Western Brisbane Transport Network Strategy
- Overview
- Projects
- Benefits
- Community input
- What's next?
- Frequently asked questions
- Publications
- For more information
Overview
The Western Brisbane Transport Network Strategy is a fully integrated multi-modal approach to the transport needs of western Brisbane. It provides a transport vision to guide all levels of government in developing an integrated transport network that caters for walking and cycling, rail, bus, roads and freight.
The strategy recommends significant rail operational changes and 18 integrated bus, active transport and road corridor improvements that when combined will deliver network-wide benefits.
The four key components of the strategy are:
- Rail – featuring 'turn-up-and-go' services, new multi-purpose stations and new high-capacity trains
- Bus priority – featuring priority for buses, frequent and reliable services, and integration with rail
- Active transport – featuring new high standard cycleways, walkways and river crossings
- Roads and freight – featuring a future North South Motorway, public transport priority and management of congestion.
The strategy builds on current infrastructure programs, with the South East Queensland Infrastructure Plan and Program providing the first stages of the transformation of the network.
Projects
- Project 1: Herston to Kedron – Northern Busway (SEQIPP)
- Project 2: Kenmore to central business district – Western Bus Corridor staged bus lanes + Western Veloway
- Project 3: Darra to Indooroopilly – Centenary Motorway transit lanes (SEQIPP)
- Project 4: Kedron to Aspley - Northern Busway – staged upgrade + Northern Veloway Section 2
- Project 5: Kedron to central business district – Northern Veloway – Section 1
- Project 6: Clem Jones Tunnel to Gateway Motorway – Airport Link (SEQIPP)
- Project 7: Toowong to Kelvin Grove – TransApex Northern Link tunnel
- Project 8: Everton Park to Kedron – Stafford Road transit lanes + Stafford Road Veloway
- Project 9: Kelvin Grove to Ashgrove – Musgrave/Waterworks Road bus lanes + The Gap access Veloway
- Project 10: Kelvin Grove to Everton Park – Kelvin Grove/Enoggera Road bus lanes + North Western Veloway – Section 1
- Project 11: North West Transport Corridor (part of a future North South Motorway) – North West Motorway + North West bus lanes + North Western Veloway - Section 2
- Project 12: St Lucia to West End – Uni River Link
- Project 13: Toowong to Everton Park (part of a future North South Motorway) – Inner Orbital tunnel
- Project 14: Toowong to Everton Park – Western Ring Veloway
- Project 15: Brisbane central business district – Albert Street Garden Axis Veloway
- Project 16: Indooroopilly to Dutton Park – Uni Link Veloway
- Project 17: Darra to Toowong – Centenary/Western Motorway upgrade
- Project 18: Everton Park to Kedron – Stafford Road Tunnel
- Rail
Benefits
The Western Brisbane Transport Network Strategy will:
- make better use of existing rail and road assets and preserved transport corridors before investing in expensive new corridors
- enable road corridor space to be used for efficient public transport priority and community outcomes
- improve accessibility to and from western Brisbane by balancing public transport and road investment
- support a denser and more sustainable city
- create a flexible network that manages future uncertainties
- support the Regional Plan in protecting non-urban areas of South East Queensland from inappropriate development
- manage congestion and reduce public transport travel times and overcrowding.
Community input
Community participation was fundamental to developing the Western Brisbane Transport Network Strategy. Understanding community issues, concerns, needs and desires has influenced the development of the strategy.
Transport issues that have been taken into consideration were identified through contact with more than 3000 people at staffed displays, more than 2500 recorded public submissions and comments and active participation by two Community Liaison Groups.
What’s next?
A number of projects in the strategy are already being planned or underway as part of the South East Queensland Infrastructure Plan and Program and include the Northern Busway to Kedron, Airport Link, Northern Link, park'n'ride upgrades and the rail track duplications from Mitchelton to Ferny Grove.
The strategy also recommends a series if integrated projects that will be incorporated into future editions of South East Queensland Infrastructure Plan and Program as part of the Queensland Government's strategy for future planning.
Any further projects would require further assessment to identify the:
- social impact
- environmental impact
- engineering feasibility
- corridor alignment
- economic feasibility, including government affordability.
This would be carried out in conjunction with further community consultation.
Three existing preserved transport corridors in western Brisbane were considered by the investigation; with the North-West Transport Corridor a key part of the network strategy. Under current land use projections, the Moggil Pocket Sub-Arterial and the Samford Valley Sub-Arterial will be retained as important future corridors beyond 2026.
Frequently asked questions
Frequently asked questions about the Western Brisbane Transport Network Strategy.
Publications
Western Brisbane Trasport Network Strategy (PDF**, 9.1MB)Western Brisbane Transport Network Investigation — Basis of Strategy (PDF**, 17.3MB)
The strategy and the basis of strategy documents are both avaliable for download in sections from the publications page.
For more information
If you would like further information on the strategy please contact the project team.
Phone: 1800 636 896s
Email: wbtni@transportandmainroads.qld.gov.au
Last updated 20 October 2009
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