Junction Road bike lanes upgrade - Morningside
Brisbane City Council is pleased to announce that the road resurfacing works and bike lanes upgrade on Junction Road, between Baringa Street and Barwon Street in Morningside are now complete.
Project summary
| Address | Junction Road between Baringa Street and Barwon Street in Morningside |
|---|---|
| Ward | Morningside and Doboy |
| Project outcomes | Install dedicated bike lanes to improve safety for active transport users |
| Latest update | Project complete Download: |
About the project
Background
As part of our commitment to maintaining and improving our active transport network, we are piloting a new way of installing dedicated bike lanes along this section of Junction Road.
This new approach means when eligible roads are resurfaced across our city, active transport improvements can be retrofitted in a similar way.
Dedicated bike lanes with buffer zones improve safety for active transport users and encourage even more Brisbane residents, visitors and commuters to use sustainable modes of transport, helping to reduce the need for car-based travel.
Junction Road
Junction Road is a secondary cycle route that links two primary cycle routes on Lytton Road and Wynnum Road. As a key connection to the CBD from Cannon Hill, Murarrie, Hemmant, Lytton, the Gateway Bikeway, and a connection to the future Colmslie precinct, these works will ensure the safety of active transport users and improve our overall transport network.
Project details
Project benefits
We listened to community feedback about the need to enhance the road space and upgrade the bike lanes along Junction Road and have designed improvements within the existing road reserve to improve safety and increase connectivity.
Installing dedicated bike lanes with buffer zones and low-profile separators along this section of Junction Road provides a safer, more efficient, and sustainable way for people of all ages, backgrounds and abilities to choose active transport more often as part of a healthy and active lifestyle.
The new dedicated bike lanes has also improved the connection to existing bike lanes on Wynnum Road and the future Colmslie Precinct, ensuring we make Brisbane's extensive bikeway network safer and more accessible.
Project features
We resurfaced the road and installed new dedicated bike lanes with painted buffer zones and low-profile separators on either side of the road.
The upgraded bike lanes are single direction on both sides of the road and sit between the parking lane and the traffic lane. The bike lanes have a buffer zone on both sides to create separation between parked cars and traffic on Junction Road and improve driver awareness of bike riders.
Works for this project involved:
- resurfacing Junction Road between Baringa Street and Barwon Street
- installing 1.5-metre-wide, single direction bike lanes on both sides of Junction Road, between the traffic lane and parking lane
- installing painted buffer zones on either side of the bike lane, with low profile separators between the traffic lane and the bike lane
- installing vertical guideposts in the outermost painted buffer at intersections along Junction Road, to improve lane delineation and safety
- upgrading or modifying 5 pedestrian refuge crossings
- upgrading existing line marking and signage, including painting new yellow no stopping lines at key locations to ensure appropriate sight lines.
Car parking spaces
Parking along Junction Road will remain next to the kerb and will function as normal. To access the parking lane, you can check for riders and drive over the low-profile separators to park as normal. This will operate much like the previous arrangement, where people parking need to look out for riders.
All people riding and driving must give way and travel safely in line with the Queensland road rules when moving along this section of Junction Road.
Bin collection
Bin collection along this section of Junction Road has not changed.
Residents can continue to place their refuse bins in the road reserve/nature strip next to the kerb on the designated collection days.
More information
If you would like to find out more about the project, you can:
- phone the project team on 1800 669 416 during business hours
- phone Council on 07 3403 8888 outside business hours
- email the project team.