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Staged deliveryThe Northern Busway: Kedron to Bracken Ridge, will be investigated, constructed and delivered in stages. Current planning is investigating these staging options to deliver the busway as funding becomes available.
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Chermside Kedron Community Church590 Gympie Road,Chermside
Saturday 25 September 9am – 12pm
Saturday 16 October 9am – 12pm
Wednesday 20 Ocotober 5pm – 8pm
The community’s
continuing role
Community consultation plays
an important role in identifying a
busway corridor by providing the
project team with invaluable local
knowledge and feedback.
We have set up a community
reference group to support
community consultation by
identifying key issues, concerns
and ideas through a two-way
communication channel between
the project team and the
community.
Members of the community can
also have an opportunity to
provide direct feedback to the
project team. See the ‘Staff ed
displays’ section for upcoming
opportunities for you to have your
say.
Planning the Northern Busway:
Kedron to Bracken Ridge will use
the combined eff orts of the local
community and the planning
team to develop the most
suitable option for connecting
Brisbane’s northern suburbs.
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Busway benefi ts
Your feedback so farWe held the fi rst round of community consultation between November 2009 and January 2010. You said it was important to:
provide services to key community • facilities, including The Prince Charles Hospital, Westfi eld Chermside and Aspley Hypermarket
minimise impacts to Lutwyche • Cemetery and Bradbury Park
ensure local bus services link in with • the busway
keep to existing road corridors where • possible
maintain access to local streets•
minimise impacts to people’s homes • and businesses.
What’s insideProtecting for the future•
Project milestones•
Connecting Brisbane North•
Draft corridor options•
Staff ed displays•
The Department of Transport and
Main Roads is seeking community
feedback on the draft busway
corridor and station location
options for the Northern Busway:
Kedron to Bracken Ridge.
Your comments, together
with the results of ongoing
technical studies will help us to
refi ne these options and develop
a preferred corridor.
Your feedback is important to
help us plan for the future.
To fi nd out more about the
proposed busway and have your
say, attend a staff ed display or
contact the project team.
Please provide your comments by
Friday 29 October 2010.
Draft busway corridor options available for your feedback
The Northern Busway: Kedron to Bracken Ridge is part of the Queensland Government’s long-term plan to meet the transport needs of Brisbane’s growing northern suburbs.
The busway will form part of the wider busway network for South East Queensland that delivers cleaner and greener transport solutions.
Contact usPlease contact the project team to provide feedback or for further information on:
Freecall*: 1800 289 210
Email: [email protected]
Visit: www.tmr.qld.gov.au (search Northern Busway)
Write: Northern Busway: Kedron to Bracken Ridge
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The department is committed to investigating an integrated transport solution to the rapid growth and increasing demand on the roads and public transport network in Brisbane’s northern suburbs. To help plan for and manage the future transport needs in the area the department is undertaking a combination of short, medium and long-term road and transport planning projects.
Short-term planning
Airport Link’s impacts on Gympie Roads
The department will be consulting with local residents on ways to manage future road network changes and changed traffi c conditions on Gympie Road a required when Airport Link opens in 2012.
Consultation is due to start in 2011 and initially will focus on engaging residents closest to the Airport Link tunnel entrance and exits on Gympie Road, near Somerset Road at Kedron.
Medium-term planning
Gympie Road planning study
The study will investigate Gympie Road between Staff ord Road at Kedron and Roghan Road at Carseldine.
The study will be informed by investigations undertaken as part of planning for the Northern Busway: Kedron to Bracken Ridge. Interim measures to deliver short to medium term bus travel improvements for some sections of the busway will be investigated. These measures may include bus priority and transit lanes, queue jumps and priority signals at traffi c lights.
Community consultation on the Gympie Road Planning Study is planned for 2011.
Connecting Brisbane NorthIntegrated transport solutions
Planning for the busway now will
ensure that land is identifi ed
and protected to meet the public
transport needs in the future.
Once the corridor is protected,
any development proposed in
the vicinity of the corridor will be
assessed by the Department of
Transport and Main Roads. This
will ensure:
any new development •
is integrated with future
busway facilities
impacts are minimised if •
the busway is built
residents and property •
owners have greater
certainty about future plans.
The next stage of the planning
process involves further technical
investigations and reviewing
community feedback to identify
the preferred corridor.
Long-term planningProtecting for the future
Staff ed displaysIf you would like to talk to a member of the project team about the busway planning, we encourage you to visit us at the following staff ed displays.
Consultation on draft busway corridor
options and station locations
Consultation on preferred corridor and preferred bus station
locations
Phase 1 Phase 2
We are here
Phase 3 Phase 4
Consultation on possible
investigation areas late 2009
Consideration by government and
project fi nalisation
Mid 2011Late 2010Late 2009 Late 2011
Project milestones
Better connections to where people live, as well as major local destinations.
Cleaner and greener transport options - every full bus means up to 40 fewer cars on the road.
A fast, frequent and reliable alternative to private cars, especially during peak-hour periods. Speeds of up to 80 km/hr and improved travel times are possible on the busway.
Maximises sustainable transport options by encouraging passengers to walk, cycle or catch public transport to the busway.
Improved public transport for a broad catchment of suburbs - local buses can enter the busway to connect to high-frequency busway services.
