Thomas Road Upgrade

Thomas Road is to be upgraded to include additional lanes and improve traffic flow, creating a safer road that can cope with the increasing population in Serpentine and Jarrahdale.

Upgrades will include:

• Widen and duplicate 4.5 km of Thomas Road between Tonkin Highway and South Western Highway (the section from Thomas Road over Rail to South Western Highway has already been upgraded as part of the METRONET Project)
• Construction of a new grade separated interchange at Thomas Road and Tonkin Highway. This will allow traffic to move freely with fewer interruptions.
• Construction of 4.5 km of new shared path on the south side of Thomas Road.
• Provision of a new signalised equine crossing to connect Byford and Darling Downs bridle paths
• Local intersection upgrades including:
  • Ballak Place: Left-in / left-out only
  • Hopkinson Road (north of Thomas Road): Realign to connect with Kardan Boulevard via a new roundabout at the intersection of Thomas Road
  • Hopkinson Road (realigned) and Kardan Boulevard
  • Hopkinson Road (south of Thomas Road): Cul de sac
  • Masters Road – New roundabout
  • Briggs Road – Left-in / left-out access only
  • Plaistowe Boulevard – New traffic signals to improve access for general traffic and buses
  • Wungong South Road – Reconstruct to an improved priority-controlled intersection

The project will complement the Tonkin Highway Extension project.

Funding

The $290 million project is jointly funded by the Federal ($145 million) and State ($145 million) Governments.

We are working closely with the Shire of Serpentine Jarrahdale and the Shire’s Equine Advisory Group to understand local issues and opportunities.

Future activities will include a community information session to answer questions from the community.

The project will be included within future Infrastructure Sustainability Council (ISC) assessments as part of the Tonkin Highway Extension project. A high-level desktop Materiality Assessment was been conducted, and the project has undertaken a sustainable decision making approach throughout the project development phase to ensure robust project decision making that considers the needs of all society, the environment and the wider economy.