The Department of Transport and Main Roads is upgrading the Ipswich Motorway, Wacol. Traffic travelling eastbound on the Ipswich Motorway will be diverted onto a new roadway until late 2009, weather permitting. The diversion will begin on the eastern side of the Progress Road interchange and will rejoin the existing Ipswich Motorway at Bullockhead Creek, west of the Centenary Highway Interchange. For further information please call the Wacol to Darra Team on 1800 605 410.

The Department of Transport and Main Roads is constructing the northern structure of the overpass on Beaudesert Rd. Work is scheduled to be completed mid 2010, weather permitting. Ongoing road work, drainage work and signalisation will be carried out in the vicinity of the intersection as work progresses. For more information on these works, please contact the project hotline on 1800 659 229.

Main Roads is extending the existing Pacific Motorway Bikeway from Miles Platting Road to the Logan Road Exit 14 from the motorway northbound at Eight Mile Plains. Works commenced on Monday 3 August, 2009 and are expected to be completed by late February 2010. Works will be carried out Monday to Friday from 7am to 5pm. Some night works will be necessary from 8pm to 5am, Monday to Friday. Minor delays can be expected due to lane closures and reduced speed limits through the work site on the Pacific Motorway. For more information phone the Project Manager on 3137 8367.

Darra Centenary Highway Interchange A new permanent exit ramp has opened for motorists travelling from the Centenary Highway southbound to the Ipswich Motorway westbound (towards Ipswich or Toowoomba). Motorists taking the Ipswich/Toowoomba exit from the Centenary Highway southbound now need to move to the right-hand lane when approaching the Centenary Highway Interchange to access the new ramp. Signage is in place to direct motorists. For further information contact the project team on 1800 605 410.

From Monday, 30 November 2009, works to upgrade Garden Rd southbound lane will start. During the upgrade, traffic heading towards Forest Lake will realign onto a new section of Garden Rd. Major changes over the coming week include: Garden Rd offramp temporarily closed over three nights from Monday, 30 until Wednesday, 2 December 2009 between 8pm and 5am (conditions permitting). Traffic will detour via the newly reopened Kelliher Road off-ramp(refer to detour map). Access to Pine Road from Garden Rd will be closed from 30 November 2009 until 2 December 2009. Traffic will detour via Archerfield and Progress Roads, Richlands. For more information about the scheduled works, contact the project team on freecall 1800887464, email info@horizon.incite.com.au or visit www.qr.com.au/seqip/projects/springfield. or www.131940.com.au

Due to the Pearl Jam Concert at the Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre on Wednesday 25th November 2009, the following road closures will be in place: - Kessels Road between Troughton Road and Mains Road closed in both directions; 10:00pm to midnight. - Kessels Road between Logan Road and Mains Road closed for westbound traffic; 10:00pm to midnight. - Macgregor Street between the South East Freeway and Kessels Road closed for northbound traffic; 5:00pm to midnight. Motorists are also advised that there will be localised road closures around the stadium before, during and after the event and that 15 minute parking restrictions apply to the Robertson-Macgregor Traffic Area on event days. It is anticipated that the event will cause moderate to significant traffic congestion and delays in the area surrounding the Stadium and motorists should consider an alternative route.

The Australia vs West Indies Test cricket match is being held at the Gabba from Thursday 26 November to Monday 30 November from 10.00am. Traffic congestion may be experienced on the Pacific Motorway, Stanley St, Vulture St, and Ipswich Rd from 9.00am on match days. Motorists attending the event should also be aware of the 15 minute parking restriction that applies to the Gabba Traffic Area on match days.