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Flooding puts focus on failing major highway

Promises of a better Bruce Highway costing billions of dollars have followed another flooding of the major road which isolated towns and sparked rescues.

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Queensland’s Bruce Highway is a bit like a 1980s family sedan: dated, worn in places, and often more than a little dangerous. But it’s also a necessary part of life for people just trying to get from A to B.

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New views of Glass House Mountains to be revealed as timber for new homes is harvested

Wide-sweeping views of the Sunshine Coast hinterland's Glass House Mountains are about to be revealed, and drivers on the Bruce Highway are urged not to be "alarmed".

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Bruce Highway on track to be flood resilient, but may never be flood-proof

This week's deluge has resulted in 12 sections of Queensland's Bruce Highway being cut, stranding travellers and causing significant freight issues.

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Travellers left stranded in Whitsundays as severe weather system sees Bruce Highway cut by floodwaters

Up to 100 backpackers and tourists — and some animals — have been hunkering down in emergency accommodation following intense rain from Mackay to Ingham.

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Highway memorials to lives tragically lost on roads must follow these rules

After locating the family of a man whose memorial on the Bruce Highway had to be relocated while roadworks was undertaken, a Transport and Main Roads spokesperson details the three rules roadside tributes must adhere to.

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Proposed corridor for western alternative to Bruce Highway raises Moreton Bay resident concerns

The unfunded, 60-kilometre route would connect Brisbane's north to the Sunshine Coast through rural Moreton Bay, but residents say the route is not right.

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Queensland's state-run Driver Reviver sites to close, volunteer groups devastated

The Queensland government has announced it will close all of its state-operated Driver Reviver sites next year. Some, including the Gin Gin stop on the Bruce Highway near Bundaberg, will close as early as January 2.

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Council says it was not warned of land resumption for Bruce Highway when it approved new estate

A Queensland council says it was not warned homes in a new housing development could be resumed for Bruce Highway upgrades, when plans were assessed by the state government two years ago.

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Queensland homeowners told land needed for Bruce Highway upgrade hours after getting keys to Griffin house

On Monday morning Anil Konda got the keys to his family's dream home, only to receive an email seven hours later saying his property was needed for upgrades to the Bruce Highway.

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Queensland government won't say when abandoned Bruce Highway upgrades will restart

The Queensland government is blaming the economic conditions it says were created by the Morrison government for its difficulties in securing a new contractor.

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Fruit and vegetable truck explodes into flames after crash, cutting Bruce Highway

A supermarket truck carrying fruit and vegetables has burst into flames following a crash on the Bruce Highway, in Queensland, overnight.

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Floodwaters cut Bruce Highway at Gympie, as low-lying business owners evacuate

As the Queensland town is isolated by floodwaters for the third time since January, residents and main street business owners are again preparing for the worst.

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Townsville man who drove 'through' Bruce Highway traffic while high on meth jailed

A Supreme Court judge has labelled a Townsville man as "reckless in the extreme" after he drove at speed into a line of traffic while high on methylamphetamine.

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Bruce Highway motorcycle crash victim identified as 60yo Alan Atherton, 19yo daughter fights for life

An Easter motorcycle ride has turned to tragedy for a North Queensland family with a 60-year-old killed and his teenage daughter fighting for life.

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Easter weekend road toll tragedy as man dies in Bruce Highway 'horror stretch' crash

In a tragic end to the Easter break, a man has died and a woman remains critical after a motorcycle and a car collided on the Bruce Highway.

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Gympie shop owner Major Singh hands out $10,000 in supplies to drivers stranded by floods

As the Mary River in Gympie rose, Major Singh provided a safe harbour for about 300 travellers stranded outside his Bruce Highway store. Some want him named Australian of the Year for his efforts.

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