Warrego Highway Upgrade Strategy Brisbane to Charleville Investments
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Brisbane to Charleville – 20 year planned and proposed investments Inset 11 8 7 6 2 1 Helidon Dinmore 14 Withcott Gatton 13 12 10 9 5 4 3 Toowoomba Ipswich Landsborough Highway Carnarvon Highway Leichhardt Highway Charleville Morven Mitchell 40 Roma Yuleba 37 34 Dulacca Miles 41 Chinchila Wallumbilla 39 Jackson Briglow 38 Drillham 36 35 Warra 33 31 32 Macalister 27 30 Dalby See inset 29 24 23 22 2 1 28 26 21 14 13 8 7 3 Oakey 25 11 10 5 4 20 Brisbane 19 Helidon Dinmore 18 17 16 15 12 9 6 Surat Basin Legend N Toowoomba Ipswich Energy Province Gore Highway State controlled roads Warrego Highway Time Period Cunningham Highway 1–4 years. Refer to Notes on page 17. New England Highway 5–10 years strategy 11–20 years strategy New South Wales 16 This Strategy identifies short, medium and long-term Also identified are unfunded projects subject PINK – long-term proposals which are planned over project priorities: to federal funding approval, with construction an 11–20 year timeframe. proposed over a four-year period to meet current YELLOW – short-term projects with committed Medium and long-term projects are dependent on demand funding, which have either commenced or are federal and state funding availability. As such, the state currently in the detailed project planning phase, and GREEN – medium-term investment proposals which will work closely with the Australian Government to are scheduled to commence between 2012 and 2015 have a longer horizon of 5–10 years deliver this Strategy. Number Project Number Project Number Project Warrego Highway Safety Improvement Program – 1(1) 13(3) Toowoomba pavement rehabilitation 27 Dalby to Miles safety upgrade Stage 1 Warrego Highway Safety Improvement Program – (1) (3) 2 14 Toowoomba to Oakey duplication – Stage 1 28 Dalby to Miles capacity upgrade Stage 2 (3) 3 Dinmore to Blacksoil 6-laning 15 Toowoomba to Oakey duplication – Stage 2 29 Dalby to Miles capacity upgrade (continued) (1) 4(2) Blacksoil interchange 16 Charlton future corridor investigation 30 Macalister to Warra upgrade (3) 5 Blacksoil to Helidon Spa motorway upgrade 17 Toowoomba to Oakey duplication – Stage 3 31 Jingi Jingi Creek upgrade Blacksoil to Helidon Spa motorway upgrade (3) (3) 6 18 Oakey to Jondaryan upgrade 32 Brigalow to Chinchilla upgrade (continued) 19(4) Oakey to Dalby capacity upgrade – Stage 1 33(3) Chinchilla rail crossing upgrade 7 Haigslea overpass 20(3) Oakey to Dalby capacity upgrade – Stage 2 34 Chinchilla bypass 8 Minden interchange 21 Oakey to Dalby safety upgrade 35(3) Miles western access upgrade 9 Hatton Vale interchange 22 Oakey to Dalby duplication 36 Miles to Charleville upgrade 10 Glenore Grove interchange 23(3) Malu to Victory Downs upgrade 37 Miles to Charleville upgrade (continued) 11 Toowoomba Second Range Crossing 24 Dalby bypass 38(3) Drillham to Palardo upgrade 12(1) Toowoomba intersection safety upgrades 25(3) Dalby eastern access upgrade 39 Roma alternative heavy vehicle route 26(3) Dalby western access upgrade – Stages 1 & 2 40(2) Roma to Mitchell upgrade NOTES: (2) (1) Queensland Government commitment in 2011-12 State Budget to address urgent capacity and safety needs. 41 Maranoa River bridge replacement (2) Jointly funded by Australian and Queensland Governments. (3) Currently unfunded; subject to Australian Government funding approval, with construction proposed over a four year period to meet current demand. (4) Federally funded. Warrego Highway Upgrade Strategy 2012 17 Number Name What Why When Warrego Highway Upgrade intersections, removal of roadside Improve road safety through cost-effective (1) Safety Improvement hazards and installation of guardrail between 1-4 years 1 treatments Program – Stage 1 Dinmore and Withcott Construct interchange at junction with Improve road safety, reduce congestion and Brisbane Valley Highway and Wulkuraka (2) Blacksoil interchange improve freight efficiency by removing all 1-4 years 4 Connection Road and provision of service at-grade crossings of the Warrego Highway roads Warrego Highway Upgrade intersections, removal of roadside Improve road safety on high crash-risk sections 5-10 Safety Improvement hazards and installation of guardrail between 2 of highway years Program – Stage 2 Dinmore and Withcott Commence construction of service roads and Improve road safety, traffic efficiency and South East Queensland Blacksoil to Helidon 5-10 rationalise highway access to bring highway capacity by removing at-grade cross traffic and 5 Spa motorway upgrade years The Warrego Highway in South East Queensland up to motorway standard turning conflicts is currently a four-lane divided highway with some grade-separated interchanges. The eastern-most 13km Construct overpass at the location