Midland Highway 2018
The following travel times are estimations to assist you when planning your journey via the Midland Highway. They factor in the temporary speed limits in areas where the roadworks are current.
| Hobart to Launceston | Please allow an extra 45 minutes for your journey. |
| Hobart to Campbell Town | Please allow an extra 25 minutes for your journey. |
| Launceston to Campbell Town | Please allow an extra 20 minutes for your journey. |
The Midland Highway 10 Year Action Plan sets out the Australian and Tasmanian governments' key priorities for investing $500 million over 10 years to upgrade the highway and improve road safety and save lives on Tasmania's key north-south freight route.
Learn more about our 10 year action planThis project improved safety between Tunbridge and Mona Vale. Works included road widening and improving the alignment near Mona Vale.
This project improved the safety of the section of road between Symmons Plains and south of Perth.
This project improved road safety by implementing works across two stages. Stage one eased a curve south of Tunbridge, while stage two provided an additional south-bound overtaking lane and overall curve improvements.
This project improved safety measures between Kempton and Melton Mowbray.
This project improved the safety of the section of road in the vicinity of Bagdad. Works included a central turning lane through Bagdad and removal of roadside hazards.
This project improved the safety of the three-lane section of the highway - north of Constitution Hill.
This project improved road safety by way of road widening to install a flexible safety barrier and extend sealed shoulders.
This project improved road safety by way of road widening to install a flexible safety barrier and extend sealed shoulders.
This project improved road safety by upgrading the left-turn facility at the Mud Walls Road junction.
This project installed a roundabout to improve road safety at the Kings Meadows connection and reduce queuing to the Midland Highway.
This project provided a continuous divided dual carriageway from Perth to Launceston.
This project improved road safety with the installation of a northbound acceleration lane for heavy vehicles turning north from Esk Main Road.
This project improved safety measures between Kempton and Melton Mowbray.
This project will improve safety between Melton Mowbray and Lovely Banks Road.
This project will improve safety between Mona Vale Road and Campbell Town.
This project will improve safety between Campbell Town and Epping Forest, including sections around Cleveland and Conara.
This project will improve safety between Jericho and Oatlands.
This project will improve the safety of the 3.5 km length of the Midland Highway over Spring Hill, between the recently completed works south of Spring Hill and north of Spring Hill.
This project will improve safety and efficiency by removing heavy vehicles from the centre of Perth as they travel to and from the northern and north-western ports.
This project will improve the safety of the section of road between St Peters Pass and south of Tunbridge.
This project will improve the safety of the section of road between Epping Forest and Powranna.
This project will improve the safety of the highway between the Pontville roundabout and Eddington Road.
This project will improve the 5 km length of highway from 2 km south of York Plains Road, and continuing to the St Peters Pass rest area.
This project improved safety between Tunbridge and Mona Vale. Works included road widening and improving the alignment near Mona Vale.
This project improved road safety by implementing works across two stages. Stage one eased a curve south of Tunbridge, while stage two provided an additional south-bound overtaking lane and overall curve improvements.
This project improved road safety with the installation of a northbound acceleration lane for heavy vehicles turning north from Esk Main Road.
This project will improve safety between Mona Vale Road and Campbell Town.
This project will improve safety between Campbell Town and Epping Forest, including sections around Cleveland and Conara.
This project will improve safety between Jericho and Oatlands.
This project will improve the safety of the section of road between St Peters Pass and south of Tunbridge.
This project will improve the 5 km length of highway from 2 km south of York Plains Road, and continuing to the St Peters Pass rest area.
This project improved the safety of the section of road between Symmons Plains and south of Perth.
This project installed a roundabout to improve road safety at the Kings Meadows connection and reduce queuing to the Midland Highway.
This project provided a continuous divided dual carriageway from Perth to Launceston.
This project will improve safety between Melton Mowbray and Lovely Banks Road.
This project will improve safety and efficiency by removing heavy vehicles from the centre of Perth as they travel to and from the northern and north-western ports.
This project will improve the safety of the section of road between Epping Forest and Powranna.
This project improved safety measures between Kempton and Melton Mowbray.
This project improved the safety of the section of road in the vicinity of Bagdad. Works included a central turning lane through Bagdad and removal of roadside hazards.
This project improved the safety of the three-lane section of the highway - north of Constitution Hill.
This project improved road safety by way of road widening to install a flexible safety barrier and extend sealed shoulders.
This project improved road safety by way of road widening to install a flexible safety barrier and extend sealed shoulders.
This project improved road safety by upgrading the left-turn facility at the Mud Walls Road junction.
This project improved safety measures between Kempton and Melton Mowbray.
This project will improve the safety of the 3.5 km length of the Midland Highway over Spring Hill, between the recently completed works south of Spring Hill and north of Spring Hill.
This project will improve the safety of the highway between the Pontville roundabout and Eddington Road.
* The existing 3-star rating category means that this section of the Midland Highway has already achieved a 3-star rating on the AusRAP Star Rating assessment (a safety rating system out of five stars). The objective of the Midland Highway 10 Year Action Plan is to achieve an overall 3-star rating across the highway.
Road users will experience changes on Illawarra Road near Perth over the coming weeks, as part of the Perth Link Roads project.
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Work has started on the largest single project in the 10-year $500 million Midland Highway Action Plan, the $92.3 million Perth Link Roads project.
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More information
If you would like further information, please contact the Department of State Growth at roadstas@stategrowth.tas.gov.au