Richmond - Winton Road, strengthen and widen pavement
The Queensland Government has improved all weather access, travel reliability and safety along Richmond — Winton Road by widening and strengthening this section.
This project adds to our long-term strategy to upgrade and seal significant roads in north Queensland, supporting regional communities and industries.
These works widened, strengthened and upgraded 10.3km of priority sections along Richmond — Winton Road. Flood immunity has also been improved with the progressive sealing 5.6km of unsealed road and the replacement of drainage structures and floodways.
Benefits
- Improves safety
- Increases capacity
- Improves network efficiency
- Improves flood immunity
- Better road access
- Reduces travel time
- Contributes to economy
- Contributes to regional growth
- Reduces maintenance
- Improves ride quality
Key features
- Strengthened pavement and widened various priority sections to improve the safety and travel reliability for all road users.
- Progressively sealed unsealed sections to improve all weather access.
- Replaced drainage structures and floodways to improve flood immunity.
Funding
This project was jointly funded by the Australian and Queensland governments.
- Total investment
- $13 million
- Australian Government
- $10.4 million
- Queensland Government
- $2.6 million
Current status
The project was completed in November 2025.
Richmond - Winton Road, strengthen and widen pavement location map
