The Kenmore Bypass is a proposed 3.3-kilometre (2.1 mi) arterial road in Brisbane , Australia , which would directly link Moggill Road in Pullenvale to the Centenary Motorway in Fig Tree Pocket . If constructed, the road would make use of a corridor that has been preserved since the 1960s. The bypass is Stage 1 of the planned Moggill Pocket Arterial Road .
16-873: The Kenmore Bypass is proposed as Stage 1 of the Moggill Pocket Arterial Road, also known as the Moggill—Warrego Highway Connection. The road is proposed to run from the Centenary Motorway in Fig Tree Pocket to the Warrego Highway in North Tivoli , via the suburbs of Kenmore , Pullenvale , Anstead and Karalee . The proposed bypass is designed to alleviate congestion along Moggil Road during peak commuting hours . The Kenmore Bypass Preliminary Feasibility Study concluded that
32-431: A Kenmore Bypass would: The planning process, based on community feedback, looked at a range of options and more in-depth technical investigations. The Bypass has divided local residents and has been subject of extensive community planning to ensure the needs and opinions all residents are considered. The Kenmore Bypass Consultation report, that involved three stages and two additional interim consultation periods, received
48-614: A Kenmore Bypass. The Moggill Pocket Arterial Road corridor, as determined by the Western Brisbane Transport Network Investigation, will not be required under the land use projections in the South East Queensland Regional Plan , but remains as an important future corridor. Centenary Motorway The M5 (Centenary Motorway) is a 43-kilometre (27 mi) motorway in the western suburbs of Brisbane , Australia . It starts as
64-572: A total of 7,859 submissions between April 2008 and November 2009. The report highlighted the public issues regarding the Bypass, namely: Design options have been published relating to: The decision to proceed with the Kenmore Bypass rests with the Government of Queensland whose responsibility it is to assess the affordability and priority of the project. Currently there is no decision or funding to build
80-695: A two-lane arterial road at Yamanto , travelling to Springfield , where it becomes a two-lane highway and travels across the M2 Logan Motorway at Ellen Grove (formerly Metroad 4 / M4) and ends at Kenmore where it changes its name to the M5 Western Freeway . It features eight interchanges, the major ones being with the M7 Ipswich Motorway (formerly Metroad 2 / M2) in Darra and another at Sinnamon Park . The Centenary Freeway links traffic from
96-544: Is a 13.6 km (8.5 mi) suburban railway line in Brisbane , Australia that branches from the Ipswich/Rosewood line after Darra railway station . Construction of the line started on 5 July 2010 , and it opened on 2 December 2013. The line was developed along with the widening of the nearby Centenary Motorway . The line speed is rated for speeds of up to 140 km/h (87 mph) in most sections. However, only
112-515: The interurban multiple unit 100 and 120 series and New Generation Rollingstock trains can run at the full speed of the line. The current timetable is based on a top speed of 120 km/h (75 mph) between Richlands and Springfield stations, which is faster than the Centenary Motorway that runs alongside. Services on this line are the busiest on the Brisbane network. Construction of
128-524: The Connecting SEQ 2031 Plan, the QLD Government has listed an UrbanLink high frequency (15min) service running from Darra to Springfield , and on to Redbank Plains via Augustine Heights, as an extension to the existing Springfield Line. It also talks about an ExpressLink (30min frequency) between Ipswich and Ripley , via UQ Ipswich (now USQ Ipswich ), Churchill, Yamanto and Deebing Heights; with
144-505: The Ipswich line, which was out of service due to Queensland floods . On 23 October 2011 ( 2011-10-23 ) , work started on the second stage of the line to Springfield. The station originally proposed as Springfield Lakes station was renamed Springfield , and the one proposed as Springfield station renamed Springfield Central . The extension to Springfield Central began service on 2 December 2013. A proposal exists to extend
160-689: The blue hexagonal Metroad 5 signage is getting progressively replaced with M5 signage. Officially the M5 starts/ends at the Sumner Road Interchange and not at the M7/M5 Interchange. This will change when the M7/M5 Interchange is upgraded. The M5 has been identified to receive a major upgrade in the South East Queensland Infrastructure Plan and Program . Additional lanes will be added to accommodate Transit Lane. The motorway
176-463: The first stage of the line, to Richlands, started on 5 July 2010 , with the first sleeper being laid at Darra on the Ipswich line. The line was developed along with the widening of the nearby Centenary Motorway from two to four lanes from Darra through to the Logan Motorway . The original completion date was for 2015. However this was bought forward to 2013. Construction of the first station on
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#1732855813061192-747: The interchange with Logan Motorway, at a cost of $ 15 million, was in the detailed design stage in November 2021. The interchange with the Logan Motorway is crossed by a viaduct for the two track railway crossing of the Springfield railway line . The crossing is more than 800 metres long and has been designed so that its piers do not obstruct planned upgrades of both roads. 27°38′54.77″S 152°55′59.76″E / 27.6485472°S 152.9332667°E / -27.6485472; 152.9332667 Springfield railway line Springfield railway line
208-611: The line from its present terminus at Springfield Central to Redbank Plains, Ripley Valley, Yamanto, and Ipswich station . Passengers would change for or from the Ipswich and Rosewood lines at Darra; Beenleigh , Gold Coast and Cleveland lines at Roma Street; and all other lines at Central. The route crosses the interchange between the Logan Motorway and Centenary Motorway on a two-track viaduct more than 800 metres (2,600 ft) long. The viaduct has been designed so that its piers do not obstruct planned expansions of both roads. In
224-457: The line, Richlands, started on 1 July 2008 ( 2008-07-01 ) , and the line was due to begin service on 23 January 2011 ( 2011-01-23 ) without service from Darra to the City due to scheduled maintenance works on the Ipswich line. The opening was brought forward to 17 January 2011 ( 2011-01-17 ) to assist travellers from further west who could not use
240-497: The west to the north of Brisbane. In October 2012, it was announced that the planned bikeway from Springfield to the existing bikeway along the Motorway would not proceed. Instead the existing two lane road would be expanded by two lanes. Almost the entire length of road is of motorway standard and has now been designated as such. Those sections not of freeway standard are being upgraded and re-designated over time. As of October 2006
256-539: Was extended to Yamanto and opened in late June 2009. The extension cost $ 366 million and was opened by Anna Bligh . Five bridges along the new section were named after local people, places, events and football teams, including botanist Lloyd Bird and the Box Flat Mine disaster. A project to duplicate the Centenary Bridge, at a cost of $ 244 million, is due to commence construction in 2022. A project to upgrade
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