Received this from the Kenmore Bypass Planning Study source. Keep in mind that this release was assured regardless of the eventual outcome. This release does not mean they have decided to build the bypass, just that this is how they would do it. This is the option that now will go up the chain to be budgeted and prioritised. All the same, it’s a reminder that our battle continues.
The Department of Transport and Main Roads (DTMR) has finalised the preferred planning option for a potential Kenmore Bypass.
The preferred planning option is a four-lane bypass (two lanes in each direction), linking Moggill Road and the Centenary Motorway.
Motorists travelling on the proposed bypass will link directly to Moggill Road to travel south, with a signalised T-intersection for those wishing to travel north on Moggill Road.
The bypass option includes connections to the Centenary Motorway, as well as a complete reconfiguration of the Centenary Motorway and Fig Tree Pocket interchange. Gem Road would also be reconfigured to pass under the bypass, connecting more directly to Sunset Road.
A shared off-road pedestrian and cyclist path would be provided along the entire bypass route with a connection to the Centenary Bikeway.
Please visit:
http://www.mainroads.qld.gov.au/Projects/A-Z-Search/K-M/Kenmore-Bypass-Planning-Study.aspx
for more information about the preferred planning option.
Key outcomes
The Kenmore Bypass Planning Study is now complete and the key outcomes are:
- a preferred bypass option that considered community feedback
- confirmation that a Kenmore Bypass is technically and environmentally feasible
Where to from here
The Kenmore Bypass Planning Study is now finalised. The project team has reviewed the results from technical and environmental investigations and community feedback to develop the preferred option.
The planning study has confirmed a Kenmore Bypass is technically and environmentally feasible, and has also identified potential property requirements which will be used to help assess any future development applications in the area.
The next step is for the Government to assess the priority and affordability of the project. Currently there is no decision or funding to build a Kenmore Bypass.
The department thanks the community for the input and feedback into the planning process, which has been invaluable in helping shape the preferred option.
For further information contact the project team on 1800 422 638 or email kenmorebypass@mainroads.qld.gov.au.
One Comment to “Preferred Planning Option released”
John Craig
In response to the Kenmore Bypass Planning Study (KBPS), comments have been submitted to Department of Transport and Main Roads suggesting that:
(a) the KBPS appears inadequate as it has dealt only with local technical / environmental implications of a project that would have significant regional implications (eg the ‘rat-running’ through the Western suburbs that puts pressure on Moggill Road, and has led to the preservation of the Moggill Pocket Arterial route for which the Kenmore Bypass would seem to be intended to be the first stage);
(b) both the KBPS and the Moggill Pocket Arterial options are in at least one key respect, incompatible with the the new transport philosophy embodied in the recently completed Western Brisbane Transport Network Strategy, which has taken a forward-looking approach to the broader regional context (though some possible complementarities with the KBPS can be suggested);
(c) given current huge pressure for, and constraints on, government infrastructure spending, it is critical to ensure that money is not wasted on options that do not make long term sense (and this defect appears to apply to both the Kenmore Bypass and Moggill Pocket Arterial options).
The above comments are presented in more detail at:
http://cpds.apana.org.au/BrizWestTrail/Transport.htm#13_10_09