FAQs

Sylvan Road is a principal cycle route as part of the Queensland Government’s Principal Cycle Network and key connector to the popular Western Freeway and Bicentennial bikeways. In 2017, following a successful trial, Council introduced the peak period bike lanes in a section of Sylvan Road to provide more space for people riding bikes. 

The current road corridor is a mix of peak hour bike lanes and bike lanes between parked cars and vehicle traffic. With more than 1130 cycling and e-mobility trips taken along Sylvan Road on a weekday, there is an opportunity to improve safety along this corridor for everyone by investigating options to separate cyclists and motorists.

Feedback provided during the previous Move Safe Brisbane consultation showed a strong desire for safer ways to travel along the popular route.  

We know this route is important to our city and are exploring ways to make Sylvan Road safer for all users and provide a high-quality active transport connection between the Western Freeway Bikeway and Bicentennial Bikeway. Alternative routes for this connection are not being considered at this stage of the project. 

To support this important connection along Sylvan Road, we're also investigating potential changes at key intersections along Milton Road and Sylvan Road, including: 

• Croydon Street, Sylvan Road and Jephson Street
• Milton Road, Croydon Street and Morley Street
• Milton Road and Sylvan Road.

Milton Road is a major road carrying a high volume of traffic and serves as a key east-west connection between the Brisbane City and western suburbs. 

The intersection of Sylvan Road, Croydon Street and Jephson Street plays a key role in the multi-directional movement of all transport modes through the precinct. 

We are reviewing intersection layouts and turning arrangements to ensure they are supporting the safest and most efficient movement. We are also looking for opportunities to create a better road network that reduces traffic stress, enhances safety for all road users and supports active travel on Sylvan Road.

Council is committed to providing a separated active transport connection along Sylvan Road, to connect the Western Freeway and Bicentennial bikeways. To support this connection, intersection improvements are required at key intersections to ensure the network safety and efficiency. 

As part of our planning and design process, we’ll carefully consider how this new facility can be integrated into the existing road network and where traffic movements across the precincts can be optimised to make it easier and safer for all transport modes to move through the area. This is where community feedback gathered via the survey, about travel experiences, challenges and opportunities will be valuable in shaping the project design. 

The potential changes for Sylvan Road and the surrounding local road network are still being determined through the design process. Broadly, Council will be considering changes to existing on-street parking and traffic movements given the project will add new infrastructure to the existing road network. We’ll also carefully consider residential driveways and business access during the design process and encourage community feedback about these elements for consideration during design. 

As the project progresses, Council will share design updates with the community and welcomes feedback and questions via the project team contact details below. 

We're investigating options to make Sylvan Road safer for all users and provide a high-quality active transport connection between the Western Freeway Bikeway and Bicentennial Bikeway in Toowong. 

We want to understand the views and needs of the community who visit, live in and travel through this precinct, including where you see opportunities to improve safety, amenity and active travel on Sylvan Road. 

This is part of our planning and design process to provide safe active transport and improve the local road network for residents, visitors and commuters. 

Feedback will be considered alongside technical inputs to help inform future project designs.

The Western Freeway Bikeway is a dedicated off-road cycleway that runs parallel to the Western Freeway and Centenary Highway from the west of Toowong all the way through to Richland.

The Bicentennial Bikeway is 4.8km of off-road pathway from Toowong to Brisbane City - providing access to Southbank, Kangaroo Point and New farm through connecting bridges and pathways. 

Creating a continuous active transport connection between these two bikeways will provide a direct and safe active route from Richland in the west to the Brisbane City and beyond. 

Providing a safe, separated, active transport facility along a route with high demand will benefit travellers in all transport modes. Separation between pedestrians, cyclists and e-scooters, and vehicles gives every member of the community the option to safely travel in the transport mode that best suits them.

For residents and businesses, sustainable transport options will boost foot traffic and improve amenity with a more pleasant streetscape.

Whether you're walking to the local coffee shop, dropping your children to school or cycling from the CBD to the western suburbs - this active transport connection will make your travel along Sylvan Road safer and easier.

Project impacts can be temporary, such as disruption during a construction period, or more permanent such as changes to the way a road operates.

The specific impacts for Sylvan Road and the surrounding local road network are still being determined through the design process. Broadly, Council will be considering changes to existing on-street parking and traffic movements given the project would add new infrastructure to the existing road network. We'll also carefully consider residential driveways and business access during the design process. 

As a principal, Council always looks to minimise disruptions to the existing road network, residents and businesses through all project developments. 

We know people need or want to travel along a wide variety of routes and in different transport modes.

This project is focussed on delivering active travel improvements through the Sylvan Road corridor, given its significant existing function in the road and active transport network. 

Requests for investigation of active transport infrastructure on other routes will be recorded for future consideration. 

Once the community engagement period ends, community feedback will be considered alongside technical inputs to help inform project designs.

We will keep the community updated and share more information about the project as it progresses. 

The design phase for this project is funded by the Queensland Government's Cycle Network Local Government Grants Program. 

The Australian Government recently announced plans to contribute funding towards construction. We will keep the community updated as more information becomes available. 

We're currently in the planning phase and undertaking investigations to inform the design for this project. This is one of the early stages of project development.

Future construction timing is dependant on design development and will provide an update to the community as the project progresses and more information becomes available.