Mackay Ring Road | |
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Map of Stage 1 of proposed ring road | |
General information | |
Type | Highway (Under construction) |
Length | 21 km (13 mi) |
Ring road around | Mackay |
Major junctions | |
South end | ![]() |
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Northeast end | Harbour Road |
Location(s) | |
Major settlements | Bakers Creek, Ooralea, Racecourse, Foulden, Glenella, Mount Pleasant, North Mackay, Mackay Harbour |
Highway system | |
The Mackay Ring Road is a bypass route near Mackay, Queensland, Australia The proposed full length of the road is 21 kilometres (13 mi) long and will be built in 3 stages. [1] Stage 1 opened in September 2020.
Stage 1 is 11.34 km in length and connects the Bruce Highway to the south of Mackay (at Stockroute Road) with the Bruce Highway to the north of Mackay (near Bald Hill Road). It includes a new bridge over the Pioneer River and an interchange with the Peak Downs Highway. It provides a bypass of Mackay for Bruce Highway traffic that is immune to flooding and free of signalised intersections. [1] Stage 1 of the project was expected to cost $540 million, 80% of the funding was from the Commonwealth and the remaining 20% from Queensland. [2]
Stage 2 is 8.2 km in length. It will connect Stage 1 near the Bruce Highway at Glenella to Harbour Road at Mackay Harbour. The route will follow the Mackay Harbour Railway (Port Rail Line).
Stage 3 is 1.4 km in length. An additional connection from Stage 2 to the Port and Slade Point Road.
It was expected that many vehicles would bypass the city once completed.
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