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Following the crash the truck caught fire and the driver was pulled from the truck by bystanders. Ammonium nitrate leaked onto the Bruce Highway, a major highway in Queensland. [5] First responders ordered an evacuation of a 2.5 kilometre radius of the crash, [3] and decided to not extinguish the fire because of the inherent risk. [5]
They delivered a report, the Brisbane Transportation Study, which included plans for traffic management for many years. In 2016, the road was the most congested in the state with average traffic speeds in afternoon peak times slowing to 19 km per hour.
The Bruce Highway is a major highway in Queensland, Australia. Commencing in the state capital, Brisbane, it passes through areas close to the eastern coast on its way to Cairns in Far North Queensland. The route is part of the Australian National Highway and also part of Highway 1, the longest highway route in Australia.
The Gillies Highway was named after William Gillies, a former Premier of Queensland and the local Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Eacham. [12] It was proposed to name the Cairns Range Road (as it was then known) after him following his sudden death in February 1928 but it was not made official until March 1934. [13] [14] [15] [16]
The Pacific Motorway, when it was upgraded in September 2000, was the first motorway in Queensland to have service centres integrated. There are two service centres, Stapylton servicing southbound traffic, and Coomera servicing northbound traffic. The travel centres include fuel and fast-food restaurants, picnic areas and a shop.
Highways in Queensland The Palmerston Highway (State Route 25) connects the Cassowary Coast coastal strip to the southern part of the Tablelands Region , in Far North Queensland , Australia. [ 1 ]
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Peak hour traffic on the Gold Coast.. The Gold Coast is the largest non-capital city [1] and fastest growing city in Australia. [2] As a result, the Gold Coast has a wide range of public and private transport options from cars and bikes to buses, heavy rail and light rail. [3]