▁accessing ▁the ▁Red cl iffe ▁Pen ins ula ▁by ▁road ." ▁ ▁Up gr ades ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁dram atic ▁devi ations ▁of ▁the ▁highway ▁was ▁the ▁Bald ▁Hills ▁to ▁Bur p eng ary ▁De viation . ▁Begin ning ▁construction ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 2 , ▁the ▁new ▁route ▁took ▁traffic ▁from ▁G ym pie ▁Road ▁at ▁Bald ▁Hills ▁to ▁U hl mann ▁Road ▁at ▁Bur p eng ary ▁along ▁a ▁much ▁superior ▁alignment ▁which ▁was ▁also ▁constructed ▁to ▁four ▁lan es . ▁The ▁new ▁route ▁was ▁officially ▁opened ▁on ▁ 1 0 ▁November ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁at ▁a ▁total ▁cost ▁of ▁$ 2 0 ▁million . ▁ ▁Due ▁to ▁the ▁nature ▁of ▁wet ▁weather ▁and ▁tropical ▁cy clone ▁pr one ▁areas ▁of ▁North ▁Queensland , ▁the ▁highway ▁is ▁pr one ▁to ▁frequent ▁flo oding ▁in ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁places . ▁Following ▁the ▁cat ast roph ic ▁Queensland ▁flo ods ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 – 2 0 1 1 ▁the ▁Australian ▁Government ▁commission ed ▁a ▁feas ibility ▁study ▁on ▁flo od - proof ing ▁the ▁highway . ▁ ▁N umer ous ▁st ret ches ▁of ▁the ▁highway ▁are ▁set ▁to ▁under go ▁re development , ▁real ignment , ▁flo od - proof ing ▁and ▁extension ▁of ▁dual ▁carriage way ▁sections . ▁Form er ▁Premier ▁Anna ▁Bl igh ▁announced ▁the ▁plans ▁while ▁launch ing ▁the ▁Queensland ▁In frastr ucture ▁Plan ▁( Now ▁( A ▁part ▁of ) ▁known ▁as ▁Building ▁Our ▁Future , ▁it ▁includes ▁all ▁Transport ▁In