$32m extension project to cause detours for Hervey Bay motorists

Hervey Bay motorists can expect a host of changes near Boundary Road over the next 12 months.

The $32 million extension project in Hervey Bay could continue until the mid-2024, with detours expected along Boundary Road for the next 12 months.

Road and drainage works between Maree St and Denmans Camp Rd are expected to continue until November this year, while works on Denmans Camp Rd, near the intersection with Boundary Rd, will begin in July and continue until next year.

While construction is in process, Denmans Camp Rd will be limited to one-way traffic and a final asphalt seal at the Grevillea Street and Boundary Road intersection will also require five days of full road closure during the June/July school holidays.

Drone image of Boundary Road extension.

Fraser Coast Deputy Mayor Denis Chapman said various changes to traffic conditions, including detours and one-way arrangements on Denmans Camp Rd and Maree St, should be expected.

“We urge motorists to be patient and follow the traffic control advice while this important work to deliver a major new road connection in Hervey Bay is underway,” he said.

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“The Boundary Rd extension had been decades in the making and would set up the rapidly growing Fraser Coast region for the future, reducing traffic congestion and taking the pressure off Boat Harbour Drive.

“Once complete, the Boundary Rd extension will provide alternative and improved access to the Hervey Bay city centre, major shopping centres, tourist destinations and the medical precinct.”

A Fraser Coast Regional Council statement said the extension project, which began in November 2021 but has been prolonged by wet weather conditions, will construct a dual lane two-way road along the vacant road reserve between the roundabout at the Urraween Rd and Kawungan Way intersection, connecting to the intersection at Boundary Rd and Denmans Camp Rd.

Boundary Rd extension drone image from Kawungan Way.

“It will include new traffic lights at the intersections at Grevillea Street and Denmans Camp Road, with concrete shared pathways and on-road cycle lanes.”

As well as being funded by the Fraser Coast Regional Council, the project was partly funded $7.7 million by the Australian Government as part of the Hinkler Regional Deal initiative, and funded $3.272 million by the Queensland Government through the Transport Infrastructure Development Schemel.