FNQ: Bruce Highway, pavement testing between Rungoo and Woree
Source: Department of Transport and Main Roads
The Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR) will carry out pavement testing on the Bruce Highway between Rungoo and Woree.
The testing is required to inform the designs for the Bruce Highway Targeted Safety Program (BHTSP) pavement strengthening sites. The BHTSP is a new $9 billion package of works jointly funded by the Australian and Queensland Governments on an 80:20 basis.
This $9 billion funding commitment is the single largest investment made to the Bruce Highway and targets reducing the severity and frequency of crashes impacting our communities and industry.
The testing will be carried out along the Bruce Highway in Rungoo, Cardwell, Ellerbeck, Bilyana, Silky Oak, Friday Pocket, El Arish, Common Loop, South Innisfail, Innisfail, Fitzgerald Creek, Edmonton and Woree.
Testing is expected to commence on Tuesday 7 October 2025 in Rungoo and progress north to the other sites.
Crews will be onsite between 6am and 6pm between Monday and Saturday, with occasional night shifts between 6 pm and 6 am when required. Testing is expected to be completed in five weeks, weather and construction conditions permitting.
For the safety of road users and maintenance crews, changed traffic conditions will be in place including temporary speed limit reductions, and single lane operation under coordination of traffic controllers and/or traffic signals while the testing is carried out.
Nearby properties may experience noise associated with the works, such as the sound of trucks, light machinery and vibrations while the work is carried out. The contractor will take all reasonable and practicable actions to minimise impacts and any disruptions to property owners, as well as other stakeholders.
Variable Message Signs (VMS) will be in place on the approaches to the work site to ensure motorists are aware in advance of the changed traffic conditions. Changes in dates due to poor weather will be posted on the VMS.
