Project info
The Condon and Shaw Road sections will connect to the existing Bruce Highway, by providing a connection from the bridge at Riverway Drive through Condon and the Bohle Plains, joining Shaw Road at the intersection with Dalrymple Road, then joining the Bruce Highway at the Shaw Road intersection.
The sections will be built as a motorway, designed to carry high volumes of traffic at high speed (generally 100 km/h).
Construction
- The Condon section: a 3.8 km link connecting Riverway Drive Bridge to Hervey Range Road. The section will include an overpass across Beck Drive, new bridges over the Bohle and Little Bohle Rivers and access to Hervey Range Road.
- The Bohle section: a 3.2 km extension of Shaw Road between Hervey Range Road and Dalrymple Road. Traffic will move on and off the Ring Road using on and off ramps at Riverway Drive and Hervey Range Road.
In the medium to long-term, the Ring Road will be made into a four-lane highway. A connection that does not rely on Shaw Road will be built to the Bruce Highway (designated as Section 4 of the Ring Road, Deeragun section).
Widening of Sections 1, 2 and 3 to four lanes is expected before construction of Section 4 (Deeragun section) is needed.
Environmental management
During construction, the area's unique environment features are being protected through a number of initiatives:
- an environmentally sustainable landscaping plan
- retaining mature trees throughout the construction site
- bird nesting boxes made from recycled timber
- construction of two major detention basins to enable collection and natural dispersion of flood waters
- use of storm water retained in the detention basins for irrigation to remove the need for using potable water
- inclusion of shelter islands in the detention basins for use by animals caught in flash flooding
- planting native food plants near the ends of major culverts, to attract animals to use the culverts for safe passage to and from the Bohle River
- mulching any trees removed for use in project landscaping.
Benefits
The next sections of the Ring Road are part of long-term planning in Townsville to provide the required standards and safety for increased highway and local traffic volumes. In addition:
- local residents will have greater ease of travel in and around Townsville
- when completed, there will be a main route for heavy vehicles and through traffic
- by moving heavy vehicles off the local road network, the risk of accidents will be greatly reduced and noise and air quality improvements will benefit local residents.
Contact Information
Email: ringroad@balfourconsulting.com.au
Phone: +61 7 4771 4805
