Seventeen Mile Rocks Road upgradesOoldfield Road and Duporth Road intersections

Community Newsletter - June 2010The Seventeen Mile Rocks Road upgrades at Oldfield Road and Duporth Road are part of Lord Mayor Campbell Newman’s Road Action Program, which tackles congestion and improves safety on Brisbane’s 21 worst congested roads.

The upgrades aim to reduce traffic congestion, improve safety and provide better facilities for cyclists and pedestrians.

The intersections to be upgraded are:• Seventeen Mile Rocks Road and Oldfield Road• Seventeen Mile Rocks Road and Duporth Road.

A final plan for the Oldfield Road upgrade and a preliminary plan for the Duporth Road upgrade are shown over the page.

Why upgrade?Traffic on Seventeen Mile Rocks Road has increased significantly in recent years and the two intersections to be upgraded now each carry up to 25,000 vehicles per day. This is causing delays for motorists trying to exit Duporth Road and Oldfield Road.

Several collisions have been recorded at both intersections in recent years. At the Oldfield Road intersection, all collisions involved motorists or cyclists turning right into or out of Oldfield Road. Similarly, at the Duporth Road intersection, all collisions recorded involved motorists attempting to turn right into or out of Duporth Road.

The upgrades are required to enable the intersections to safely carry the increased volume of traffic and improve safety for all road users.

Upgrade features

Seventeen Mile Rocks/Oldfield Road intersectionThis intersection upgrade will involve:• installing traffic signals with signalised pedestrian crossings• widening the Seventeen Mile Rocks Road and Oldfield Road approaches to the intersection• installing shared pedestrian/cyclist paths and on-road bicycle lanes• installing concrete centre medians• landscaping.

Seventeen Mile Rocks/Duporth Road intersectionThis intersection upgrade will involve:• installing traffic signals with signalised pedestrian crossings• widening the Seventeen Mile Rocks Road and Duporth Road approaches to the intersection• installing concrete centre medians• constructing retaining walls to cater for level differences• installing on-road bicycle lanes on Seventeen Mile Rocks Road• constructing new pedestrian footpaths• landscaping.

Tree planting and landscapingTo provide sufficient space to widen the intersections, several trees and plants of varying sizes need to be removed. A number of trees have already been removed from Oldfield Road to allow service relocations to take place.

To replace these trees, we are developing comprehensive landscaping plans in consultation with the Centenary and District Environmental Action Group. The plans involve planting more than 150 new trees.

Seventeen Mile Rocks Road/Oldfield Road intersection upgrade

Seventeen Mile Rocks Road/Duporth Road intersection upgrade

Project timingProject Current phase Anticipated timing of

constructionSeventeen Mile Rocks Road/Oldfield Road intersection upgrade

Early service relocation works underway – due for completiong June 2010

Mid-2010 – will take approximately 10 months (weather permitting)

Seventeen Mile Road/Duporth Road intersection upgrade

Detailed design Early02011 – will take approximately 10 months (weather permitting)

Construction impactsCouncil will make every effort to minimise inconvenience to local residents and motorists during construction of the upgrades. Recycled water will be used to suppress dust and work hours will be limited to between 7am and 5pm, Monday to Saturday as much as possible. Local residents will be notified in advance of any work taking place outside these hours.

Council will also provide fortnightly notifications by email during the works, to keep interested community members informed about construction activities. If you would like to receive these, please email roadactionprogram@brisbane.qld.gov.au.

Other impacts motorists and local residents may experience during the works include:• possible short delays while machinery enters and exits worksites• speed limit reduced to 40km/h around work areas• changes to pedestrian access – although safe access through the worksites will be maintained at all times• general construction noise.

Two-way traffic flow will be maintained during peak traffic periods.

Council would like to take this opportunity to thank motorists and local residents in advance for their patience and understanding during these important works to improve the safety and efficiency of this road network.

More informationTo find out more about these upgrades or provide feedback on the project plans, you can:

phone Council on (07) 3403 8888 email roadactionprogram@brisbane.qld.gov.au visit www.brisbane.qld.gov.au and enter a search for ‘Seventeen Mile Rocks Road’ write to

Seventeen Mile Rocks Road upgradesBrisbane City CouncilGPO Box 1434Brisbane QLD 4001

The upgrade plans are also on display at the following locations:• Councillor Matthew Bourke’s office at Suite 18, Jindalee Allsports Shopping Village, 235 Sinnamon Road, Jindalee• Mt Ommaney Library, 123 Dandenong Road, Mt Ommaney• Corinda Library, 641 Oxley Road, Corinda.

For more information visit www.brisbane.qld.gov.au or call (07) 3403 8888.