Mackay Ring Road

{{Short description|Road in Queensland, Australia}}

{{Use Australian English|date=March 2018}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2018}}

{{Infobox Australian road

| road_name = Mackay Ring Road

| state = qld

| image = File:Mackay Ring Road - Stage 1 - Map.png

| caption = Map of Stage 1 of proposed ring road

| type = highway

| uc_former = uc

| length = 21

| est =

| route =

| ring = Mackay

| direction_a = South

| end_a = {{AUshield|QLD|A1}} Bruce Highway (National Highway A1), Bakers Creek

| exits = {{Plainlist|

• {{AUshield|S|70}} Peak Downs Highway (State Route 70)
• {{AUshield|QLD|A1}} Bruce Highway, Glenella

}}

| direction_b = Northeast

| end_b = Harbour Road

| through = {{QLDcity|Bakers Creek|Ooralea|Racecourse}}, {{QLDcity|Foulden|Glenella}}, Mount Pleasant, {{QLDcity|North Mackay|Mackay Harbour}}

}}

The Mackay Ring Road is a bypass route near Mackay, Queensland, Australia The proposed full length of the road is {{Convert|21|km||abbr=}} long and will be built in 3 stages.{{cite web|author1=Department of Transport and Main Roads|title=Mackay Ring Road concept plans|url=http://www.tmr.qld.gov.au/Projects/Featured-projects/Mackay-Ring-Road/Mackay-Ring-Road-concept-plans.aspx|website=Projects|publisher=Queensland Government|accessdate=10 June 2014|date=19 May 2014}} Stage 1 opened in September 2020.

Stage 1 is {{convert|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.{{cite web|last1=Truss|first1=Warren|title=Mackay Ring Road En Route|url=http://www.minister.infrastructure.gov.au/wt/releases/2014/June/wt087_2014.aspx|website=Media Release|publisher=Ministry of Infrastructure and Regional Development|accessdate=10 June 2014|date=10 June 2014}}

Stage 2 is {{convert|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 {{convert|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.