Ross River Road, Mabin Street to Rolfe Street, improve safety
The Queensland Government is upgrading multiple intersections on Ross River Road, between the Mabin Street and Rolfe Street intersections.
These works are part of the High-Risk Roads Program under the Targeted Road Safety Initiative that focuses on improving safety along road sections with high fatality or serious injury crash rates. They will deliver proactive safety treatments for all road users, including pedestrians, bike riders, and motorists.
Key locations and planned works
Cross Street/Balls Lane/Ross River Road
- Install U-turn signs and modify signal timing
Mabin Street
- Removal of right turn out of Mabin Street – resulting in right in, left in, left out movements
- Extension of the centre median resulting in removal of the outbound U-turn/right turn lane
- Painted line marking centre chevron.
China Street
- Installation of a concrete centre median
- Removal of right turn out of China Street and removal of right turn into China Street, resulting in a left in, left out configuration
- Extension of centre median resulting in removal of outbound U-turn/right turn lane
- Upgrades to pedestrian crossing kerb ramps
- Painted line marking centre chevron.
Wood Street
- Upgrades to pedestrian crossing kerb ramps
- Extension of right-turn lane stacking on approaches to Burdekin Street/Briarfield Street/Ross River Road signalised intersection
- U-turn at Burdekin Street
- Painted line marking centre chevron.
Water Street
- Installation of concrete centre median
- Realignment of left-turn lane out of Water Street for improved sightlines
- Upgrades to pedestrian crossing kerb ramps
- Extension of right-turn lane stacking on approaches to Burdekin Street/Briarfield Street/Ross River Road signalised intersection.
Haughton Street
- Installation of a centre concrete median
- Upgrades to pedestrian crossing kerb ramps
- Upgrades to line marking.
Decourcey Street
- Upgrades to pedestrian crossing kerb ramps
- Painted line marking centre chevron
- Upgrades to line marking.
Mango Avenue
- Extension of centre median resulting in the removal of outbound U-turn lane
- Painted line marking centre chevron
- Upgrades to line marking.
Bartlett Avenue
- Installation of a centre concrete median
- Upgrades to pedestrian crossing ramps and kerbing
- Painted line marking centre chevron
Lindeman Avenue
- Signalisation of Lindeman Avenue
- Installation of 3 signalised pedestrian crossings
- Upgrades to pedestrian crossing ramps and kerbing
- Extension of dedicated right-turn lane into Lindeman Avenue to allow for extra stacking room
- Dedicated left-turn lane into Lindeman Avenue
- Removal of signalised mid-block pedestrian crossing
- Inbound bus stop relocation towards Ross River Road and Nathan Street intersection
- Installation of CCTV camera
- Dedicated inbound U-turn facility
- Upgrades to line marking.
Upcoming intersections
Ross River Road, Cross Street, Balls Lane
- Installation of U-turn signs and modify signal timing.
Fraser Avenue
- Installation of centre concrete median
- Upgrades to pedestrian crossing ramps and kerbing
- Upgrades to line marking.
Hatchett Street
- Removal of right turn out of Hatchett Street
- Extension of centre concrete median
- Painted line marking centre chevron
- Upgrades to pedestrian crossing ramps and kerbing
- Upgrades to line marking.
Killara Street
- Installation of raised road hump
- Removal of right turn out of Killara Street and right turn into Killara Street
- Extension of centre median
- Installation of dedicated inbound U-turn facility between Killara Street and Alice Street
- Painted line marking centre chevron on Hatchett Street
- Upgrades to pedestrian crossing ramps and kerbing
- Upgrades to line marking.
Benefits
Benefits
- Improves safety
- Improves network efficiency
- Increases traffic flow
- Accessibility
- Better active transport
Key features
- Installation of a signalised intersection with dedicated turning lanes.
- Reconfiguration of intersections to improve safety by removing direct conflict points with uncontrolled right turn movements, resulting in left in, left out configurations.
- Upgrades to pedestrian crossing ramps to ensure Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (DDA) compliance.
- Extension of concrete centre medians to reduce direct conflicts with right in and right-out movements into local roads.
- Installation of pedestrian fencing at key locations
- Bus stop relocation.
- Minor modifications to property accesses, median islands, and lighting.
Funding
This project is fully funded by the Queensland Government under the High-Risk Roads Program.
Investment ID: 2682871
- Total investment
- $19.320 million
- Queensland Government
- $19.320 million
Current status
Construction commenced in September 2025 and is expected to be completed by mid to late 2027.
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