The Midland Highway Action Plan sets out the Australian and Tasmanian governments' key priorities for investing $565 million to upgrade the highway and improve road safety and save lives on Tasmania's key north-south freight route.
We are building the Campbell Town North upgrade in two sections to improve safety between Campbell Town and Epping Forest.
The town centres of Campbell Town, Cleveland and Epping Forest will not be upgraded as part of this project due to their reduced speed limits, heritage restrictions and the proximity of buildings to the highway.
Works will include road widening, junction improvement, extending sealed shoulders, additional overtaking lanes, and installing a flexible safety barrier.
The safety improvements will reduce the risk of head-on and loss of control crashes and achieve a minimum 3 star AusRAP safety rating for the Midland Highway.
Section A of the project was completed in early 2024.
Section B is going to tender on Saturday, 15 November 2025. Construction is expected to start in March 2026.
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In June 2020, we consulted with the community with concept proposals for these sections. Following their feedback, changes were made to the designs, including additional overtaking lanes and turn facilities.
The updated designs were then made available for the public to view and provide feedback in May 2021. The feedback from this round of consultation was considered in the final designs.
For more information about the project, please contact our Stakeholder Engagement Consultant, Lucy Bennett: