The Federal Government has allocated $40 million to upgrade Queensland’s Mount Lindesay Highway at Jimboomba, which connects Brisbane to the New South Wales border.
The upgrade will span 1.5 kilometres and includes expanding the highway to four lanes, as well as upgrading major intersections and pedestrian pathways, to ease traffic congestion and provide a more reliable and efficient route for commuters and freight.
Queensland Transport and Main Roads Minister Mark Bailey said that preparation work undertaken this year will mean the project construction can start mid-2022.
“These works will make it safer and easier for locals to get into the shopping centre, sporting facilities and schools, plus the project will improve active transport paths,” Bailey said. “This includes developing a new shared pedestrian underpass along the disused rail corridor.
The upgrades will benefit motorist ravelling on the major route, with the highway carrying over 25,000 vehicles daily.
Federal Assistant Minister for Road Safety and Freight Transport and Member for Wright Scott Buchholz said the upgrades will provide significant safety improvements for commuters and freight vehicles travelling through Jimboomba.
“The duplication of the highway from two to four lanes will reduce the stress and pressures locals in the Scenic Rim and Logan experience using the highway,” he said. “We’re getting on with building a better Mount Lindesay Highway to improve safety and reduce travel times for locals and the transport sector.”
The project follows the completion of additional safety works along the highway, including a $20 million upgrade from Camp Cable to Johanna Street in Jimboomba, $20 million North Maclean safety improvements, a $22.4 million upgrade from Rosia Road to Stoney Camp Road, and $14 million South Maclean safety improvements.s
The $53 million Mount Lindesay Highway – Johanna Street to South Street project is jointly funded, with the Australian Government committing $42.4 million and the Queensland Government $10.6 million.
Construction is expected to start mid-2022 and be completed late 2023.
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