- Budget delivers the foundation for a fresh start with a record $41.7 billion for new and upgraded roads and rail projects.
- Bruce Highway upgrades, The Wave and Faster Rail to the Gold Coast key projects in Budget.
- Safer Roads, Better Transport Plan progresses projects including the Caloundra Congestion Busting Plan, Barron River Bridge, Bribie Island Bridge and Mooloolah River Interchange.
The Crisafulli Government is delivering for Queensland with generational transport infrastructure projects to connect communities, support economic growth, and prepare the State for the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games, in the 2025-26 Budget.
The $41.7 billion Transport and Main Roads Budget lays the foundation for a fresh start to deliver generational infrastructure to connect Queensland in the lead-up to the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Under the former Labor Government, our busy roads grew increasingly congested while infrastructure projects were grossly mismanaged, leading to cost blowouts and delays.
This year's Queensland Transport and Roads Investment Program restores respect for Queenslanders' money and boosts productivity by restoring a competitive tender process for projects to ensure Queensland can deliver the pipeline of infrastructure needed ahead of 2032.
Key initiatives include:
- $9 billion Bruce Highway Targeted Safety Program that restores 80:20 funding for the Bruce Highway and delivers safety upgrades, with the first 16 projects already in planning or under construction.
- The Safer Roads, Better Transport Plan including Barron River Bridge, the Bribie Island Bridge, the Caloundra Congestion Busting Plan and Mooloolah River Interchange.
- The Wave with seamless public transport all the way to the Sunshine Coast Airport – with heavy passenger rail to Birtinya and metro all the way to the Sunshine Coast Airport through Maroochydore CBD, with an additional $40 million to accelerate planning for stages 2 and 3 in this year's Budget.
- Faster Rail between Logan and the Gold Coast with $5.75 billion jointly funded with the Australian Government.
- $100 million Country Roads Connect program to boost the safety and flood resilience of regional unsealed roads.
- $27.5 million for the Schools Transport Infrastructure Program to improve the safety and operation of schools across Queensland.
- $15 million for the Keeping Our Waterways Safe program (formally War on Wrecks), with a focus on action and enforcement activity.
- $2.2 million to remove the fee for a new Disability Parking Permit to deliver on our election commitment and provide cost of living relief.
Treasurer David Janetzki said the Budget was about delivering a plan for Queensland's future.
"We promised a fresh start for Queensland and that's exactly what this Budget delivers," Treasurer Janetzki said.
"After almost a decade of crises under Labor in youth crime, health, housing and cost of living, this Budget delivers the foundation of a plan for Queensland's future."
Minister for Transport and Main Roads, Brent Mickelberg, said this year's Budget delivered respect for Queenslanders' money.
"This year's Budget is helping deliver a transport network that meets the needs of our growing population, supports our economy, and connects our communities," Minister Mickelberg said.
"Whether it is the Barron River Bridge in Cairns, The Caloundra Congestion Busting Plan or the Bribie Island Bridge, we are progressing these important projects for Queensland's future.
"We are delivering to ensure Queensland is well positioned to meet the challenges of hosting the 2032 Games, while also preparing for the significant transport demand that comes with a growing State.
"We're working across multiple levels of government and with industry bodies to explore innovative products and delivery options to drive value for money and manage project cost pressures.
"These include improving design quality, conducting earlier investigations to manage risk, and engaging with industry early to ensure better outcomes.
"This is about managing a decade of mess and mismanagement left by the former Labor Government to deliver the generational infrastructure needed to protect our way of life for the future."
