Gympie Bypass opens, marking final stage of Bruce Highway upgrades

A notorious section of the Bruce Highway has been bypassed overnight with the long-awaited opening of a $1.2-billion project north of Brisbane. The Gympie Bypass, a new 26-kilometre, four-lane section of highway opened without fanfare on Tuesday night, providing a seamless path from Woondum to Curra and bypassing the city of Gympie, 175 kilometres north of Brisbane. "The people coming to see Gympie and spend time in the town itself will still be there," he said. " "It's going to take a lot of traffic congestion out of Gympie itself, mostly heavy haulage," he said. "It is wonderful to see motorists will now be able to reap benefits of a completed Gympie Bypass," he said.