Ipswich Motorway, Qld

Upgrading the Ipswich Motorway

The Government will provide an additional $884 million to undertake additional works on the Ipswich Motorway.

The Ipswich Motorway serves Brisbane's south‑west industrial and transport hub. Seventy per cent of all Brisbane's road and rail freight is destined for the Wacol‑Rocklea‑Acacia Ridge area.

The maily four‑lane motorway carries more than 80,000 vehicles a day and traffic is often congested in peak periods. Vehicle numbers are expected to grow as the Ipswich region becomes home to 800,000 people, as proposed in the Queensland Government's strategy for the development of south‑east Queensland.

From 2001 to 2006, 465 accidents occurred along the Ipswich Motorway.

The Government's additional investment will:

• provide for additional works on the Ipswich Motorway between Dinmore and Goodna
• support initial planning for an upgrade from Darra to Rocklea.