Upgrades to make Torquay roads safer

A MAJOR upgrade is underway in Torquay to make Denmans Camp Road and Totness Street safer, smoother and easier to use.

Fraser Coast Regional Council Roads and Transport spokesperson Cr Denis Chapman said the project would deliver lasting improvements for residents, local businesses and visitors.

“The roads have reached the point where they need rebuilding, so we’re taking this opportunity to improve the whole area,” he said.

“Once finished, the streets will be safer and more user-friendly, with new footpaths, better parking, improved crossings and stronger road foundations to make it easier for people to walk, cycle or drive through this part of Hervey Bay.”

Deputy Mayor Sara Diana Faraj said the new footpaths and upgraded crossing would make a real difference for everyday travel.

“This project fills a missing footpath link that will make it easier for people to walk to school, use the Rail Trail, visit the Girl Guides building, and reach nearby parks and local shops,” she said.

The works will include:

• Reconstructing Denmans Camp Road between Boat Harbour Drive and Torquay Terrace, and Totness Street between Torquay Road and Denmans Camp Road;
• Replacing kerbs, stormwater drainage and water mains;
• Building new concrete footpaths and a raised pedestrian crossing at the Mary to Bay Rail Trail crossing point to make it safer for walkers and cyclists
• Creating angled parking bays near Arthur Proctor Memorial Park and the Hervey Bay Girl Guides building; and;
• Establishing a new one-lane, one-way traffic arrangement on Denmans Camp Road between Torquay Terrace and Totness Street, with vehicles travelling south.
  

“There will be some short-term changes to traffic while work is happening, and we thank everyone for their patience,” Cr Chapman said.

The project has been awarded to local contractor SGQ Pty Ltd and will be delivered in stages.

Water main works are expected to be completed by January 2026, and the raised pedestrian crossing and road reconstruction are due to be finished by mid-2026, weather permitting.

The $5.2 million project is jointly funded by the Australian Government ($1.28 million through the Roads to Recovery program), the Queensland Government
($250,000 through the Cycle Network Local Government Grants program) and Fraser Coast Regional Council ($3.7 million)