New England Highway (Toowoomba - Warwick), high risk roads, improve safety
Construction is complete to improve safety on Ruthven Street in Toowoomba's south.
This project involved delivering high-benefit, low-cost treatments to improve safety for all road users on the New England Highway at Ruthven Street, a north-south arterial road through Toowoomba.
Treatments included new turning lanes and traffic lights, upgraded traffic signals, changed linemarking to reduce right turn movements and restrict on-street parking, speed limit reduction, new raised pedestrian crossings, a new bicycle lane, additional warning signs and removal of roadside hazards.
Benefits
- Improves safety
- Increases capacity
- Improves network efficiency
- Increases traffic flow
- Reduces peak hour congestion
- Accessibility
- Reduces travel time
- Better active transport
- Reduces maintenance
Key features
- Additional dedicated turning lanes to improve traffic flow.
- Improved safety for bicycle riders by extending the southbound bicycle lane to north of Stenner Street.
- Restricted right turn movements, including removal of filtered right turns at signalised intersections.
- Removal of roadside hazards to improve sight distance.
- Reduction of on-street carparks to allow for extra lanes and a new intersection.
- Improved pedestrian facilities including crossings, warning signs, smart crossings and signal phasing at intersections to improve safety.
- New traffic signals at Donahue Street intersection.
Funding
The project was fully funded by the Queensland Government through the Targeted Road Safety Program. Investment ID 1778166
- Total investment
- $14.1 million
- Queensland Government
- $14.1 million
Current status
Construction is now complete.
New England Highway (Toowoomba to Warwick) high risks roads project location map
