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The Walkerston Bypass Project is for a 10-kilometre link between the Peak Downs Highway and the Mackay Ring Road to bypass Walkerston and provide a more efficient link from the northern Bowen Basin to Mackay. 

The business case involves widening the M1 Pacific Motorway from four to six lanes in each direction, constructing a northbound off ramp from the M1 to Southport – Burleigh Road, upgrading on and off ramps, and upgrading cycling and pedestrian access.

The business case seeks to widen the nine-kilometre section of the M1 Pacific Motorway from six to eight lanes, consolidating on and off ramps, developing managed motorway technology, and extending the South East Busway to Springwood.

On 9 February 2017, Infrastructure Australia positively assessed the Bruce Highway Upgrade – Mackay Ring Road – Stage 1 initiative as a Priority Project on the Infrastructure Priority List (IPL).

On 19 July 2017, Infrastructure Australia has retained Cross River Rail as a High Priority Initiative on the Infrastructure Priority List. Infrastructure Australia has not included the current proposal for Cross River Rail as a Project on the Infrastructure Priority List at this time. 

On 15 December 2017, Infrastructure Australia determined not to add the Haughton River Floodplain upgrade project to the Infrastructure Priority List.

The Bindoon Bypass project is to construct a western bypass of Bindoon along the Great Northern Highway, in the Shire of Chittering, north-west of Perth. The bypass would be a two-lane highway, comprising 61.6 km of new highway and 4.4 km of improvements to the existing Great Northern Highway.

The 11km upgrade of the Bruce Highway has been added as a Priority Project on The Infrastructure Priority List.

The Bruce Highway – Deception Bay Road Interchange Upgrade project has been added to the Infrastructure Priority List as a Priority Project.

The Bruce Highway Cooroy to Curra Section D: Woondum to Curra has been added to the Infrastructure Priority List as a Priority Project.