frastr ucture ▁Project s ▁Nation - wide ). ▁The ▁works ▁are ▁expected ▁to ▁total ▁A $ 2 ▁billion ▁and ▁include ▁ 7 7 ▁projects ▁over ▁a ▁period ▁of ▁two ▁dec ades . ▁▁ ▁A ▁stretch ▁of ▁road ▁between ▁Card well ▁and ▁Tul ly , ▁which ▁is ▁pr one ▁to ▁frequent ▁flo oding ▁in ▁the ▁wet ▁season , ▁is ▁set ▁to ▁under go ▁real ignment . ▁A ▁new ▁route ▁for ▁the ▁highway ▁through ▁Town sv ille ▁was ▁under ▁construction ▁with ▁the ▁first ▁stage ▁of ▁the ▁Town sv ille ▁Ring ▁Road ▁( now ▁called ▁The ▁Ring ▁Road ) ▁already ▁completed . ▁ ▁An ▁upgrade ▁to ▁a ▁stretch ▁of ▁the ▁highway ▁north ▁of ▁Town sv ille ▁has ▁been ▁given ▁appro val , ▁and ▁will ▁see ▁the ▁existing ▁dual ▁carriage way ▁to ▁the ▁north ▁extended ▁by ▁another ▁ 1 1   km . ▁It ▁will ▁also ▁include ▁installation ▁of ▁traffic ▁lights ▁at ▁M t ▁Low ▁Park way , ▁and ▁will ▁be ▁the ▁final ▁stage ▁of ▁the ▁Ring ▁Road ▁link ▁up ▁to ▁this ▁section ▁by ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁The ▁Queensland ▁Main ▁Ro ads ▁Department ' s ▁ult imate ▁concept ▁map ▁of ▁the ▁development ▁shows ▁that ▁the ▁highway ▁will ▁progress ively ▁become ▁Motor way ▁standard ▁by ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁with ▁the ▁implementation ▁of ▁inter changes ▁at ▁various ▁j unction s . ▁ ▁The ▁highway ▁south ▁of ▁C air ns ▁will ▁see ▁sections ▁of ▁the ▁highway ▁to ▁the ▁sub urb ▁of ▁Ed mont on ▁become ▁six ▁lan es , ▁with ▁progress ive ▁dual -