Mackay Ring Road
The Mackay Ring Road is a bypass route near Mackay, Queensland, Australia The proposed full length of the road is long and will be built in 3 stages. Stage 1 opened in September 2020. Stage 1 is 11.34 km in length and connects the Bruce Highway to the south of Mackay (at Stockroute Road) with the Bruce Highway to the north of Mackay (near Bald Hill Road). It includes a new bridge over the Pioneer River and an interchange with the Peak Downs Highway. It provides a bypass of Mackay for Bruce Highway traffic that is immune to flooding and free of signalised intersections. Stage 1 of the project was expected to cost $540 million, 80% of the funding was from the Commonwealth and the remaining 20% from Queensland. Stage 2 is 8.2 km in length. It will connect Stage 1 near the Bruce Highway at Glenella to Harbour Road at Mackay Harbour. The route will follow the Mackay Harbour Railway (Port Rail Line). Stage 3 is 1.4 km in length. An additional connection from Stage 2 to the Port and Slade Point Road. It was expected that many vehicles would bypass the city once completed. Construction Milestones October 2011