Whitsunday Regional Roads and Transport Group

On this page:

• Project story: Mackay Regional Council, Paradise Street and Webberley Street intersection signalisation
• Project story: Whitsunday Regional Council, Renwick Road (Gardenia Street to Stanbury Street) shared path
• Regional Roads and Transport Group members
• Whitsunday Regional Roads and Transport Group map
• Transport Infrastructure Development Scheme (TIDS) program details

Project story: Mackay Regional Council, Paradise Street and Webberley Street intersection signalisation

Submitted by Jay Rosenberg, Principal Infrastructure Planner, Mackay Regional Council.

The Paradise and Webberley Street intersection is a key intersection in the Mackay transport network, linking East Mackay, West Mackay and Paget with the Bruce Highway and the northern areas of Mackay.

The project included the upgrade of the previous priority-controlled intersection to a signalised intersection with additional lane capacity on Paradise Street, on-road bicycle lanes, new pathway connections and crossing facilities. Other significant works were also undertaken to relocate underground services and stormwater drainage infrastructure.

The upgrade not only provides additional vehicle capacity at the intersection to cater for future traffic growth but greatly improves safety for all road users, particularly for pedestrians and cyclists through provision of signalised and priority crossing facilities and improved connectivity.

The delivery of the project was impacted significantly by wet weather, with almost four months of lost time over the duration of the project. This resulted in significant delivery delays and project cost increase.

Project story: Whitsunday Regional Council, Renwick Road (Gardenia Street to Stanbury Street) shared path

Submitted by David Thompson, Manager Transport and Drainage Assets, Whitsunday Regional Council.

The project involves the construction of an off-road shared path on Renwick Road, Proserpine from Gardenia Street to Stanbury Street (1.065km length). 

Renwick Road forms an essential part of the Proserpine active transport network, servicing three schools, Keith Johns Estate Park and residential areas. The footpath section was listed as a high priority on the Principal Cycle Network Plan. 

The project aims to improve safety for pedestrians and cyclists by widening the existing concrete footpaths to between 3m to 3.5m wide, as well as: 

• the construction of raised priority pedestrian crossings on Carnation St, Fuljames St, Keith Johns Dr and Stanbury St utilising yellow coloured surface treatment in accordance with AS 1742.10:2024 and the DTMR Technical Guideline, Raised priority crossings for pedestrians and cycle paths January 2019
• enclosing an existing, parallel open drain
• fencing at the Proserpine State School drop off area to guide safe pedestrian movements
• pedestrian refuge traffic island at the school crossing
• solar powered sensor lights at the new crossings.

Regional Roads and Transport Group members

• Mackay Regional Council
• Whitsunday Regional Council
• TMR Mackay/Whitsunday District

Chair: Councillor Karen May, Deputy Mayor, Mackay Regional Council
Technical Committee Chair: Jay Rosenberg, Mackay Regional Council
Technical Coordinator: Stephen Hegedus, Shepherd Services
Transport Infrastructure Development Scheme 2024–25 Allocation: $1,877,838
Total number of projects: 3

Whitsunday Regional Roads and Transport Group map.

Whitsunday Regional Roads and Transport Group (RRTG) Transport Infrastructure Development Scheme (TIDS) program details

The following information lists the RRTG TIDS 2024–25 works program by local government, with the project name and the year-to-date TIDS expenditure.

Mackay Regional Council

Project name	Expenditure
Whitsunday Regional Roads and Transport Group, program development	$18,672
Paradise Street and Webberley Street (Mackay), upgrade intersection	$1,135,682

Whitsunday Regional Council

Project name	Expenditure
Renwick Road, construct shared path	$723,484