Cunningham /Amberley Intersection Planning Study Newsletter 02 • August 2011

Draft plan released

The Department of Transport and Main Roads is encouraging Get involved the community to get involved and have their say on the draft plan to realign the Cunningham Highway. The draft plan Transport and Main Roads would like your feedback to develop a preferred plan that best caters for details proposed changes between the Yamanto future traffic growth and addresses the needs of the and Ebenezer Creek and the upgrade of the Cunningham community as well as existing and future road users. Highway/Ipswich-Rosewood Road intersection. To provide your feedback or to contact the project team: The upgrade project aims to reduce congestion and improve safety • visit the project team at one of the staffed along this section of the highway. It will also service additional traffic displays (see the back page for a list of public expected to be generated from the proposed Aerospace Defence display dates and locations) Support Centre, ongoing expansion of the RAAF Airbase at Amberley • e-mail your feedback to and the proposed Ebenezer Regional Industrial Area. [email protected] • freecall 1800 991 879* The Cunningham Highway forms part of the Australian Government’s • Post: National Land Transport Network. This upgrade will provide greater The Department of Transport and Main Roads efficiency in the movement of interstate and interregional freight to the Cunningham Highway/Amberley Intersection Port of and the Trade Coast precinct. Planning Study PO Box 70 Detailed investigations including engineering and traffic analysis as Spring Hill Qld 4004 well as flora and fauna surveys have helped develop a draft plan that suits the identified needs and minimises impact to the surrounding environment. See inside for more information on:

The draft plan is now available for comment and will be on display from • draft plan Monday 22 August to Friday 16 September 2011. Your feedback and the • public display dates and locations results of ongoing technical and environmental studies will help finalise the preferred plan. • next steps

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Ipswich-Boonah Key features and benefi ts: Connecting to the old highway Coopers Road These alternatives are dependant on future available funding for construction. Please refer to back page for more information • Realign the Cunningham Highway between the Yamanto Interchange and Ebenezer Creek to improve New connection road safety, reliability and reduce heavy vehicle movement through local communities. New left-in/left- • Upgrade the Cunningham Highway/Ipswich-Rosewood out connection Road intersection to improve safety and reduce delays. • A new bikeway facility including new bridges over Warrill, Purga and Little Purga Creeks on the northern side of the existing highway. New connection road R d

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Middle Road crossings at major intersections. Middle Road Existing highway to become service road New service road • The provision of a two-lane service road between Alternative one Alternative two Pedestrian and bikeway Ipswich-Rosewood Road and Warwick Road. This will include road surface level intersections at Middle Road This includes an overpass at Middle Road and the new New highway and the new connection road. This will require the new deviation connection road. This will allow the new deviation to have a • Improved access to public transport through the Existing highway to remain to have an 80 km/h posted speed. 100 km/h posted speed which will result in a lower travel time and Intersection upgrades provision of upgraded bus stops. reduced peak hour queuing times. Connecting to the old highway Public displays The draft plan for the proposed upgrade of the From Monday 22 August to Friday 16 September 2011, staffed displays will be Cunningham Highway between Yamanto and available at the following times and locations: Ebenezer has been developed to allow staged Yamanto Shopping Village, 502-510 Warwick Road, Yamanto upgrades into the future. As an initial step, two Thursday 8 September 2011 from 4pm to 6pm options have been developed to connect the new Saturday 10 September 2011 from 10am to 12pm deviation to the old highway which will become a service road. These staging options are dependent Fixed displays will also be available for viewing at libraries and at the offices of on further detailed analysis and investigation and local elected representatives’ offices. Fixed display sites are: future available funding for construction. Ipswich Library, 40 South Street, Ipswich When funding for design and construction of the Department of Transport and Main Roads Ipswich Office, Ground floor, Shop Cunningham Highway/Amberley Intersection R3, 30 Limestone Street, Ipswich upgrade is made available, the department will Ipswich City Council Customer Service Centre, 143 Brisbane Street, Ipswich present the final upgrade option to the community Office of Wayne Wendt, Member for Ipswich West, shop 1 Brassall Shopping during the detailed design phase. Centre, 68 Hunter Street, Brassall Office of the Honourable Rachel Nolan, Member for Ipswich, 125 Brisbane Road, Interim works Booval As an interim measure to improve safety prior Office of Ian Rickuss, Member for Lockyer, shop 1, 47 North Street, Gatton to the delivery of this project, The department is investigating installing traffic signals at the Newsletters will also be available for collection from all fixed display locations. intersection of Ipswich-Rosewood Road. The department is also assisting the Department Next steps of Employment, Economic Development and The department will continue detailed investigations and complete a business Innovation with the design of a new intersection case for the upgrade to this section of the Cunningham Highway, taking into for access to the proposed Aerospace and account feedback from the community. Once the business case is complete, Defence Support Centre at Amberley. Details and submissions will be prepared to the Australian Government to seek funding for the timing of installing new traffic signals will be the upgrade. released in late 2011. The preferred plan is expected to be available for comment in early 2012.

Project phases 2010 2011 2012 Post 2013

STAGE 1 STAGE 2 STAGE 3 STAGE 4 Carry out the Preliminary Release of the draft plan Release of the preferred Construction Evaluation process. to the community for plan to the community (pending funding). Gather information and feedback. for feedback. allow opportunity for the Completion of business Finalise business community to provide feedback. case. case and funding submissions to the completed underway Australian Government.

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