Transport and Main Roads

Gateway Motorway North Planning Study Issue 03 • June 2011 North draft plan released! Get involved Transport and Main Roads needs your A draft plan to upgrade the Gateway Motorway from Nudgee to the is now ready for public comment. The feedback on the draft plan to develop a Department of Transport and Main Roads is encouraging the community to get involved and have their say on the draft plan. preferred plan that caters for future traf c The upgrade aims to reduce congestion and improve traf c safety Bracken Ridge Road to provide two lanes in each direction (see growth and addresses the needs of existing and ef ciency on the motorway as south east Queensland’s inside this newsletter for more information on the key features of and future road users. population continues to grow. the draft plan). How to provide your feedback: The Australian Government and the Queensland Government The draft plan is now available for comment and will be on display • Visit the project team at one of the have worked together to develop a draft plan that stays within the from 16 June to 28 July 2011. Your feedback and the results of staffed displays (see back page for a list existing road corridor where possible. The design aims to reduce ongoing technical and environmental studies will help nalise the impacts to property and the environment. It also provides the best preferred plan. of public display dates and locations) value for money by making best use of the existing motorway. The Australian Government has approved $125 million for the • Email your feedback to: To achieve this, the draft plan proposes to widen the motorway construction of Stage 1–Gateway Additional Lane (refer to back page) [email protected] from four to six lanes from Nudgee to the Deagon Deviation. and further development of planning and the business case for the • The Deagon Deviation will be widened between Depot Road and Gateway Motorway North Project (Nudgee to the Bruce Highway). Free call 1800 897 778 • Post: Department of Transport and Main Roads Gateway Motorway North project PO Box 70 Spring Hill Qld 4004

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Key features of both options Travelling north • widen the Deagon Deviation between Depot Road and • motorists can now use the Deagon Deviation and access the motorway by using the Depot Road on-ramp Bracken Ridge Road as a two-way, four lane 80km/h arterial road • if you are approaching from Depot Road and travelling along the Deagon Deviation you will continue to use the Depot Road • new grade-separated (overpass) southbound motorway on-ramp to travel south on the Gateway Motorway. on-ramp combining the existing ramps from the Deagon Deviation and Depot Road Travelling south • both options will function the same way when travelling north or south along the Deagon Deviation • accessing the motorway to travel south will now occur by using the relocated on-ramp from the Deagon Deviation • Barrett Street pedestrian bridge to be maintained under • this ramp has now been moved further south along the Deagon Deviation to combine with the existing ramp from Depot Road. both options.

Connecting Queensland www.tmr.qld.gov.au Stage 1 of upgrading the Gateway Public displays Motorway north Go to our staffed displays Gateway Additional Lane project (refer to map) From 16 June to 28 July 2011, the Department of Transport and Main Roads will be hosting staffed public displays at the following locations: The Gateway Additional Lane project, released in December 2010, has been identified as Stage 1 of upgrading the Gateway Motorway north. It will provide an extra northbound lane Toombul Shopping Centre, 1015 , Toombul for 2.5km between Sandgate Road and the Deagon Deviation. This will alleviate traffic in the Thursday 16 June 2011 from 4pm to 8pm afternoon peak travel period. Saturday 23 July 2011 from 10am to 2pm Placing the additional lane at this location will deliver the greatest travel time savings of any other section Bracken Ridge Plaza, Cnr Telegraph and Norris Roads, Bracken Ridge along the corridor. Detailed traffic investigations have shown that this section of the motorway receives Wednesday 22 June 2011 from 4pm to 8pm the highest volume of traffic during the afternoon peak travel period, and can amount to traffic delays as far south as the new Gateway Motorway. Improvements to the section at Nudgee alone would not Saturday 16 July 2011 from 10am to 2pm improve travel times as significantly as the priority section identified for upgrading. Centro Taigum, Cnr Church and Beams Roads, Taigum Construction of the Gateway Additional Lane is expected to commence in early 2012 and is Saturday 18 June 2011 from 10am to 2pm scheduled for completion in 2014. Wednesday 13 July 2011 from 4pm to 8pm These works will form part of the future widening proposed in the draft plan. The displays will be staffed by members of our study team. Nudgee Interchange Upgrade Go to our xed displays As part of the Gateway Motorway North Planning Study, the project team commenced community We will also have fixed unstaffed displays at libraries and local elected representatives consultation on the Nudgee Interchange in November 2008. During this period the community offices. Fixed display sites are: was encouraged to provide feedback on the draft upgrade plan. Banyo Library, St Vincent’s Road, Banyo Key elements that were identified during the planning study have now been incorporated into the Bracken Ridge Library, Bracken Street, Bracken Ridge current draft plan as part of a staged approached for the overall Gateway Motorway North Project. Chermside Library, Hamilton Road, Chermside Sandgate Library, Seymour Street , Sandgate Next steps The project team will continue detailed investigations into the social, environmental and economic Project Phases impacts of the upgrade to this section of the motorway, taking into account consultation with the October 2007 NOW Early 2012 Mid 2012 broader community. The preferred plan is expected to be available for comment early to mid 2012. Once the preferred STAGE 1 STAGE 2 STAGE 3 NEXT STEPS design is determined, a business case will be finalised in consultation with other state government Gather information. Gateway Motorway Release preferred Finalise business agencies and funding submissions prepared. North draft plan. plan. case and funding The upgrade works to this section of the motorway are currently programmed between 2020/21- submissions. 2025/26 as identified in the 2010-2031 South East Queensland Infrastructure Plan and Program. COMPLETED

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