Milestone of 8 Mile

Minister for Transport and Main Roads The Honourable Mark Bailey

The Eight Mile intersection, where the Cunningham and New England Highways meet, is being uplifted to make it safer for Queensland locals.

The $25 million project will see an overpass for motorists travelling south on the New England Highway from Toowoomba to Warwick, while traffic on the Cunningham Highway will travel underneath the overpass.

A major milestone was recently achieved with super-T girders recently installed for an overpass over the Cunningham Highway.

To minimise traffic disruptions, crews worked through the night for a week with a 500-tonne, wheel track crane to position 10 super-T girders forming the overpass deck.

Each girder weighs between 75 and 85 tonnes and measure over 1.8 metres high and 33 metres long.

Permanent height restrictions are now in place for traffic travelling on the Cunningham Highway through the intersection.

Eastbound traffic is restricted to 6.1m and westbound traffic is restricted to 7.1m.

The major upgrade is expected to be completed later this year (2022), weather and construction conditions permitting.

The project is jointly funded on an 80:20 basis with the Australian Government contributing $20 million and the Queensland Government contributing $5 million.

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