Council is investigating improvements along Wilston Road in Newmarket to improve safety, access and amenity for all road users.
As part of our Suburban Corridor Modernisation program, we're investigating access, safety and amenity improvements along Wilston Road, between Newmarket Road and Mina Parade.
We engaged with the community about this project in late 2024-early 2025 via an online survey. We asked for feedback on people's experiences walking, riding and driving along this section of Wilston Road.
We're currently assessing this feedback and will use it in conjunction with our technical assessments to create a potential plan for the area.
Construction is dependent on future budget allocation and city-wide priorities.
Changes to the open level crossing between Murrell Street and Mina Parade are outside of the scope of this project. This is a Queensland Government asset.
Council implemented a right-turn restriction from Wilston Road into Murrell Street between 7am-7pm in July 2022 to address safety concerns about vehicles queueing across the open level crossing.
Council investigated this area in 2023 in response to community feedback about pedestrian footpath connectivity.
Due to land resumption requirements, changes to this part of Wilston Road are not planned as part of this project. However, Council remains committed to identifying practical measures to improve safety, where possible, in the future.
Council engaged with residents and then implemented a right-turn restriction from Raymont Road into Wilston Road in March 2024. The restriction applies from 7-9am, Monday to Friday.
Future changes are not proposed for this section of road.
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