Looking after Queensland's environment
Queensland is a vast state with widely dispersed communities. Providing suitable road infrastructure presents many environmental challenges as we must balance the safety of road users and communities living alongside roads with environmental management.
We manage the road network to optimise environmental outcomes for natural, human and built environments. We assess the actual and potential impacts of road infrastructure on these environments in our planning, design, construction and maintenance activities.
We continuously improve our environmental performance through:
- integrating environmental processes into general management practices
- monitoring, reviewing and reporting on environmental performance
- delivering environmental awareness training
- developing and implementing environmental practices to minimise predicted impacts
- engaging the public and other stakeholders in our decisions.
We have a multi-disciplinary, state-wide team responsible for environmental management, including:
- environmental scientists, engineers and planners
- landscape architects
- cultural heritage officers.
Last updated: 09 July 2009
