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Queenslanders are being asked to share their views on Bruce Highway upgrade priorities. Transport and Main Roads Minister Mark Bailey said motorists who.
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The State Government is seeking regional representatives to join a Bruce Highway advisory body, as billions of dollars are spent on the 1677km stretch of road.
Six positions are available at the Bruce Highway Trust Advisory Council for people who live anywhere along the highway north of Gympie and regularly use it, and are road safety or regional development experts.
The trust was promised in 2017 and met twice last year to help shape three five-year plans for the highway, and the State Government is now expanding it to incorporate more regional voices.
Bruce Highway Trust chairman Peter Garske said the group counselled the government on the efficiency, safety, and flood protection of the highway.
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Subscriber only The Bruce Highway has been knocked off its worst Queensland road spot by the Kin Kin Road in the Noosa hinterland. As a proportion of total responses received, the Bruce Highway has dropped substantially since the 2011 survey, indicating. the $8.5 billion, 10-year Bruce Highway Upgrade Program (2013-23) has improved the quality and standard of the road, said an RACQ spokesperson. This program has been extended to $12.6 billion over 15 years to June 2028 with a Bruce Highway Trust Advisory Council tasked with developing rolling five-year action plans over the next 15 years. But the news is not great for people travelling inland for work or to visit family.