Beefing up the roads to Rockhampton

Central Queensland will benefit from the development and progressive delivery of $500 million worth of upgrades to priority road corridors supporting Queensland’s beef industry.

The region’s beef corridor network stretches across nearly 218,000 square kilometres and runs from east to west across Central Queensland—carrying world-class beef and contributing $1.7 billion to the Australian economy.

Upgrading the beef corridor network will increase productivity across the agriculture and resource industry sectors and improve safety on our roads.

The Queensland Government, in partnership with the Australian Government, has collaborated with local mayors and industry stakeholders to map out priorities to develop a 10-year Central Queensland Beef Roads Investment Strategy.

An early works package is being developed to kick start the initiative and prioritise  key projects.

These works are in addition to the $107 million early works package announced in November 2023 for the $1 billion Inland Freight Route, also known as the Second Bruce.

Central Queensland has a huge ‘steak’ in the industry as Australia's heartland for beef production, and investment means more jobs and safer roads for Central Queenslanders.