Section D will see the construction of a new 26-kilometre, four-lane bypass of Gympie and will complete the final link in the 62-kilometre upgrade of the Bruce Highway between Cooroy and Curra.
Section D has been separated into two contracts to assist in the future management of contractual risks inherent with such a large project. They are:
- Contract One - Southern – Woondum interchange to Sandy Creek Road, and
- Contract Two - Northern – Sandy Creek Road to Curra.
The Southern Contract (Contract One), approximately 10 kilometres in length, will extend from the northern end of the Bruce Highway Cooroy to Curra (Section C: Traveston to Woondum) project at Woondum, to north of Sandy Creek Road.
Key Dates
| May 2018 | Project Announcement |
| Aug 2020 | Contract Award |
| Oct 2021 | Construction Commencement |
| Oct 2024 | Construction Completion |
Procurement
| Procuring Agency: | Department of Transport and Main Roads |
| Successful Tenderer: | BBJV - A Joint Venture comprising BMD Constructions and Bielby Holdings |
PROJECT HISTORY
| Mar 2016 | The Preliminary planning for Section D was completed. |
| May 2016 | The detailed design process was commenced. |
| 2018 | The detailed design process was completed. |
| May 2018 | The Federal Budget allocated $3.3 billion towards the Bruce Highway Upgrade project over the next 10 years, with $800 million allocated to the Corroy to Curra Section D. The Federal Government's $800 million commitment will see funding contributions each year between FY2019-20 and FY2025-26, with the Queensland Government funding the remaining $200 million. |
| Aug 2019 | Infrastructure Australia approved the business case for Cooroy to Curra Section D: Woondum to Curra. IA has added the project to the Infrastructure Priority List as a Priority Project . |
| Aug 2020 | Contract One for Southern Section awarded to a Joint Venture comprising Bielby Holdings and BMD Constructions. |
| Jun 2021 | In its 2021-22 Budget, the Queensland Government allocated $180 million to the project for FY 2021-22. The Budget also indicated that the project has been delayed with $367 million in funding now outside the forward estimates. The project was indicated as having $248 million outside the 2020-21 Budget forward estimates. |
| Jun 2024 | The 2024-25 Queensland Budget allocated $111 million in FY2024-25 to the Cooroy to Curra Section D project and signalled that the project's cost had increased by $162 million. The Budget provided these figures as a total for both the Southern and Northern contracts, meaning it is unclear how the allocation or cost increase is distributed between the two contracts. |
| Aug 2024 | The Federal Government announced that the project is expected to be complete in October 2024, subject to weather and construction conditions. |
| Oct 2024 | The Queensland Government announced the completion of construction. |
Estimated Total Cost
(2023)
Sector
Road
Procurement approach
Traditional Procurement |
Location
Queensland |
National |
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