NORTHGATE LIVABILITY PLAN

Please scroll down this page to view current Council budget submissions made by Cr Kim Flesser and the list of ‘roads and drainage’ projects currently being considered for funding:-

 

Current budget submissions for Northgate made on behalf of Northgate Ward Residents:-

 

(Please note that these are only submissions - funding is subject to the Council budget processes).

 

* Widening of Pound Drain, to better handle floodwaters.

* Redesign of the Flower St Park Skatebowl (Northgate).  The existing skatebowl is too difficult to use for the vast majority of local users.

* Traffic management for Northgate Road Northgate consider reducing speed limit to 50kph.

* Resurfacing of Northgate Road adjacent to and across the rail crossing.

* Upgrading of Progress Park Northgate – new play equipment, etc.

* Resurfacing of Belmore St Northgate (also needs repairs to kerb and channelling).

* Upgrading of the stormwater drain that runs between Parker Avenue and Carter Street, which drains a large area of Northgate East.

* Traffic management for Gympie St Northgate.

* Redesign of the Plaisted Place Skate Bowl (Northgate) to reduce the steep angles in the bowl to allow younger skaters to use the facility.

* Widen the bridge on Nudgee Road at Northgate and provide footpaths for pedestrians and cyclists.

* Undertake a traffic management plan for the area between Sandgate Road and Ryans Road Nundah and Northgate, with the view to implementing traffic management devices where appropriate.

* Consider a Resident’s Parking Permit Scheme around the railway station. Encourgae QR to construct more off-street parking.

* New bikeway along Cannery creek.

* New bikeway from Nudgee Rd to the Jim Soorley Bikeway.

* New bikeway from Edgar St to Nudgee Rd.

* Cyclist/pedestrian bridge at Pound Drain adjacent to Nudgee Rd.

* New bus shelter on Oates Pde near Stark Rd

 

Currently listed Roads and Drainage Maintenance Projects:-

 

Resurfacing Local Roads (Schedule 12)

 

Nansen St – 189m

Station Ave – 185m

 

Road Construction - Minor (Schedule 13)

 

Acacia Ave – 330m

Dethridge St – 7.5m

 

Road Resurfacing – Bus Routes (Schedule 16)

 

Day Rd – 475m

 

Road Resurfacing – Industrial Sts (Schedule 18)

 

Nil

 

Kerb and Channelling - new (Schedule 37)

 

Nil

 

Road Resurfacing - Major (Schedule 22)

 

Nil

 

Kerb and Channelling Reconstruction (Schedule 38)

 

Junior Tce – 268m

Nansen St – 368m

 

Concrete Footpath - New (Schedule 44)

 

Buckle St – 150m

Dethridge St – 176m

Flower St – 440m

Northgate Rd – 121m

Oates Pde – 449m

Olivia St – 173m

Pole St – 126m

Toombul Rd – 210m

 

Concrete Footpath reconstruction (Schedule 45)

 

Nil

 

Drainage Work - Minor (Schedule 68)

 

Edgar St – 70m

Landy St – 114m

Toombul Rd – 130m (from Edgar St to Lang Tce along south side)

Toombul Rd – 151m (from Edgar St to No 238 along north side)

 

Drainage Work - Major (Schedule 72)

 

Parker Ave – (relief to existing capacity)

Raubers Rd – (existing open drain is choked – carry out modifications)

 

Waterway Health Enhancement (Schedule 80)

 

Dethridge St – 900m

Nudgee Rd – 0m (construct boulder protection along bank)

Nudgee Rd – 1,250m

 

Landscaping Medians  (Schedule 87)

 

Toombul Rd – 0m (remove existing pavers & replace with stamped

concrete and landscaping)

           

 

Do you have local improvement suggestions for Northgate?

 

Any ideas for parks, roads, footpaths, bus services, library services, sewerage, stormwater or waste management?

 

If so, send an e-mail to Kim Flesser

 Link to graphical image of ‘rolling’ Northgate Livability Plan - subject to change.

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Kim Flesser
Councillor for Northgate Ward