Warrego Highway (Toowoomba - Dalby) undertake safety improvements
The Queensland Government is improving safety along 60km of the Warrego Highway between Toowoomba and Dalby. This includes widening the road, flattening batter/roadside edges, adding new signage and line markings, removing roadside hazards, and installing turning lanes at Speed Road, Oakey.
The Warrego Highway is a key national freight corridor. This project involves the design and construction of cost-effective, high-benefit safety improvements to reduce the risk of fatalities and serious injury crashes on this section of the highway.
It is also a critical link for travel in and out of Southern Queensland, with this section connecting to the Bunya and Moonie highways.
These upgrades are part of targeted road safety upgrades that improve safety and help reduce fatal and serious injury crashes.
Benefits
- Improves safety
- Increases capacity
- Improves network efficiency
- Better road access
- Contributes to economy
- Contributes to regional growth
Key features
- Install wide centre line treatment at select locations.
- Install audio tactile line marking at select locations.
- Install turning lanes at Speed Road, Oakey.
- Flatten batter/roadside edges.
- Install new road signage.
- Remove some vegetation and other hazards within the road corridor.
Funding
This project is fully funded by the Queensland Government through the Safer Roads Sooner Program as published in the Queensland Transport and Roads Investment Program 2024-25 to 2027-28. Investment ID: 3044921
Current status
Detailed design was completed in September 2025.
Construction commenced in May 2026 and is expected to be completed in mid-2027, weather and conditions permitting.
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