The new Queensland Government will re-establish the Bruce Highway Advisory Council (BHAC) by the end of this year, to provide a long-term plan for the highway.
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Expressions of interest are now open to Queenslanders who regularly use the Bruce Highway between Carseldine and Cairns and can identify priority locations for future investment to improve road safety.
The Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR) are currently seeking nominations for regional representatives from Queensland districts such as, Far North Queensland, Northern Queensland, Mackay/Whitsundays, Fitzroy, Wide Bay/Burnett and the North Coast.
Road safety will be at the forefront of the re-established BHAC, with regional representatives playing a vital role in informing the Council on priority investment locations.
Newly appointed transport and main roads Brent Mickelberg, will chair the BHAC.
“It’s important we listen to our regional communities to be able to deliver the upgrades that are so desperately needed to the Bruce Highway,” he says.
“We want to hear from a broad cross section of people who drive the Bruce Highway regularly from the Far North to south of the Sunshine Coast, whether they be truck drivers, local commuters or interested stakeholders.”
Capacity and flood resilience will also be addressed however, the focus of the BHAC is to advise on current challenges and opportunities, as well as investment priority and sequencing of key upgrades along the Bruce Highway.
Mickelberg says the Queensland Government made a commitment for a re-established Bruce Highway Advisory Council to meet before Christmas.
“One of my key priorities as Minister for Transport and Main Roads is to help deliver a long-term upgrade plan to bring the Bruce Highway up to safety standards,” he says.
“I will also be calling out the Federal Government for cutting its share of funding to the Bruce Highway and calling for a return to the long-standing 80:20 funding split for the national highway.
“I look forward to hearing from regional representatives and their firsthand experience using the Bruce Highway at the first Council meeting scheduled for December 2024.”
Queenslanders interested in supporting the Bruce Highway Advisory Council need to submit an expression of interest by 5pm Friday 29 November 2024.
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