sustainable initiatives, including best practices pollution control, environmental protection, community engagement and resource use.
This project will pursue the achievement of an Infrastructure Sustainability Council rating of ‘Excellent’ across both design and construction phases.
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