Northern Busway: Kedron to Bracken Ridge

Project info

Preferred corridor now on display

The Northern Busway is part of the Queensland Government’s commitment to deliver a sustainable transport system for Brisbane’s northside communities.

The Department of Transport and Main Roads has updated the draft plans, originally displayed in late 2010, based on community feedback and technical investigations.

The preferred corridor and station locations will be available on the department’s website for four weeks and at staffed public displays at the times and locations listed below.

Following the display period, the corridor is planned to be finalised and approved in late 2011.

Staffed displays

Chermside Kedron Community Church
590 Gympie Road, Chermside
Wednesday 26 October - 5 pm to 8 pm
Saturday 29 October - 9 am to 12 pm

Aspley Special School
751 Zillmere Road, Aspley
Wednesday 2 November - 5 pm to 8 pm
Saturday 5 November - 9 am to 12 pm

Phase 3 (October 2011)

Northern Busway newsletter

• Northern Busway: Kedron to Bracken Ridge: newsletter October 2011 (PDF, 3.8 MB)
  • Page 1 – Protecting the corridor (PDF, 128.9 KB)
  • Page 2 – Planning study and feedback (PDF, 181.8 KB)
  • Page 3 – Busway benefits and timeline (PDF, 89.1 KB)
  • Page 4 – Preferred corridor: Kedron to Chermside (1) (PDF, 1.4 MB) 
  • Page 5 – Preferred corridor: Kedron to Chermside (2) (PDF, 1.4 MB) 
  • Page 6 – Preferred corridor: Chermside to Bracken Ridge (1) (PDF, 1.4 MB)
  • Page 7 – Preferred corridor: Chermside to Bracken Ridge (2) (PDF, 1.6 MB)
  • Page 8 – Staffed displays and contact details (PDF, 84.9 KB)

Corridor maps

• Preferred corridor maps (PDF, 2.8 MB)

Corridor Protection Report

• Cover and Contents (PDF, 101.3 KB)
• Chapter 1 – Overview and background (PDF, 363.8 KB)
• Chapter 2 – Consultation and communication (PDF, 408.1 KB)
• Chapter 3 – Sustainability (PDF, 331.2 KB)
• Chapter 4 – Corridor description (PDF, 87.1 KB)
• Chapter 5 – Legislative requirements and planning approval process (PDF, 325.6 KB)
• Chapter 6 – Social environment (PDF, 216.6 KB)
• Chapter 7 – Cultural heritage (PDF, 446 KB)
• Chapter 8 – Land use planning and urban design (PDF, 999 KB)
• Chapter 9 – Traffic and transport (PDF, 658.5 KB)
• Chapter 10 – Public transport network integration (PDF, 285.9 KB)
• Chapter 11 – Pedestrian and cycle access (PDF, 550.1 KB)
• Chapter 12 – Flooding and water quality (PDF, 1.1 MB)
• Chapter 13 – Ground conditions (PDF, 438.1 KB)
• Chapter 14 – Ecology (PDF, 685.3 KB)
• Chapter 15 – Noise and vibration (PDF, 190.3 KB)
• Chapter 16 – Air quality (PDF, 161.5 KB)
• Chapter 17 – Project staging (PDF, 133.7 KB)
• Chapter 18 – Economic environment (PDF, 191.1 KB)
• Chapter 19 – Preferred corridor maps (PDF, 2.8 MB)

Phase 2 (September 2010)

Newsletter and feedback form

• Draft Alignment options newsletter - September 2010 (PDF, 1007.9 KB)
• Feedback Form (PDF, 99.8 KB) 

Project update and consultation report

• Project update — April 2010 (PDF, 389 KB)
• Phase 2 consultation report (PDF, 2.5 MB) 

Fact sheets

In September 2010 corridor options and station locations were released to the public for consultation. The draft busway options consulted upon can be found in the fact sheets below:

