Project background
As part of Lord Mayor Campbell Newman’s commitment for Brisbane City Council to provide $100 million in new bikeway infrastructure over four years, Brisbane City Council is upgrading the Bicentennial bikeway.
The bikeway is an important cycle and pedestrian link. Running from the CBD to Toowong, each day it carries more than 4000 pedestrians and cyclists – making it Brisbane city’s busiest pathway.
Stage 1, which included upgrades to the path along the Brisbane River between Cribb Street and Park Road, Milton, is now complete.
Project details
The upgrade provides improved facilities and an increased level of service to users of the bikeway. The completed Stage 1 involved upgrades to 400m of existing bikeway including:
- separate pedestrian and cyclist movements
- a 3.5m-wide cycle path
- a 2m-wide pedestrian path.
The project is part of the Lord Mayor’s vision for active transport in Brisbane and is outlined in South East Queensland Infrastructure Plan and Program 2008 – 2026. Part of the funding for the project was also received from the State Government.
Construction timeline
Construction commenced in March 2009. To minimise the period of disruption for users of the bikeway, Council fast-tracked the project and construction was completed by Brisbane City Council in August 2009.
Stage 1 is part of a broader project to separate pedestrians and cyclists for the entire length of Bicentennial bikeway. Further upgrades to the pathway will be undertaken by Council and the Hale Street Link Alliance in the future.
More information
For more information about Bicentennial bikeway:
- contact Toowong Ward Office on (07) 3403 2520
- phone Council on (07) 3403 8888.