Beaudesert - Beenleigh Road (Belivah), Armstrong Road to Stubbin Street, widen pavement
The upgrade from Armstrong Road to Stubbin Street included pavement widening and resurfacing, wide centre line treatments, improvements to the Armstrong Road intersection, raising of the Belivah Creek floodway and allowances for fauna movements.
Benefits
- Improves safety
- Improves network efficiency
- Improves flood immunity
- Reduces maintenance
- Improves ride quality
Key features
- Pavement widening to create more space for motorists and people riding bicycles.
- Flood mitigation involving strengthening and raising of the Belivah Creek floodway.
Funding
This project was fully funded by the Queensland Government. This road funding boost forms part of the Queensland Economic Recovery Strategy: Unite and Recover for Queensland Jobs. Investment ID 1650314
- Total investment
- $10 million
- Queensland Government
- $10 million
Current status
Construction started in August 2022 and was completed in April 2023.
Completed work to date:
- Installation of 45 large and 90 small culvert units with spanning slabs as the foundation for the new pavement installed on Beaudesert–Beenleigh Road
- Traffic switch onto new alignment on Beaudesert–Beenleigh Road both north and southbound between Armstrong Road and Stubbin Street
- All right turn movements reinstated into and out from Armstrong Avenue
- Removal of existing Beaudesert-Beenleigh Road bridge
- Increased road safety treatments
- Flood immunity by raising the road level
- Wide centre line treatment
- Widening of road shoulders
- Improvements to entry and exit points at Armstrong Road
- Installation of guardrails
- Allowance for fauna movements and inclusion of fish baffles within the new culvert structure at Belivah Creek pavement rehabilitation works
- Asphalt running surface on new alignment
- New road signage
- Landscaping enabling protection within the creek
- Landscaping at Stubbin Street
Beaudesert - Beenleigh Road (Belivah), Armstrong Road to Stubbin Street, widen pavement project map
Beaudesert-Beenleigh Road (Belivah), Armstrong Road to Stubbin Street, widen pavement project images
Image description: Culvert units being installed on Beaudesert-Beenleigh Road (Belivah), Armstrong Road to Stubbin Street.
Image description: Installed culvert units on Beaudesert-Beenleigh Road (Belivah), Armstrong Road to Stubbin Street.
Image description: Base slabs on Beaudesert-Beenleigh Road (Belivah), Armstrong Road to Stubbin Street.
Image description: Beaudesert-Beenleigh Road alignment work.