Work on Petrie roundabout overhaul set to start later this month

Work to overhaul one of the region’s most notorious bottlenecks will begin later this month, the State Government says.

Final design for Petrie roundabout upgrade.

WORK to overhaul one of the region’s most notorious bottlenecks will begin this month.

The State Government has completed designs to overhaul the Petrie roundabout linking Anzac Ave, Gympie Rd and Dayboro Rd.

Though the potential traffic impact from a proposed nearby retail/office and accommodation complex has not yet been determined.

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Member for Kurwongbah Shane King said early works on the $30 million project would begin later this month, with major construction expected to start towards the end of the year.

The southbound side of Anzac Ave will be resumed by the state government to enable the widening of the new intersection at Petrie.

“The Petrie roundabout is one of the busiest intersections in the Moreton Bay Region and is a major bottleneck during peak periods,” Mr King said.

“Thousands of motorists travel through this intersection every day to get to work, visit the local businesses or drop their kids off at school.

“I have been pushing for this upgrade to help with traffic flow through this area for a number of years and am pleased with the outcome.”

The upgrade will involve the installation of a signalised T-intersection to replace the congested roundabout.

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Widening of the approaches on Anzac Ave and Gympie Road will also be done to increase capacity and improve traffic flow.

Following community consultation, the design was refined to provide the increased road width by acquiring property on the southbound side only.

This means the project no longer impacts buildings, businesses and park land on the northbound side of the roundabout, Mr King said.

“Families heading south on Anzac Ave to schools told us they currently do a full circuit of the roundabout to access Young Street, so we’ve included a U-turn at the new intersection,” he said.

The project is expected to support more than 60 jobs, with preliminary works including building demolition and service relocations to prepare the site for main construction expected to start later in the new year.

Architectural images of how the proposed retail complex on the old Village Motors site at Petrie will look. Image: i2c Architects

Meanwhile, a proposed multimillion-dollar complex on the old Village Motors site — including a supermarket, shops, a 160-room dorm, tavern, childcare centre, office, gym, health centre and more — has yet to be approved.

The applicant is currently working on providing further detail, some relating to traffic, to Moreton Bay Regional Council which is due by March 31.

The development proposes realigning Whites Rd to create a fourth leg at the existing Anzac Ave/Youngs Rd signalised intersection, with access off Whites Rd.

A Traffic Impact Assessment stated the complex would create an additional 329 “trips” on the road during the evening weekday peak hour.

It said the development was not expected to have an “adverse impact” on traffic in the area, with an extra 5 per cent delay for road users expected.