SEQ City Deal Funds Caboolture River Road

Published 02 October 2024

City of Moreton Bay Acting Mayor Jodie Shipway today welcomed the $71 million commitment by the State Government to help fund the upgrade of Caboolture River Road.

The funding is part of the South East Queensland City Deal Growth Areas Compact (GAC) to help deliver infrastructure to the Waraba Priority Development Area and will be supplemented by a $10 million investment by Council.

The upgrade will see Caboolture River Road, between Grant Road and Morayfield Road, widened to provide two traffic lanes in each direction with new cycling and pedestrian paths on both sides of the road.

Acting Mayor Jodie Shipway said that over the next 40 years, Waraba will provide around 30,000 new homes for approximately 70,000 people, so infrastructure investment was critical to the City’s future.

“City of Moreton Bay is experiencing a rapid increase in population, with Waraba just one of our many growth areas. 

“We have been calling for critical infrastructure investment and planning to enable more connectivity and housing in our City, so this funding is very welcome and highlights why the City Deal is just so important.

“Today’s announcement will see the timely delivery of enabling infrastructure for Waraba and will also alleviate pressure on existing local communities in the wider Caboolture area.

“This is an important milestone for our City, and we will continue to call for investment in important congestion busting projects that can alleviate local traffic and commuter chaos.

“We will continue to work closely with the Queensland Government on detailed planning for the remaining $16 million allocated to City of Moreton Bay in GAC funding.

“We are also working with the Federal Government to try and convert their loan as part of the GAC funding to fast track delivery of Buchanan Road.

“The Caboolture River Road Upgrade project, to be delivered by City of Moreton Bay, highlights just how vital SEQ City Deal funding is for our local communities.”