The D'Aguilar Highway is a two-lane

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linking the

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near

Caboolture Caboolture () is a town and suburb in the City of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia. It is located on the northern side of the Caboolture River. In the , the suburb of Caboolture had a population of 29,534 people. Geography Caboolture is ...

with the

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Kingaroy Kingaroy () is a rural town and suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. The town is situated on the Road Junction, junction of the D'Aguilar Highway, D'Aguilar and the Bunya Highway, Buny ...

in the state of

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, Australia. Major towns along the route include Woodford,

Kilcoy Kilcoy is a rural town and locality in the Somerset Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Kilcoy had a population of 1,996 people. Geography The township is on the D'Aguilar Highway, north west of the state capital, Brisban ...

, Blackbutt, Yarraman, and

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. The highway is approximately 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.

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.

State Route 85

The section of this highway between Caboolture and

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is part of State Route 85, which extends for over from

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, duplexing with the

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(State Route A17) from Harlin to Esk, the

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(State Route A3) from

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, the

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(National Route A39) from Toowoomba to the

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, and the southern section of the Leichhardt Highway (National Route A39/State Route A5) to

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History

As of 13 December 2007, the D'Aguliar Highway bypasses Caboolture to the north. In January 2009, the Department of Transport and Main Roads published details of the preferred design for a bypass of the Kilcoy township. The proposed route follows an abandoned rail corridor, and would have minimal impact on existing infrastructure. In 2021, significant changes were made to the two main intersections in Kilcoy to improve traffic flow. This seems to have been done as an alternative to the proposed bypass. A project to provide wide centre lines near Wamuran, at a cost of $12 million, was completed in September 2022. A project to provide safety improvements between Sandy Creek and Kilcoy, at a cost of $19 million, was completed in mid 2023.

Major Intersections

Intersections are listed from west to east.

Intersecting state-controlled roads

The following state-controlled roads, from east to west, intersect with the D'Aguilar Highway: * Beerburrum Road * Caboolture Connection Road *

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Kilcoy–Beerwah Road Kilcoy–Beerwah Road is a continuous road route in the Moreton Bay and Sunshine Coast local government areas of Queensland, Australia. It is designated as part of State Route 6. It is a state-controlled regional road (number 492). It is par ...

* Kilcoy–Murgon Road * Esk–Kilcoy Road *

* Nanango–Tarong Road *

Burnett Highway The Burnett Highway is an inland rural highway located in Queensland, Australia. The highway runs from its junction with the Bruce Highway at Gracemere, Queensland, Gracemere, just south of Rockhampton, Queensland, Rockhampton, to the D'Aguilar ...

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* Kingaroy–Barkers Creek Road

Caboolture Connection Road

The Caboolture Connection Road (CCR) is a former section of the D'Aguilar Highway that runs south-east from the highway at Moodlu to the Bruce Highway in

, Australia. It is a state-controlled regional road (number 9905) rated as a local road of regional significance (LRRS).

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 Burpengary–Caboolture Road is a continuous road route in the City of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia. It is designated as part of State Route 60. It is a state-controlled district road (number 406), rated as a local road of regional sig ...

and Beerburrum Road. It continues east as Lower King Street, crossing the

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and reaching a bridge over the Bruce Highway, where it ends. The physical road continues east as

Caboolture–Bribie Island Road Caboolture–Bribie Island Road is a continuous road route in the City of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia. The route is designated as part of State Route 85. It is a state-controlled district road (number 126) rated as a local road of reg ...

(State Route 85).

CCR History

With the opening of a new section of road in 2007 to enable the D'Aguilar Highway to bypass the Caboolture CBD, the bypassed section was renamed Caboolture Connection Road.

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.

CCR Major intersections

All distances are from Google Maps. The entire road is within the

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local government area.

Esk–Kilcoy Road

Esk–Kilcoy Road is a state-controlled district road (number 405) rated as a local road of regional significance (LRRS). It runs from the

in to the D'Aguilar Highway in , a distance of . It intersects with Wivenhoe–Somerset Road in .

Kingaroy–Barkers Creek Road

Kingaroy–Barkers Creek Road is a state-controlled district road (number 4202)) rated as a local road of regional significance (LRRS). It runs from the D'Aguilar Highway in to the

in , a distance of . It has no intersections with other state-controlled roads.

Gallery

File:D'Aguilar Highway at D'Aguilar Queensland.jpg, Highway at D'Aguilar, 2015

References

External links

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