Ipswich-Cunningham Highway Connection Road (Brisbane Road), Chermside Road and Glebe Road (East Ipswich Fiveways), improve intersection
The department undertook community consultation in early 2021 on a proposed improvement for the Ipswich-Cunningham Highway Connection Road (Brisbane Road), Chermside Road and Glebe Road (East Ipswich Fiveways) intersection in East Ipswich. The proposed upgrade included changing Glebe Road into a cul-de-sac to improve safety and traffic flow.
The consultation feedback indicated that around 70% of respondents did not support the proposed intersection improvement. The community and stakeholders feedback reinforces the need for a more significant upgrade and has helped inform further planning activities.
Read the consultation summary report.
Benefits
- Improves safety
- Increases traffic flow
- Reduces peak hour congestion
- Better active transport
Funding
The Queensland Government committed $10 million as part of the Queensland Economic Recovery Package. Investment ID 1190345
- Total investment
- $10 million
- Queensland Government
- $10 million
Next steps
We will deliver business cases for a right-turn lane from Brisbane Road into Chermside Road and a long-term upgrade of Montauban Street, Gibbon Street and Lusitania Street intersections along Brisbane Road.
Further community engagement will occur as the business cases progress.
We are also investigating safety improvements on Limestone Street at the intersections with Thorn Street and Gordon Street. We are undertaking design and will provide more information to the community as the design progresses.