Bruce Hwy works bill tipped to blow out as $200m plan revealed
Sections of the Bruce Highway in north Queensland are set to be upgraded and experience cost blowouts as the federal government unveils the first projects funded by a new $9bn package.
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Time’s up David, what’s the plan for the Bruce? Olympics? Crime?
David Crisafulli hasn’t been premier for long but by now we should know what the plans are. Why the wait? VOTE IN OUR POLL
Premier: Why rebuilding this bridge is the definition of insanity
Rebuilding the Ollera Creek bridge on the Bruce Highway in the same location and at the same height doesn’t make a lot of sense, writes Premier David Crisafulli in an exclusive opinion piece.
PM slams Bruce Hwy, as military might unleashed on flood clean-up
The Prime Minister hasn’t pulled any punches in his assessment of a critical part of the Bruce Highway as he visits flood-ragaved North Queensland, vowing to provide “whatever support is necessary”.
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Chilling Bruce Highway truth we can no longer hide from
More than half of the fatal road crashes on the Bruce Highway last year were on parts of the road that failed basic safety measures, it can be revealed.
Staggering cost as Bruce Hwy closures total a month per year
When the Bruce is closed, Queensland is closed, and it was closed for an appalling amount of time in 2024, writes Brent Mickelberg.
‘Tin pot dictator’: Union slams LNP’s plan to ban CFMEU from Bruce Hwy fix
A major union has slammed Peter Dutton’s Bruce Highway funding caveat to exclude the CFMEU from future projects, warning that any move to ban workers from sites would be illegal.
Dutton to match $7.2bn pledge, bans CFMEU from all future Bruce Hwy projects
The Bruce Highway will receive billions in funding regardless of the federal election outcome, after Peter Dutton matched the government’s $7.2bn pledge and vowed to ban the militant union.
Dutton takes a leaf out of Crisafulli’s playbook
The smart way to limit any political capital the Prime Minister may have won on the Bruce Highway would have been to immediately match the funding commitment, writes the editor.
List: The broken Bruce Highway promises that still haunt us
It’s Queensland’s biggest traffic carrier – and one of the nation’s deadliest roads. This is the story of all the calls for upgrades through the years. SPECIAL REPORT
Dutton chipped over silence on Bruce Highway funding figure
The federal government has called out Opposition Leader Peter Dutton’s refusal to match Labor’s $7.2bn funding pledge for the Bruce Highway ahead of the looming election.
‘Hey Albo, we’re not silly – we know you’re trying to win votes’
A $7.2bn Bruce Highway upgrade has been announced by the Albanese Government but what do Queenslanders think? WHAT YOU SAID
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