The Rockhampton Ring Road is a transformative 17.4-kilometre western link of the Bruce Highway, extending from the Capricorn Highway at Nelson Street in the south to the Bruce Highway and Rockhampton-Yeppoon Road intersection in the north.

At the heart of the project is the construction of a new Fitzroy River crossing between Pink Lily and Kawana—a critical third connection that will reshape how people and goods move through the region. The Ring Road will deliver additional access points into Rockhampton, easing congestion and creating a more efficient, connected transport network.

Once complete, the project will unlock safer, faster connections to major destinations including Rockhampton Airport, Rockhampton Hospital, and key Defence, Education, Leisure, and Industrial precincts—supporting regional growth, resilience, and opportunity for Central Queensland.

Services Provided

As part of the Transport and Main Roads (TMR) team, North Projects provided specialist advisory services to shape, validate and de-risk delivery of the Rockhampton Ring Road – a transformative project designed to futureproof Central Queensland transport network.

North’s role spanned the full spectrum of commercial and technical advisory support including business case support and concurrence review, independent estimating and procurement input, negotiations and commercial advisory and constructability & program development.

Through our integrated end to end support North helped define and validate business case, ensuring funding confidence and alignment. Utilising the detailed cost estimating and risk analysis we were able to inform critical investment decisions and play a pivital role in negotiations with sole-sourced contractors, safeguarding value and aligning delivery approaches. Partnering with our client, North brought clarity and confidence to complex decision making – enhancing certainty, reducing risk and empowering the client to deliver a corridor that will keep Rockhampton connected, safe and thriving for generations to come.