The D'Aguilar Highway is a two-lane highway linking the Bruce Highway near Caboolture with the Bunya Highway in Kingaroy in the state of Queensland, Australia. Major towns along the route include Woodford, Kilcoy, Blackbutt, Yarraman, and Nanango. The highway is approximately 164 km (102 mi) in length. The D'Aguilar Highway's highest elevation along its length is 527 m just north of Yarraman, and the lowest point is at 26.8 m just west of Caboolture.[1]
State-controlled road
D'Aguilar Highway is a state-controlled regional road, much of which is also rated as "state-strategic". It is defined in three sections, as follows:
Number 40A, Caboolture to Kilcoy, regional.
Number 40B, Kilcoy to Yarraman, regional and state-strategic.
Number 40C, Yarraman to Kingaroy, regional and state-strategic.[2][3][4]
As of 13 December 2007, the D'Aguliar Highway bypasses Caboolture to the north.[citation needed]
In January 2009, the Department of Transport and Main Roads published details of the preferred design for a bypass of the Kilcoy township.[5] The proposed route follows an abandoned rail corridor, and would have minimal impact on existing infrastructure.[6] In 2021, significant changes were made to the two main intersections in Kilcoy to improve traffic flow.[7] This seems to have been done as an alternative to the proposed bypass.[citation needed]
A project to provide wide centre lines near Wamuran, at a cost of $12 million, was completed in September 2022.[8]
A project to provide safety improvements between Sandy Creek and Kilcoy, at a cost of $19 million, was completed in mid 2023.[9]
Eastern end of D'Aguilar Highway. Northern entry to Bruce Highway is approximately 1 km long. Southern entry to Bruce Highway is approximately 2 km long
The Caboolture Connection Road (CCR) is a 8.2 km (5.1 mi) former section of the D'Aguilar Highway that runs south-east from the highway at Moodlu to the Bruce Highway in Caboolture, Queensland, Australia.[10] It is a state-controlled regional road (number 9905) rated as a local road of regional significance (LRRS).[2][3]
CCR Route description
The road commences at an intersection with the D'Aguilar Highway (State Route 85) in the locality of Moodlu. It starts as Williams Road and crosses the highway on an overbridge. It then runs south-east as King Street, passing the exit to Bellmere Road to the south-west, and continuing through Caboolture to an intersection with Burpengary–Caboolture Road and Beerburrum Road. It continues east as Lower King Street, crossing the railway line and reaching a bridge over the Bruce Highway, where it ends.[10]
With the opening of a new section of road in 2007[11] to enable the D'Aguilar Highway to bypass the Caboolture CBD,[12] the bypassed section was renamed Caboolture Connection Road.[3]
CCR Upgrade project
A project to upgrade signals and improve intersections on this road, at a cost of $7.5 million, was in construction in July 2022, with most sub-projects already completed.[13]
CCR Major intersections
All distances are from Google Maps.[10] The entire road is within the Moreton Bay local government area.
North–western end of Caboolture Connection Road. Eastbound traffic exits left from the highway and crosses it by an overbridge on Williams Road. Westbound traffic exits left from the highway onto King Street.
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Williams Road – King Street intersection
T junction. Road continues south-east as King Street.
Brisbane Valley Highway, Esk to D'Aguilar Highway, Woolmar
Length
46.8 km (29.1 mi)
Esk–Kilcoy Road is a state-controlled district road (number 405) rated as a local road of regional significance (LRRS).[2][3] It runs from the Brisbane Valley Highway in Esk to the D'Aguilar Highway in Woolmar, a distance of 46.8 kilometres (29.1 mi). It intersects with Wivenhoe–Somerset Road in Somerset.[14]
Kingaroy–Barkers Creek Road
Kingaroy–Barkers Creek Road
Location
D'Aguilar Highway, Kingaroy to Burnett Highway, Sandy Ridges
Length
22.3 km (13.9 mi)
Kingaroy–Barkers Creek Road is a state-controlled district road (number 4202)) rated as a local road of regional significance (LRRS).[2][4] It runs from the D'Aguilar Highway in Kingaroy to the Burnett Highway in Sandy Ridges, a distance of 22.3 kilometres (13.9 mi). It has no intersections with other state-controlled roads.[15]
