The PDA Plan Proposed

Roads & Transport

The Southern Thornlands PDA is planned to be supported by its existing road network, new road connections and a broader walking and cycling network. The future-road lines show the broad connections planners expect as the area develops; they are not final surveyed road alignments.

The network

Roads & Transport plan

Drag to move around the map, use the controls or mouse wheel to zoom, and pinch with two fingers on a touch screen. Turn on Planned road design to see where documented road sections are intended to use different lane configurations.

The map combines existing major roads with the current indicative future-road network, established significant intersections and the separate off-road walking and cycling network.

What the map shows. Future-road lines are planning concepts showing the connections sought as development occurs. They do not establish a surveyed road reserve, a final junction location, a confirmed acquisition area or a construction timetable.

Future road network

The lines show intended connections, not final roads

The proposed future road network is best read as a connectivity plan. It shows the broad links planners want future development to provide between neighbourhoods and the surrounding road system.

The precise alignment of a future road can move as development proposals are prepared. The eventual location of junctions, road reserves and local street layouts will be resolved through later planning, design and development approvals.

That means a future-road line on this map should not be read as a promise that government will construct that exact road in that exact position.

Road design intentions

The Development Scheme includes drawings and design profiles showing how different road types are intended to work. The simplified diagrams below make those profiles easier to compare; they are not engineering drawings. Use Planned road design on the map above to see the road sections where a verified design profile is currently mapped.

Industrial Connector

Industrial Connector — 2 lanes

Planting1 mFootpath2 mCycle path2 mPlanting / WSUD2 mParking2.5 mTraffic4 mTraffic4 mParking2.5 mPlanting / WSUD2 mCycle path2 mFootpath2 mPlanting1 m
Planning illustration only — components are simplified and are not a surveyed or engineering cross-section.

2 traffic lanes · 22 m road reserve · 4 m trafficable lane width · 4.5 m verge · 50 km/h indicative speed

2 m footpath on both sides (Figure 5).2 m separated cycle path on both sides (Figure 5); no on-road cycle lane is shown.2.5 m parking lane on both sides.No bus facilities.Not required unless identified through detailed design for safety reasons.

Table 8: Road Design Standards · Figure 5: Cross section — Industrial Connector

Trunk Connector

Trunk Connector — 2 lanes

Footpath1.5 mCycle path2 mTraffic3.5 mOptional medianTraffic3.5 mCycle path2 mFootpath1.5 m
Planning illustration only — components are simplified and are not a surveyed or engineering cross-section.

2 traffic lanes · 22 m road reserve · 3.5 m trafficable lane width · 6 m verge · 50–60 km/h indicative speed

1.5 m footpath on both sides.Separated 2 m cycle path in the verge on both sides.No on-street parking.Indented bus bays.Optional median.

Table 8 and Figure 4

Trunk Connector

Trunk Connector — 4 lanes

Footpath1.5 mCycle path2.5 mTraffic3.5 mTraffic3.5 mMedian5 mTraffic3.5 mTraffic3.5 mCycle path2.5 mFootpath1.5 m
Planning illustration only — components are simplified and are not a surveyed or engineering cross-section.

4 traffic lanes · 32 m road reserve · 3.5 m trafficable lane width · 6.5 m verge · 50–60 km/h indicative speed

1.5 m footpath on both sides.Separated 2.5 m cycle path in the verge on both sides.No on-street parking.Indented bus bays.5 m median.

Table 8 and Figure 3

District Collector

District Collector — 2 lanes

Parking2.5 mTraffic3.5 mTraffic3.5 mParking2.5 m
Planning illustration only — components are simplified and are not a surveyed or engineering cross-section.

2 traffic lanes · 3.5 m trafficable lane width

2.5 m parking lane on both sides.

Figure 6: Cross section — District Collector (2 Lanes)

View the official planning source and road drawings

Intersections & upgrades

Only established junctions and supported upgrade projects are shown

The map uses existing significant intersections for orientation. We do not create a separate “planned intersection” simply because two indicative future-road lines appear to meet on a planning map.

