10/09/2026
🚧 CREEK ROAD MAJOR INFASTRUCTURE UPGRADE | BURPENGARY EAST 🚧
I wanted to give everyone a proper update on what is happening along Creek Road between the Bruce Highway Eastern Service Road and Twists Road, because there are several different stages coming together here and the end result will be a much bigger improvement than simply putting another layer of bitumen over the existing road.
Importantly, the major works you are seeing through this corridor are being funded and delivered by the developers as part of their development obligations.
This is infrastructure that Council has required to be delivered as development occurs in the area, meaning the developers are paying for and constructing these upgrades, rather than the cost of these major developer works simply being passed on to existing ratepayers.
Creek Road itself has now reached the end of its useful life, so this isn’t about putting another temporary patch over an old road.
Across the various stages, we’re talking about an entire rebuild of the road pavement and subsurface, together with significant drainage works, kerb and channel, widening, intersection improvements and then a new road surface.
And one of the most important improvements for the community will be the missing pedestrian connections finally being delivered.
The overall works will provide a footpath connection from the Bruce Highway Eastern Service Road along Creek Road all the way to Twists Road, then continuing along Twists Road through to Foster Road.
That is a significant improvement for Burpengary East and something that has been needed for a long time.
The map below helps explain how the different pieces fit together.
🟢 Council Road Rehabilitation Project 100988
There is also a Council road rehabilitation component closest to the Bruce Highway Eastern Service Road, which is shown separately in green on the map.
🩷 Developer delivered works
The substantial adjoining sections are being delivered through development requirements, including the Sungenia Landco works shown in pink and the works associated with development around Creek Road and Twists Road.
These developer funded works are what allow us to progressively bring the wider Creek Road corridor up to the standard required as this part of Burpengary East develops.
They include rebuilding the underlying road pavement, drainage and kerb and channel upgrades, road widening, intersection works, resurfacing and pedestrian infrastructure.
🚶 AND YES, FOOTPATHS!
This is probably one of the parts I’m happiest to finally see coming together.
We’re not just rebuilding infrastructure for vehicles. We’re also filling in some major missing pedestrian links.
Once the various stages are completed, there will be a connected footpath from the Eastern Service Road along Creek Road to Twists Road and then along Twists Road to Foster Road.
Anyone who has tried walking through this area knows how badly that connection has been needed.
🚧 CURRENT CLOSURE
The current stage commenced this week, with Creek Road under a full road closure between the Bruce Highway Eastern Service Road and Twists Road while construction is undertaken.
Residents living within the closed section will continue to have access to their properties. The contractor has advised temporary access arrangements will be maintained throughout construction to allow residents to enter and leave.
The current program has these works scheduled for completion by mid-December, before Christmas, subject to weather and unforeseen construction delays.
👍 THE BIGGER PICTURE
I know Creek Road has been a frustration for residents for a long time, but what is happening now is substantially different from another patch-up job.
The road is at the end of its life, so we’re getting down underneath it and rebuilding it properly.
At the same time we’re getting the drainage, widening, intersection improvements and pedestrian connections that this growing area needs.
And it’s worth reiterating that a substantial amount of this infrastructure is being paid for and delivered by the developers responsible for development along the corridor as part of their development obligations.
That is exactly how development infrastructure should work. As development occurs, the developers contribute to and deliver the infrastructure necessary to support that growth.
There will be some short term pain while all of this comes together, particularly with the current closure, but at the other end we should have a substantially improved Creek Road corridor, better drainage and intersections and, finally, a proper pedestrian connection from the Eastern Service Road right through to Foster Road.
I’ll keep everyone updated as the works progress. 👍
