Townsville Ring Road Stage 5 opens to traffic

The project is jointly funded by Australian Government funding of $224 million and the Queensland Government's $56 million contribution.

Since the project got underway in mid-2021, 4 new bridges have been delivered and 22,000 tonnes of asphalt laid across 6 kilometres of highway.

TRR5 involved duplicating the six-kilometre, two-lane section of the Townsville Ring Road between Vickers Bridge and Shaw Road to 4 lanes.

The major infrastructure upgrade has delivered safety and capacity improvements to 3 existing interchanges, while a new interchange and 4 new bridges have been built to improve traffic flow and road safety on the Bruce Highway.

A section of Beck Drive has also been upgraded, delivering a new signalised intersection at Gouldian Avenue along with improved pedestrian and bicycle facilities.

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