Show 15 existing significant intersections
  • RDI01 - Boundary Road / Taylor RoadBoundary Road / Taylor Road
  • RDI02 - Boundary Road / Future Road RD02Not ApplicableBoundary Road / Future Road RD02
  • RDI03 - Boundary Road / Woodlands DriveBoundary Road / Woodlands Drive
  • RDI04 - Taylor Road / Indicative Future Road M8-FR05Not ApplicableTaylor Road / M8-FR05
  • RDI05 - Boundary Road / Springacre RoadBoundary Road / Springacre Road
  • RDI06 - Taylor Road / Indicative Future Road M8-FR05Not ApplicableTaylor Road / M8-FR05
  • RDI07 - Mount Cotton Road / Future Road RD05Not ApplicableMount Cotton Road / Future Road RD05
  • RDI08 - Taylor Road / Indicative Future Road M8-FR04Not ApplicableTaylor Road / M8-FR04
  • RDI09 - Woodlands Drive / M8-FR04Not ApplicableWoodlands Drive / M8-FR04
  • RDI10 - Taylor Road / Woodlands DriveTaylor Road / Woodlands Drive
  • RDI11 - Woodlands Drive at southern PDA boundaryWoodlands Drive at southern PDA boundary
  • RDI12 - Duncan Road / Indicative Future Road M8-FR02Not ApplicableDuncan Road / M8-FR02
  • RDI13 - Mount Cotton Road / Future Road RD07Not ApplicableMount Cotton Road / Future Road RD07
  • RDI14 - Woodlands Drive / Future Road RD06Not ApplicableWoodlands Drive / Future Road RD06
  • RDI15 - Springacre Road / Indicative Future Road M8-FR04Not ApplicableSpringacre Road / M8-FR04

Intersection project

Boundary Road / Springacre Road intersection upgrade

RDI05 - Boundary Road / Springacre Road

Upgrade works are underway as at 17 August 2026. No completion date has been confirmed in the reviewed official sources.View Roads & Transport projects

Intersection project

RDI04 intersection signalisation

RDI04 - Taylor Road / Indicative Future Road M8-FR05

Indicative delivery year: 2034View Roads & Transport projects

Intersection project

RDI06 intersection upgrade

RDI06 - Taylor Road / Indicative Future Road M8-FR05

Indicative delivery year: 2034View Roads & Transport projects

Intersection project

RDI08 intersection signalisation

RDI08 - Taylor Road / Indicative Future Road M8-FR04

Indicative delivery year: 2034View Roads & Transport projects

Intersection project

RDI12 intersection upgrade

RDI12 - Duncan Road / Indicative Future Road M8-FR02

Indicative delivery year: 2044View Roads & Transport projects

Intersection project

RDI15 intersection signalisation

RDI15 - Springacre Road / Indicative Future Road M8-FR04

Indicative delivery year: 2039View Roads & Transport projects

Intersection project

Taylor Road and Redland Bay Road intersection upgrade

RDI01 - Boundary Road / Taylor Road

Planning completed. The preferred upgrade is not currently funded for delivery; further funding is required for detailed design and construction.View Roads & Transport projects

Walking & cycling

Off-road paths complement walking and cycling provision within streets

The proposed road designs generally make provision for walking and cycling as part of the street itself, including footpaths and, on some road types, separated cycle paths. Those facilities are explained in the Road design intentions above rather than colouring almost every road as a cycle route.

The orange map layer therefore highlights only the separate off-road active-transport paths identified by the current plan. Their alignments remain indicative and may be refined through later design and development.

How roads may be delivered

Future connections are expected to evolve with development

Indicative future roads are not all separate government construction projects. Many of the connections shown in the plan are expected to be resolved and delivered as surrounding land is developed, with exact alignments and junctions refined through development and infrastructure planning.

For property owners: a planning line crossing or near a property does not by itself confirm acquisition, a final road boundary or when works will occur.

Planning information

Planning source

This page uses the current Southern Thornlands PDA planning material for the road network and active-transport plan.

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