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Park Ridge Connector

Overview:

The Park Ridge Connector (PRC) is part of a future road link at motorway standard identified at a conceptual level in the SEQ Regional Plan 2009–31 and the Draft Connecting SEQ (an Integrated Regional Transport Plan for South East Queensland). PRC aims to strengthen the road network in Logan City and to ensure the existing community and planned future communities at Park Ridge, Greater Flagstone and Yarrabilba have access to employment and services.

Location:

The PRC will connect the Gateway Motorway to the Park Ridge development.

Benefits:

The PRC will benefit South East Queensland and local areas by:

  • providing links and connectivity
  • increasing road network efficiency
  • improving access
  • relieving congestion
Funding:

A$7 million is allocated in the department’s Queensland Transport and Roads Investment Program 2011–12 to 2014–15 to undertake transport planning for an extension of the Gateway Motorway south of Browns Plains.

Regions:
South Coast Region, Metropolitan Region

Project info

The PRC is a future transport link that will provide a north-south motorway standard road in the Park Ridge area. It will allow fast and easy access from Park Ridge to the Logan and Gateway Motorways and the wider South East Queensland transport network. Find out more…

The planning process and Community Stakeholder Reference Group (PDF, 231 KB) 
Refined area of interest map (PDF, 833 KB)
Frequently asked questions (PDF, 60 KB) 

Strategic planning and partnering

The Park Ridge area is predicted to be a centre of future urban growth and will require safe, high capacity road connections for freight and passenger transport. By 2031, the future PRC could be required to carry up to 70,000 vehicles per day supporting Mt Lindesay Highway, Wembley and Chambers Flat roads.

The need for a new motorway connecting the Park Ridge area has been identified in the SEQ Regional Plan 2009-31 and Draft Connecting SEQ 2031, a strategic transport plan that outlines the long-term transport needs for the South East Queensland region. These documents identify the PRC as a vital part of the wider network, servicing growth in industrial, commercial and residential developments.

Planning Partnership – one network planning

TMR and LCC are working in partnership to achieve a ‘One Network Plan’ for the area. This planning integrates state government strategic transport planning with local government transport and land use planning.

This partnership between state and local government aims to optimise the motorway network in relation to the major arterial roads such as Logan Motorway, Mt Lindesay Highway, Browns Plains Road and Park Ridge Road.

Project needs

  • Development pressures are rapidly precluding opportunities for future transport corridors.
  • The PRC will principally serve the Park Ridge development area, with up to 70,000 vehicles expected to use the route by 2031.
  • The PRC will provide connectivity for residential and industrial development in Park Ridge and the Southern Logan area to the Gateway and Logan Motorways.
  • The PRC will help relieve current and future congestion on local roads, and state-controlled Mount Lindesay Highway and Wembley Road.
  • The PRC will provide a safer, more efficient route for heavy vehicles travelling into and out of the Crestmead Industrial Estate.
  • The PRC will create a direct link from the Park Ridge area to the Port of Brisbane to allow for the future growth of industrial traffic from Crestmead Industrial Estate.

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Contact details

Email: parkridgeconnector@tmr.qld.gov.au
Phone: 1800 799 824
Post: Department of Transport and Main Roads
PO Box 442
Nerang Qld 4211

Community info

A community-based approach to road transport planning

The establishment of a Community Stakeholder Reference Group (PDF, 231 KB) at the start of the planning process for the Park Ridge Connector corridor has been the start of a partnership with the community. The Community Stakeholder Reference Group has informed the review of environmental factors by drawing on their knowledge, opinions and resources available to representatives of stakeholder groups, whose interests may be affected by the location and network connection of Park Ridge Connector.

The group have played a key role in identifying core community values, which have assisted the Department of Transport and Main Roads and Logan City Council to refine an area of interest (PDF, 833 KB).

The members have represented the interest of the community from a business, social and environmental perspective. This has helped to ensure the group contained a balanced and diverse range of views across the area of interest.

Park Ridge Connector Planning Process

View the PRC frequently asked questions (PDF, 60 KB)

Latest news

The Department of Transport and Main Roads and Logan City Council recently undertook community consultation to determine if there is a viable corridor for the Park Ridge Connector.

The refined area of interest for the Park Ridge Connector was developed by working in close consultation with the Community Stakeholder Reference Group and input from technical advisors. Within the refined area of interest the PRC could be constructed on a number of possible alignments.

The more detailed findings from this process are contained in the Park Ridge Connector Review of Environmental Factors Overview and Park Ridge Connector Review of Environmental Factors Technical Report.

For more information:

Email the project team at parkridgeconnector@tmr.qld.gov.au

Phone the project team on freecall 1800 799 824*

Information about the Park Ridge Connector is available in foreign languages by calling the Translating and Interpreting Service (TIS) on 131 450 and quoting ‘1800 799 824’.*

Information about the Park Ridge Connector is available for people with a hearing impairment by contacting the National Relay Service (NRS) on 133 677 and quoting ‘1800 799 824’.*

* Free call from fixed lines in Queensland. Call charges may apply for calls from mobile phones and payphones.

Write to the Park Ridge Connector project team at:

Department of Transport and Main Roads
PO Box 442
Nerang, QLD 4211  

Summary of outputs from consultation process

Last reviewed: 30 January 2012