of the Improve road safety, traffic efficiency and future Western Ipswich Bypass interchange 5-10 section between Dinmore and Brassall carries the Haigslea overpass capacity by replacing existing at-grade 7 and construction of connection to Haigslea- years greatest volume of traffic and is already a declared intersection Amberley Road motorway (M2). Improve road safety, traffic efficiency and Construct new interchange at Lowood-Minden 5-10 Minden interchange capacity by replacing existing at-grade 8 Road and Tallegalla Road at Minden years intersection Improve road safety, traffic efficiency and Glenore Grove Construct new interchange at Forest Hill- 5-10 Over the next 20 years, this Strategy will seek to capacity by removing at-grade cross-traffic 10 interchange Fernvale Road at Glenore Grove years progressively upgrade the highway to full motorway turning conflicts standard along its full length in South East Improve road safety, freight efficiency, traffic Queensland. Toowoomba Second Construct a new crossing of the Toowoomba capacity and reliability by providing a high- 5-10 11 This will include upgrading the highway to six Range Crossing Range and a bypass of Toowoomba City standard crossing of the Toowoomba Range, and years improve local amenity in Toowoomba lanes between Dinmore and Blacksoil, removal of Improve road safety, traffic capacity and freight at-grade intersections and property accesses and the Dinmore to Blacksoil 11-20 Widen section to six lanes efficiency on heavily-trafficked section of construction of interchanges. 3 6-laning years highway Safety upgrades, including intersection improvements, Blacksoil to Helidon Complete construction of service roads and Improve road safety, traffic efficiency and shoulder widening and safety barriers, are proposed to 11-20 Spa motorway upgrade rationalise highway access to bring highway capacity by removing at-grade cross traffic and 6 years address existing and developing safety issues prior to (continued) up to motorway standard turning conflicts upgrading to full motorway standard. Improve road safety, traffic efficiency and A major issue on this section is the management of Hatton Vale Construct new interchange at Summerholm 11-20 capacity by replacing existing at-grade 9 interchange Road at Hatton Vale years highway access to improve road safety. Developing intersection and implementing effective access management plans are essential to ensure the function of the highway NOTES: is maintained and, over time, allows progressive (1) Queensland Government commitment in 2011-12 State Budget to address urgent capacity and safety needs. upgrading to motorway standard whilst minimising (2) Jointly funded by Australian and Queensland Governments. impacts on adjoining land uses. (3) Currently unfunded; subject to Australian Government funding approval, with construction proposed over a four year period to meet current demand. (4) Federally funded. 18 Brisbane to Toowoomba Legend N State controlled roads Warrego Highway Time Period 1–4 years. Refer to Notes on page 18. 5–10 years strategy 11–20 years strategy Gatton-EskRoad Fernvale Murphy’s Creek Road Lowood 11 Helidon Toowoomba 8 Highway Valley Brisbane Forest Hill-Fernvale Road Gatton Helidon Spa Withcott Gatton-Helidon Road Warrego Highway Minden Warrego Highway 7 4 Grantham 10 Forest Hill Hatton Vale Marburg Tivoli Plainland 9 Warrego Highway Haigslea Ipswich Blacksoil Motorway New England Higway Dinmore Mount Crosby Road Rosewood-MarburgRoad Ipswich Laidley Laidley-Plainland Road Logan Rosewood Motorway Progressive upgrading to motorway standard 6 5 3 Widen to six lanes Yamanto Ripley Safety improvement program Cunningham Highway 2 1 Warrego Highway Upgrade Strategy 2012 19 Number Name What Why When Toowoomba Provide intersection upgrades and minor safety Improve road safety at high crash-risk (1) intersection safety 1-4 years Toowoomba 12 improvements through Toowoomba City intersections in Toowoomba upgrades Toowoomba pavement Rehabilitate and renew failed sections of (3) Improve road safety and transport efficiency 1-4 years 13 rehabilitation pavements through Toowoomba City Toowoomba to Oakey Duplicate 6 km section to four lanes between Improve road safety and reduce delays on the 14(1) 1-4 years Darling Downs South West duplication – Stage 1 Nugent Pinch Road and Charlton western approach to Toowoomba Toowoomba to Oakey Duplicate 4 km section to four lanes between Improve road safety and reduce delays on the (3) 1-4 years The Warrego Highway in the Darling Downs South 15 duplication – Stage 2 Charlton and Kingsthorpe western approach to Toowoomba West region varies from a four-lane divided highway Strengthen failing pavements between Oakey Oakey to Jondaryan Improve road safety, freight efficiency and crossing the Toowoomba Range, a four-lane urban (3) Power