Major upgrade to 4.7km road corridor

Work has started to upgrade 4.7kms of a congested and increasingly busy arterial road in the City of Moreton Bay.

Underground and overhead power is being relocated between Highet St and Viney Ave, Kallangur to make way for a package of work along the corridor.

Detailed design work is also underway for upgrades to the Old Gympie Rd corridor between Boundary Rd, Dakabin and Anzac Ave, Kallangur.

This includes upgrading the 4.7km stretch to four lanes, multiple new traffic lights and intersection upgrades, new cycle lanes, new shared paths, landscaping, storm water upgrades and new street lighting.

Detailed design is expected to finish by late-2025 with construction to begin in 2026.

“The Old Gympie Rd corridor is a key arterial carrying roughly 20,000 vehicles per day, and that number is expected to increase to roughly 30,000 over the coming years,” Mayor Peter Flannery said.

“As our population continues to grow, it is important to futureproof the road corridor against congestion to ensure all road users can travel throughout the city freely and safely as possible.

“Doing this detailed design work for the whole road corridor means we can significantly reduce costs in the long run.

“By developing a construction staging strategy, we can also reduce the level of disruption to the community during any construction.

“Once the detailed design is complete, the works will be programmed and rolled out over several years.

Councillor Yvonne Barlow (Div 7) said the design will improve safety and reduce congestion especially around schools.

“School pick up and drop off is becoming more difficult for parents to navigate at Kallangur State School and North Pine Christian College,” she said.

“Two important items in this detailed design work will be the improvement of intersections at Viney St and Hughes Rd East to address these growth areas.

“The package of works will also ensure that pedestrians and cyclists are looked after with new connecting pathways, lighting and dedicated cycle provisions.”