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Chermside LibraryHamilton Road, Chermside
Thursday 23 September 1pm – 4pm
Wednesday 29 September 10am – 1pm
Monday 25 October 2pm – 5pm
Aspley Special School
751 Zillmere Road, Aspley Wednesday 6 October 5pm – 8pm
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Northern Busway: Kedron to Bracken Ridge
Tomorrow’s Queensland: strong, green, healthy and fair
Newsletter 2 | September 2010
Draft busway corridor options for Northern Busway: Kedron to Bracken Ridge long-term planning Draft busway corridor options for Northern Busway: Kedron to Bracken Ridge long-term planning
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Legend: Draft busway corridor and options
Proposed busway station
Pedestrian / cycle overpass
Northern Busway: Windsor to Kedron
Protected alignment
Northern Busway: Kedron to Bracken Ridge
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Section 5 – Murphy Road, Chermside to Nevin Street, Aspley
Proposed busway station
A busway station at Chermside West
within the Gympie Road median,
with a pedestrian overpass to
provide access from both sides of
Gympie Road.
Please refer to fact sheet 5 for
further information.
Section 1 – Somerset Road to Lawley Street, Kedron
Key features
Connects to the Northern Busway section •
currently under construction, near
Somerset Road.
A busway station between Somerset Road •
and Cremorne Road.
Proposed access to Gympie Road
The department has developed two options for
local road access for Gympie Road, which are
detailed in fact sheet 1.
Proposed Lutwyche Cemetery options
Option 1 - Driven tunnelDriven tunnel under Lutwyche Cemetery
Option 2 - Cut and cover tunnelCut and cover tunnel in front of Cemetery.
Please refer to fact sheet 1 for further
information.
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Section 2 – Lawley Street, Kedron to The Prince Charles Hospital, Chermside
Key features
There are three options connecting to The Prince Charles
Hospital.
Option 1 - South of Rode Road
Option 2 - Rode Road Median
Option 3 - North of Rode Road
Please refer to fact sheet 2 for further information.
Section 3 – The Prince Charles Hospital, Chermside
Fact sheets
Key features
A proposed busway station at The Prince Charles Hospital.
Please refer to fact sheet 3 for further information.
Section 4 – Hamilton Road to Murphy Road, Chermside
Key features
This option provides the most direct connection to the designated principal activity centre at Chermside. Key features
It is proposed buses would travel in
dedicated bus lanes at road-level,
within the Gympie Road median.
General traffi c signals would
control buses travelling through
intersections on Gympie Road.
Proposed Murphy Road bus lane
A bus lane on Murphy Road is being
investigated to provide priority
access into the busway.
It is proposed buses would travel in dedicated bus lanes at
road-level. General traffi c signals would control buses travelling
through intersections on Gympie Road.
Proposed Aspley commercial centre busway station locations
Option 1 - Station near Gayford StreetThe busway would travel alongside northbound traffi c on Gayford
Street to a busway station near the Gayford Street and Albany
Creek Road intersection.
Ways to maintain local business access will be investigated as part of
future planning.
Option 2 - Station near Gympie RoadThe busway would travel alongside southbound traffi c on Gympie
Road to a busway station near the Robinson Road West and Gympie
Road intersection.
It would then travel through the Gympie Road and Robinson Road
West intersection.
Please refer to fact sheet 6 for further information.
Section 6 – Nevin Street, Aspley to Dorville Road, Carseldine
Section 7 – Dorville Road, Carseldine to Telegraph Road, Bracken Ridge
This section of the busway has been approved and
protected as part of the Fitzgibbon Urban Development
Area Development Scheme.
Key features
Busway station on the eastern side of Carseldine •
train station.
Park ‘n’ ride near Telegraph Road at Bracken Ridge.•
Changes to bus routes
In the short-term, buses will travel from Dorville Road to •
Carseldine rail station via Beams Road.
In the longer term, buses travel from Dorville Road •
through the former QUT Carseldine site to the
Carseldine train station, via a rail overpass.
Please refer to fact sheet 7 for further information.
The Urban Land Development Authority is responsible for
master planning for the Fitzgibbon Urban Development Area,
including the former QUT Carseldine site.
For more information about this planning, contact the
Urban Land Development Authority on 1300 130 215 or
email [email protected].
Option 1 – Station west of Gympie Road
An overpass across Gympie Road would enable •
pedestrian and cycle access to Westfi eld Chermside.
There are two options for the busway to continue north, including:
along the western side of Gympie Road•
in a tunnel surfacing in the median near Murphy Road.•
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Option 2 – Station below
Gympie Road
This busway station would be underground, beneath •
Gympie Road.
The busway would surface in the median near Murphy •
Road.
Please refer to fact sheet 4 for further information.
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Note: These are draft plans only. Your comments, together with the results of ongoing technical studies will help us develop a preferred corridor. Your feedback is important to help us plan for the future.
Proposed busway station to Murphy Road
For copies of detailed fact sheets on each section of the draft busway corridor: visit www.tmr.qld.gov.au (search Northern Busway) phone 1800 289 210, or email [email protected]
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The Prince Charles Hospital is one of the •
northside’s biggest employers with more than 4 000 employees.
The hospital attracts 10 000’s of visitors • each month, many of who drive due to limited public transport services.
The success of the busway stations at • the Mater, PA and RBW hospitals tell us that when fast, frequent and reliable bus services are available, they become a transport option of choice for many people.
Busways can also be used by Emergency • Services vehicles, allowing quick and easy access to and from the hospital.
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Why does the busway go via the hospital?
Stage 1 community feedback • indicated support for a bus station at the hospital.
This station would provide a • fast, frequent and reliable bus service for employees and visitors to access this growing health precinct.