Bruce Highway Western Alternative
{{Short description|Proposed road in Queensland, Australia}}
{{Use Australian English|date=March 2018}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2018}}
{{Infobox Australian road
| road_name = Bruce Highway Western Alternative
| state = qld
| type = highway
| image =
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| length =
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| est =
| status = proposed
| route =
| direction_a = South
| end_a = Not yet determined Kallangur
| exits = {{plainlist|
- {{AUshield|S|85}} D'Aguilar Highway
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| direction_b = North
| end_b = Not yet determined {{QLDcity|Beerburrum}}
| through = {{QLDcity|Narangba|Moorina|Moodlu}}
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Bruce Highway Western Alternative is a proposed highway from {{QLDcity|Kallangur}} to {{QLDcity|Beerburrum}} in Queensland, Australia. When completed it will reduce traffic on the Bruce Highway and provide a more convenient means of travel to north and south for residents of new developments in {{QLDcity|Upper Caboolture}} and surrounding areas.{{cite web |url=https://www.tmr.qld.gov.au/projects/north-brisbane-bruce-highway-western-alternative-planning |title=North Brisbane Bruce Highway Western Alternative, planning |publisher=Queensland Government |date=29 July 2022 |access-date=13 August 2022}}
Funding and program status
Stage 1
The alignment for stage 1 runs {{convert|8.3|km|mi}} from Caboolture River Road in {{QLDcity|Moorina}} to the D'Aguilar Highway in {{QLDcity|Moodlu}}, following a fairly straight line along an existing power line easement. It passes through Upper Caboolture, crosses the Caboolture River, and then passes through {{QLDcity|Bellmere}}.
Stage 2
Stages 3 and 4
Stage 3 is from Bald Hills Interchange to Narangba, and stage 4 is from Moodlu to Sippy Downs Interchange .
Development west of Caboolture
The land adjacent to stage 1 of the road is the site of a new regional city to be known as Caboolture West. It is planned that, over the next 40 years, it will grow to accommodate 30,000 new homes with a population of 70,000.{{cite web |url=https://www.statedevelopment.qld.gov.au/planning/growth-areas/caboolture-west |title=Caboolture West |publisher=Queensland Government |date=27 July 2022 |access-date=14 August 2022}}
{{portal|Australian Roads|Queensland}}
References
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{{Road infrastructure in Queensland}}