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Monto-Mount Perry Road & Gin Gin-Mount Perry Road (State Route 12)

Statistics:

• Length: 109 km
• Eastern Terminus: Bruce Hwy (A1) at Gin Gin
• Western Terminus: Burnett Hwy (A3) at Langley
• Suburbs, Towns & Localities Along Route: Langley, Mungy, Mount Perry, Wonbah and Gin Gin

Route Numbering:

• Current:
• Road Authority Internal Classification: 474 (Gin Gin to Mt Perry) & 476 (Mt Perry to Langley) 1

General Information:

State Route 12 is located in the Burnett region of Queensland and links the Bruce Highway and Burnett Highway. The route passes through a few small settlements and services mostly rural and bushland areas.

History:

• August 2014: Work begins on sealing a 12 km section of Monto-Mount Perry Road. 2
• 2015: The bridge over the Burnett River Bridge on Monto–Mount Perry Road washed away by flooding. 3
• October 2015: Completion of widening and sealing almost 12 km of gravel road,creating about 18 km of continuous bitumen road. The work was done in sections: Burnett River to Oaky Creek, Eagle Heights to Scrubby Creek and Scrubby Creek to Eastern Creek. 2
• 18 May 2017: The replacement bridge over the Burnett River opened to traffic. The new bridge was built wider to allow two lanes of traffic where it was previously only one, and it is also built from reinforced concrete and is on a better alignment for improved visibility and safety. 3

Langley to Gin Gin			Gin Gin to Langley
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	Reassurance Directional Sign: Distance sign at Mt Perry, June 2019. Image © Dean Sherry			Advance Directional Sign: AD sign on Heusman St at Mt Perry approaching Monto-Mt Perry Rd & Mt Perry-Gin Gin Rd, June 2019. Image © Dean Sherry
	Bruce Highway: ID sign assembly facing Mt Perry-Gin Gin Rd (SR12) at Gin Gin, June 2019. Image © Dean Sherry

1 Queensland Goverment, Transport and Main Roads, Wide Bay / Burnett District, August 2016
2 Queensland Goverment, Department of Transport and Main Roads, Media Release, Monto–Mount Perry Road Upgrade, October 2015
3 Queensland Govenment, Media Statements, Higher, wider, stronger: New Burnett River Bridge to open, 17 May 2017

Last updated: 06-Jul-2020 23:55

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