North West Transport Corridor
Location of Corridor
The corridor commences from Gympie Road in Carseldine and goes through Aspley, Chermside West and McDowall before it forks at Everton Park to connect with South Pine Road in Everton Park and Shand Street in Enoggera.
North West Transport Corridor map (PDF, 1.48 MB)
History
- The origins of this corridor date back to the 1960s in the landmark Wilbur Smith and Associates Brisbane Transportation Study. The study recommended a North West freeway between the Brisbane CBD and Aspley via The Grange and Everton Park.
- While the freeway concept was abandoned in the 1970s, this section of the original freeway corridor was kept for future use as an arterial road.
- The corridor was preserved in the early 1980s based on current planning standards for a four-lane median-divided road.
Current status
There are no current plans for any projects on this corridor.
As the corridor was identified and protected many years ago, it needs to be re-evaluated to determine its role in the future transport network. This will be undertaken as part of the Western Brisbane Transport Network Investigation. This study is an investigation to determine the long-term transport needs in the west and north west areas of Brisbane.
Property acquisitions
The state government already owns some of the property affected by the corridor. This property was purchased under hardship acquisition provisions, following requests from property owners.
You can find out more about property acquisitions on the Main Roads' property page, or by emailing www.propertyservices@mainroads.qld.gov.au, or calling +61 1800 806 414.
More information
For more information on the planning of the corridor, please email brisbane.office@mainroads.qld.gov.au or phone +61 7 3137 8258.
Last updated: 25 June 2009
