The 2025 QMPPR is the definitive guide to the major engineering and infrastructure projects in Queensland over the next decade, with a special focus on the next five years to 2029/30. Highlights & Key Numbers The five-year pipeline: $127.5 billion , up from $103.9 billion in 2024, including Games Infrastructure. Funded projects total $78.1 billion , up 21.7% from 2024. Unfunded works now represent $49.4 billion  (38.7 % of the total pipeline). Cost escalation remains high: ex

A major update has emerged for Queensland’s flagship underground rail project, with the latest official figure for the Cross River Rail announced as $19.041 billion .   What’s Changed?  Originally, the Cross River Rail was promoted under the Labor Government with a projected cost of around $5.4 billion and a delivery date of 2024.   In December 2024, the Crisafulli Government revealed that costs would exceed $17 billion.   Now, after 11 months of negotiations with contracto

When it comes to road design, a simple idea can sometimes unlock transformational change. The Diverging Diamond Interchange (DDI) is one such idea. By briefly shifting traffic onto the “wrong” side of the road, it reduces congestion, improves safety, and makes life easier for drivers, pedestrians, and cyclists alike.  Once considered radical, the DDI is now spreading across the world, and in 2020, Australia opened its very first.  What is a DDI?  A diverging diamond interchan