Gateway Motorway, Bracken Ridge to Pine River upgrade funding commitment
The Gateway Motorway (Bracken Ridge to Pine River) project is part of integrated planning for the Gateway Motorway and Bruce Highway Upgrades in north Brisbane and the Moreton Bay Region.
Benefits
- Improves safety
- Increases capacity
- Improves network efficiency
- Better road access
- Contributes to economy
- Contributes to regional growth
- Better active transport
- Increases traffic flow
Key features
The Gateway Motorway (Bracken Ridge to Pine River) business case developed a plan to improve traffic flow and safety by:
- providing additional Gateway Motorway lanes
- improving connections with Bruce Highway, Bracken Ridge Road, and Deagon Deviation
- upgrading the Gateway Motorway curve at Bracken Ridge
- installing a shared pedestrian and bicycle path on the northern side of the motorway, including upgraded connections to Barfoot Street, Deagon Deviation, Wyampa Road.
Future planning consideration
Planning for this project also considered reconfiguring the Gateway Motorway from Nudgee to Deagon to provide 8 lanes. This is recommended as a future stage, to be delivered subject to funding and competing priorities.
Funding
This project is jointly funded by the Australian and Queensland governments. Project scope, cost and timing are subject to further planning, consideration, and negotiation with the Australian Government. Investment ID 1510417
A revised project cost of $1,310 million was announced on 22 December 2023.
Funding figures as at QTRIP 2023–24 to 2026–27 (June 2023).
- Total investment
- $1 billion
- Australian Government
- $800 million
- Queensland Government
- $200 million
Flythrough video
Current status
Business case is expected to be completed in mid-2024.
Have your say
Community consultation for 2023 is now closed.
The department would like to thank the community for providing feedback on the recommended planning for the Gateway Motorway (Bracken Ridge to Pine River) section.
A summary of the feedback will be made available soon.
The department will continue to engage the community and provide further opportunities for feedback when planning progresses to design and construction. For more information, please visit the consultation page.
Recommended plan: Gateway Motorway curve at Bracken Ridge
Environmental approvals
Environmental approvals are being progressed, with the Australian Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW) assessing the Gateway Motorway (Bracken Ridge to Pine River) section of the Gateway Motorway and Bruce Highway upgrades under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act (EPBC) 1999.
This includes the opportunity for the public to provide comment. For further information, visit the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water website.
Community impacts
The department recognises these upgrades will create changes in the local areas and we are committed to minimising these as much as possible as planning progresses.
The department is working closely with Queensland Fire and Emergency Services and Queensland Ambulance Service about the impacts on Bracken Ridge Fire and Rescue Station and Sandgate Ambulance Station. Both stations will be relocated to the local area to ensure continuity of services.
Sustainability
The department incorporates social, environmental, and economic costs and benefits when assessing and delivering infrastructure projects. These broad elements of sustainability are implemented using the Infrastructure Sustainability Council Rating Tool. The Infrastructure Sustainability Council program incentivises various sustainable initiatives, including best practices pollution control, environmental protection, community engagement and resource use.
This project will pursue the achievement of an Infrastructure Sustainability Council rating of ‘Excellent’ across both design and construction.
Gateway Motorway Bracken Ridge to Pine Rive upgrade funding commitment location map
Location map of Gateway Motorway Bracken Ridge to Pine River upgrade project, Gateway Motorway at Bracken Ridge through to the merge with Bruce Highway.