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Capricorn Highway
Rockhampton to Gracemere Duplication
Project over view
September 2019
The Capricorn Highway – Rockhampton to Gracemere Duplication project will
improve safety and enhance the capacity of the highway improving connectivity and
travel times for highway users.
About the project It will deliver safety benefits with dual highway carriageways
reducing the risk of head-on crashes. Increasing the highway
The $74.99 million project is funded through the capacity from two to four lanes removes the need for high-
Northern Australia Roads Program with the Australian risk overtaking manoeuvres and on-road cycle facilities will
Government contributing $59.99 million and the separate cyclists from high-speed highway traffic.
Queensland Government contributing $15 million.
Over five kilometres of the Capricorn Highway between
Key design features:
Rockhampton and Gracemere will be widened from • A four-lane separated highway between
two to four lanes and existing intersections will be re- Rockhampton and Gracemere with a new eastbound
designed to improve traffic operations and safety. carriageway.
In December 2018, the Department of Transport and • Intersection upgrades including dedicated turn
Main Roads (TMR) appointed Fulton Hogan to design lanes, improved sight distance, new linemarking
and construct the upgrade. and lighting.
Detailed design is progressing with construction to • New active transport infrastructure including on-
start in late 2019. The Capricorn Highway between road cycling facilities and a new westbound cyclist
Rockhampton and Gracemere is an east-west route bridge at Scrubby Creek.
which forms part of Central Queensland’s principal
freight, commuter and tourism networks—linking the • A new two lane eastbound bridge at Scrubby Creek.
Capricorn Coast to Outback Queensland. • A signalised intersection at Fairy Bower Road and
Old Gracemere Road.
Project benefits • Local road improvements on Nelson Street and
Duplicating the Capricorn Highway between Rockhampton Stanley Road to maintain local access.
and Gracemere will deliver safety and capacity improvements
to ease congestion and improve travel times. Intersection
• Service protection work for underground utilities
upgrades at Old Capricorn Highway/Fairy Bower Road including gas and water.
intersection and McLaughlin Street intersection will provide
• Pavement improvements on the existing Capricorn
for safer access to the highway for all road users.
Highway carriageway and at the Yeppen roundabout.
The concept design provides an optimal traffic solution to
ease congestion and improve travel times for around 18,000 • Provision for a new school bus facility at Fairy Bower
vehicles per day using the Capricorn Highway. It also ensures Road.
the highway can cater for future traffic growth in the region.
Concept Design
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Current project status
Over the coming months, TMR will focus on detailed
design work to prepare a final design for construction.
During detailed design, the project team will continue
to refine the concept design between Fairy Bower
Road and the Scrubby Creek bridge to allow for future
integration of the Rockhampton Ring Road.
As identified in the Fitzroy River Floodplain and Road
Plan Study, the Rockhampton – Gracemere Duplication
will integrate with major infrastructure already
completed, including Yeppen North and Yeppen South,
as well as the Rockhampton Northern Access Upgrade
(currently in development) and the future Rockhampton
Ring Road.
What’s next?
Site investigation works to inform the detailed design
Site investigation works have been undertaken at Scrubby Creek in preparation for bridge construction
will continue. This includes activities such as survey, to commence from October 2019.
geotechnical and pavement investigations.
Project timeline
Managing traffic through this busy corridor will remain
an important consideration in delivering the upgrade. Activity Timeframe Status
To ensure traffic flow is maintained, construction Contract Award November 2018
activities will initially focus on areas adjacent to
the existing highway. Road users can expect to see Site investigations April–August 2019
changed traffic conditions in place, including reduced Concept design released September 2019
speed limits, when construction commences.
Site establishment Early October 2019
Site establishment will commence from October 2019 Construction works Late 2019
to allow early bridge construction activities at Scrubby commence
Creek to begin ahead of major construction. Finalisation of detailed Late 2019
design
Construction complete Early 2021
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Contact us
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Email: RGD@fultonhogan.com.au Gracemere Duplication Project
Department of Transport and Main Roads
Visit: www.tmr.qld.gov.au/CapricornHighwayDuplication Fitzroy District
PO Box 5096
Red Hill Rockhampton Qld 4701
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