The Department of Transport and Main Roads is open for innovation. Our Innovation Team were out and about at the Advance Queensland Innovation and Investment Summit this week, held at the Royal International Conference Centre (RNA showgrounds). TMR took the opportunity to engage with local, national and international innovation leaders, start-ups, venture capitalists and research … Read more
To mark the Anzac Centenary, TMR has produced In roads to defence, a publication acknowledging the role played by transportation in Queensland’s defence history during the First and Second World War. It is a tribute to the men and women of the department and its previous iterations who served in these wars, both at home … Read more
Transport in Queensland needs to service communities of all shapes and sizes. Each city, regional centre and town has a unique range of demographic characteristics, employment opportunities and services, all of which influence how people travel. Queensland’s population has increased significantly over the past 40 years and this growth is expected to continue. By 2036, … Read more
Last week, along with some colleagues from the Queensland Police Service, I attended the InterTraffic Trade Show in Amsterdam as a part of my work planning for the implementation of autonomous vehicles in Queensland. The Netherlands, Germany and Austria transport agencies have a very strong focus on safe mobility. They not only do this by … Read more
With more than 250,000 registered recreational boats plying the waterways of Queensland and over 830,000 Queenslanders holding licences to drive them, the recreational boating sector is a critically important component of our economy and social infrastructure. But having that many boats and owners can raise a wide range of issues. It is therefore vital that … Read more
Major works for one of the largest road projects in Queensland, the $1.6 billion Toowoomba Second Range Crossing commenced today. To mark the occasion, a time capsule was buried, to be opened in 25 years’ time. A message from Director General Neil Scales OBE included in the capsule: Today marks a momentous day in both … Read more
The $4.4 billion New Generation Rollingstock (NGR) project has won a national award for the design and construction of the project’s Maintenance Centre at Wulkuraka. The project won the Smart Infrastructure Award at the IPA National Infrastructure Awards ceremony in Sydney overnight. The Queensland Government project is being delivered under an Availability Public Private Partnership … Read more
Today the Department of Transport and Main Roads held its first Stakeholder Consultative Committee meeting for 2016. The meeting consists of representatives from organisations identified as being key stakeholders across the broad body of work undertaken by TMR, including construction and transport industries, academia and community advocacy groups. TMR hosts quarterly meetings to build relationships … Read more
When the Carnival Australia cruise ship Pacific Aria dropped anchor off Fraser Island’s Kingfisher Bay Resort in Hervey Bay on Sunday, dwarfing the resort and a flotilla of small craft bearing onlookers, few people would have pondered the work that went into getting her there. The waters of Hervey Bay and off Fraser Island are … Read more
Organisations today are operating in a period of great disruption. Emerging technology and new products are rapidly changing the way we operate and do business. This ever-increasing pace of change has put greater importance on delivering quality, responsive services and experiences to customers. The Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR) is no exception to … Read more