Proposal Stage of Development: Detailed Business Case Complete*
Building Queensland Role: Not Applicable***
Estimated Cost of Delivery: $330 million**
Date of Publication: December 2017
NEED
Increases in travel demand and expected developments along parts of the Cunningham Highway are likely to create additional safety considerations and capacity constraints, particularly at the intersection with Ipswich–Rosewood Road.
PROPOSAL
The proposal investigated strategic upgrades to a 4.75-kilometre section of the Cunningham Highway between Warwick Road at Yamanto and Ebenezer Creek, to the south west of Ipswich.
The proposal examined the delivery of a highway interchange and new alignment connecting the Cunningham Highway, Centenary Motorway extension and the Western Ipswich Bypass.
BENEFITS
The project is expected to:
- deliver travel time cost savings
- deliver vehicle operating cost savings
- lower accident rates
- enhance opportunity for major economic and defence-related development earmarked for the region.
NEXT STEPS
Referred to Infrastructure Australia for consideration.
* Initial business case completed in 2012. The Department of Transport and Main Roads undertook an update of the cost estimate and economic analysis only in 2017.
** Nominal cost in Australian dollars, cost estimate update 2017.
*** No active role during the June to December 2017 pipeline period.