• Fact sheet 1 — Somerset Road to Lawley Street, Kedron (PDF, 1.3 MB)
• Fact sheet 2 — Lawley Street, Kedron to the Prince Charles Hospital, Chermside (PDF, 4.1 MB) 
• Fact sheet 3 — The Prince Charles Hospital to Hamilton Road, Chermside (PDF, 2.2 MB)
• Fact sheet 4 — Hamilton Road to Murphy Road, Chermside (PDF, 497.4 KB)
• Fact sheet 5 — Murphy Road to Nevin Street, Aspley (PDF, 1.4 MB)
• Fact sheet 6 — Nevin Street, Aspley to Dorville Road, Carseldine (PDF, 1.6 MB)
• Fact sheet 7 — Dorville Road, Carseldine to Telegraph Road, Bracken Ridge (PDF, 1.4 MB).

Phase 1 (November 2009)

Reference documentation

• Project guide (PDF, 2.3 MB)
• Understanding the options around Chermside (PDF, 1 MB)
• Phase 1 newsletter — November 2009 (PDF, 2.1 MB)
• Phase 1 consultation report (PDF, 139.5 KB)

Contact details

Email:	team@northernbusway.qld.gov.au
Post:	Northern Busway: Kedron to Bracken Ridge Department of Transport and Main Roads Reply Paid 70 Spring Hill Qld 4004
Phone:	1800 289 210

Community info

Community Reference Group (CRG)

A community reference group has been established for the Northern Busway: Kedron to Bracken Ridge project. The CRG will meet throughout the study to enable community input into the study and provide an opportunity for community issues to be addressed by the study team.

Phase 1 Community consultation – Preliminary investigation areas

Community consultation on the preliminary investigation areas for the Northern Busway: Kedron to Bracken Ridge occurred over a nine week period between Monday, 23 November 2009 and Friday, 22 January 2010, although the project team continued to accept feedback forms, emails, phone calls and submissions after this date.

Phase one community consultation resulted in the project team receiving invaluable local knowledge and input from the community. A Summary of the feedback received during this phase of community consultation is now available.

CRG Documentation  

• CRG members and contact details (PDF, 73.2 KB)
• CRG meeting notes 1: 6 July 2010 (PDF, 54.8 KB)
• CRG meeting notes 2: 21 September 2010 (PDF, 58.7 KB)
• CRG meeting notes 3: 26 October 2010 (PDF, 30.3 KB)
• CRG meeting notes 4: 7 December 2010 (PDF, 34.8 KB)  
• CRG meeting notes 5: 20 October 2011 (PDF, 52.2 KB)

Latest news

Long-term planning: Protecting for the future

Planning for the busway corridor now will ensure land is identified and protected to meet the public transport needs in the future.

Once the corridor alignment is protected, any development proposed in the vicinity of the alignment will be assessed by the department. This will ensure:

• any new development is integrated with future busway facilities
• impacts are minimised if the busway is built
• residents and property owners have greater certainty about future plans.

Medium-term planning

Gympie Road planning study

This study will investigate Gympie Road between Stafford Road at Kedron and Roghan Road at Carseldine.

The study will be informed by investigations undertaken as part of the planning for the Northern Busway: Kedron to Bracken Ridge. Interim measures to deliver short to medium-term bus travel improvements for some sections of the busway will be investigated. These measures may include bus priority and transit lanes, queue jumps and priority signals at traffic lights.

Short-term planning

Airport Link’s impacts on Gympie Road

The department will be consulting with local residents on ways to manage future road network changes and changed traffic conditions require on Gympie Road when Airport Link opens in 2012.

Consultation is currently scheduled to start in 2011 and initially will focus on engaging residents closest to the Airport Link tunnel entrance and exits on Gympie Road, near Somerset Road at Kedron.

Connecting Brisbane North — Integrated transport solutions

The department is committed to investigating an integrated transport solution to the rapid growth and increasing demand on the roads and public transport network in Brisbane’s northern suburbs. To help plan for and manage the future transport needs in the area the department is undertaking a combination of short, medium and long-term road and transport planning projects.