Trucks to invade residential streets carting 95,000cu m of fill to creekside development site
As many as 120 trucks full of dirt will be sent down residential streets six days a week for several months under a plan approved by Brisbane City Council.
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EVERTON Park residents can expect up to 200 trucks a day going through narrow streets for several months as Mirvac prepares to build on Murphy’s Paddock.
Brisbane City Council has approved Mirvac’s traffic management plan for the dumping of 95,000 cu m of soil on the 6.1ha site on the banks of Kedron Brook over 10 months.
The plan, by Pensar Urban Pty Ltd, says there would be 100-120 trucks a day, but numbers could peak at 200 a day, between 6.30am and 6.30pm Monday to Saturday.
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Access to and from the site will be via Griffith, Brook, Barrymore and Ashmore streets during stages 1-4 with an optional exit at the South Pine Rd service road.
Trucks would reach Griffith St from South Pine Rd (north and south) and Stafford Rd, using the busy Stafford Rd/South Pine Rd intersection.
Stages 5-6 will be constructed with access via South Pine Rd only.
The plan says: “Work is to be constructed under normal road conditions, with little to no impact on the local road network.”
In January 2019 Brisbane City Council approved Mirvac’s controversial plan for 124 dwellings (44 houses, 80 townhouses) on 6.1ha at 50 Ashmore St, 15 less than originally proposed.
The development is being marketed under the name Ashford Residences.
Mirvac’s application generated plenty of local opposition, with residents of nearby streets complaining about the loss of green space and fearing traffic from the development would add to congestion.
Barrymore St resident Bruce Goodwin, who opposed the original application, said it was pointless trying to object.
“You can’t fight city hall,” Mr Goodwin said.
“ ...we’ve just given up. We know that this mob is just going to walk over the top of us.
“The council just gives in to these developers all the time.
“I do not know of any objection that has ever been upheld against any developer in the local area.”
Mr Goodwin said there were already many unit complexes nearby whose residents parked on the narrow streets.
Mirvac’s Queensland residential development manager Warwick Bible said the traffic management plan addressed issues including local traffic, site access and onsite parking.
“Prior to approval, we undertook extensive investigations and scenario analysis to determine the recommended site entry and exit routes to minimise disruption,” Mr Bible said.
“The traffic management plan includes several key measures such as onsite parking for all
contractors and subcontractors to ensure they are not parked on local streets, and allowing vehicles to exit via the South Pine Rd cul-de-sac straight onto South Pine Rd to reduce traffic in local streets.”
He said Mirvac’s community engagement had included a community session, one-on-one meetings, a web page with up-to-date information, a register for project updates and a community hotline.
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