Traffic info
Update on final traffic changes
Motorists travelling along Brisbane Road (service road) between Gailes and Goodna will notice changed traffic conditions. These changes include:
- the Bertha Street underpass opening to traffic, with a signalised intersection at Bertha Street and Brisbane Road (service road).
- the opening of the Braggan Street and Brisbane Road (service road) intersection.
- Brisbane Road (service road) opening to two-way traffic, providing motorists with eastbound and westbound access between Gailes and Goodna.
- the opening of the Henry Ellerton Bridge, linking Brisbane Terrace and Wilruna Street to Old Logan Road.
- new operational traffic signals at the intersection of Newman Street and Brisbane Road (service road); Old Logan Road and Brisbane Road (service road) and the Goodna/Gailes/Logan Motorway off-ramp and Brisbane Road (service road).
These were the final traffic changes and marked completion of the Ipswich/Logan Interchange project.
Signage will continue to be in place to direct motorists.
Traffic changes
Information about traffic changes in the Western Corridor can be found in the Western Corridor road projects traffic update (March 2010) (PDF, 234 KB).
Free SMS updates
With so many projects underway, it is more important than ever to plan your journey before you leave. The department now offers free SMS updates about planned traffic changes for Western Corridor projects.
To subscribe to the Western Corridor SMS update service, visit www.westerncorridorsms.qld.gov.au, select the projects of interest and enter your details. To unsubscribe, visit the same website and click ‘Unsubscribe’.
Subscribers will receive free messages straight to their mobile phones about the projects of their choice in advance of scheduled traffic changes throughout the Western Corridor.
This SMS service is one of many communication tools in place in the corridor to increase awareness and minimise traffic impacts and disruption.
The department encourages safe driving, so SMS messages will not be sent during peak hour, or before 9 am or after 8 pm.
Western Corridor free SMS service flyer (PDF, 503 KB)
Traffic management
The department is using a range of methods to minimise traffic impacts and promote safe and efficient traffic flow during this upgrade. The following changes are in place throughout construction:
- The general speed limit through the construction site has been temporarily lowered to 80 km/h for safety reasons.
- Two lanes of the Ipswich Motorway will be open in each direction between 5.00 am and 8.00 pm Monday to Friday.
- Outside these times, the motorway will frequently be reduced to one lane in each direction so construction can continue. This may result in minor delays and restrictions for vehicles wider than 4 m.
Excess dimension transport
From Goodna to Gailes, the width between concrete safety barriers is 8.8 m, excluding on and off ramps. Approval is required to transport excess dimension vehicles/loads through the Ipswich Motorway roadworks. Applications can be lodged by completing the Western Corridor excess dimension transport application form (PDF, 545 KB). Applications are to be e-mailed to apps.wcorridor@tmr.qld.gov.au or faxed to (07) 3137 8922 during business hours of 9 am to 5 pm Monday to Friday excluding public holidays. Applications should be submitted before 10 am to ensure assessment within 4 business days. For more information on the application procedure, please refer to the Excess dimension transport application flyer (PDF, 1.13 MB).
The project team would like to thank the local community and commuters for their patience during these bridge works.
For the latest information about traffic changes on this project you can also call the project hotline on 1800 703 093. This hotline is staffed 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Another 24 hour service The department offers is the 13 19 40 traffic report hotline. Call 13 19 40 for up-to-date information on traffic conditions including traffic reports and updates, road and lane closures and construction and maintenance work. You can visit the 13 19 40 website or email enquiries@131940.qld.gov.au.
Latest news
On Sunday 29 November 2009, the Ipswich/Logan Interchange project was officially commissioned by Minister for Main Roads Craig Wallace and Federal Member for Oxley Bernie Ripoll. A small community event was held on the newly named Henry Ellerton Bridge over the Ipswich Motorway at Gailes. The Minister also announced the name of the bridge over Woorgaroo Creek which will now be known as the Kurrajong Bridge.
Minister Wallace and Mr Ripoll unveiled the plaque and cut the ribbon along with Mayor of Ipswich Paul Pisasale, State Member for Bundamba Jo-Ann Miller, Federal Member for Blair Shayne Neumann and local Councillor Paul Tully.
