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Bruce Highway Upgrade - Dohles Rocks Road to Anzac Avenue

• AFTERNOON PEAK TRAFFIC: Aim: To reduce the “lane
crossing” of vehicles heading north from the Gateway (M1)
meeting up with north bound vehicles from Gympie Rd
(Bald Hills) and seeking either to head up the M1 OR cross
over to exit the M1 onto Dohles Rocks Road.

Construction: New Collector-Distributor Roads will be
constructed beside the existing lanes south from Dohles Rocks
Rd over the Pine River to the Gateway merge of the Bruce
Highway with the desired outcome being to reduce current
traffic blockages and Accidents and increase traffic flow.

(A similar construction is that section of the Gateway (M1) with
With a growing population in South-East Queensland, TMR (Dept overhead corridors allowing traffic exiting to and Redcliffe to
of Transport and Main Roads) have the unenviable challenge of access the Gateway at Deagon with little traffic speed reduction.
balancing the need to plan for and construct road corridors with
the impact on land-owners and residents. There is no doubt that
task is very difficult and likely to upset many.

As outlined in the November issue of the Mango Hill News,
TMR organized a number of Community Information sessions.
Representatives of the Mango Hill Progress Association
attended the North Lakes session on 22nd November in order
to view in detail the proposed upgrades and obtain a greater
understanding of the impacts, construction timelines and
effects on the wider and local communities.

Phase 2 of Project - Dohles Rocks Rd to Anzac Ave is under
design phase only and is as yet unfunded. Advice from Project
engineers is that construction prior to 2030 is unlikely.
FURTHER INFORMATION: (from TMR as supplied to subscribers
of the Project email distribution list)

More information about the project can be found on the Bruce
Highway Upgrade project webpage: www.tmr.qld.gov.au/
projects/gateway-mwy-bruce-highway-pine-river-upgrade-
bruce-hwy-brisbane-gympie-pine-river-dohles-rocks-road

If you have further questions, please contact the TMR project
team directly on 1800 607 755 or send an email to:
gmbhu@tmr.qld.gov.au

Comment from Mango Hill News:

The Mango Hill News has utilized statements and maps directly
available from publicly available websites and appreciates the
openness shown by Officers of TMR when answering questions
from our representatives.

When questioned why residents were finding out about the
effects on their properties at such late notice, it was explained
Phase 1 of Project - Deagon to Dohles Rocks Rd - $2.1B (funded) that the previously considered Moreton Connector (from
and will include the south-bound “On-Ramps” onto Dohles Rocks Diamond Jubilee Way at Anzac Ave to the Pine River via Griffin)
Rd and the north-bound “On-Ramps” onto the Bruce Highway was no longer viable and that the current project was required
which have an expected construction period of 2024 & 2025. to solve the issues as described in this article.

• MORNING PEAK TRAFFIC: Aim is to reduce the “lane The Mango Hill Progress Association considers that Residents
crossing” of vehicles heading south on the Bruce Highway affected by this late notice might rightly question as to why this
with that of south bound vehicles from Dohles Rocks Road new consideration was not carried out a decade ago, before
and seeking either to head south onto the Gateway (M1) OR Moreton Bay Regional Council were required to give approvals
cross over to head south towards the City via Bald Hills. to develop areas adjacent to the Bruce Highway in Griffin.
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