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19 June 2017

Pre-construction cultural heritage investigations for the Logan Enhancement Project were recently completed.

Transurban Queensland Technical and Construction Manager, Andy Richardson, said the meticulous hand scraping at 24 sites throughout the project corridor by traditional owners (members of Jagera Daran)  revealed approximately 200 items of significance.

“Sites at the Logan Motorway, Forest Lake, and the Mount Lindesay Highway, Drewavale, yielded the highest number of items, mostly silcrete or chert fragments that would have been used as tools by Aboriginal people,” Andy said.

“The finds will now be catalogued by traditional owners (members of Jagera Daran) and in-time, a selection will be available for public viewing at Logan Enhancement Project Visitor Information Centre in Berrinba.

“I’d like to acknowledge the traditional owners (members of Jagera Daran) that carried out the investigations – thank you for your work.

“The project corridor is home to another traditional land owner, the Turrbal people, who will be present during construction within the project corridor on the Gateway Extension Motorway,” Andy said.

Pre-construction activities for the Logan Enhancement Project are now completed, with construction now underway. Early construction activities include clearing and grubbing, establishing satellite site offices and installing temporary concrete barriers on the motorways.

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6 June 2017

Today the first sod on the Logan Enhancement Project was turned, signaling the start of major construction on the project.

The sod turning also marked the release of minor changes to the project design. The changes are:

• providing a new free left hand turn from Macquarie Way, Drewvale onto Wembley Road
• retaining the existing cul-de-sac at Prospect Place, Berrinba
• providing  a new four-way intersection at Pagewood Street, Berrinba
• wrapping the westbound service road over the Logan Motorway westbound (previous design had the Logan Motorway wrapping over the service road)
• providing an alternative design for the fauna crossing at Illaweena Street, Drewvale known as a BEBO arch.

Construction will take about two years to complete. The best way to keep up-to-date on traffic changes required for the project is to subscribe to receive regular project updates.

6 June 2017

Detailed design for the Logan Enhancement Project has been underway since early-2017. As a result, refinements have been made to the final concept design that was released in late 2016.

As a project moves from concept design to detailed design, additional studies are carried out to ensure all constraints and opportunities are considered before finalising the design. A part of this process involves considering opportunities to improve network functionality and environmental and community outcomes.

Final design fly through animation

Construction of the final project design is now underway, which incorporates the below design refinements.

Wembley Road interchange

• a dedicated left-turn lane has been provided at Macquarie Way, Berrinba
• a new four-way intersection will be built on Pagewood Street, Berrinba with the existing intersection on Forest Way remaining the same.

These changes will:

• reduce queuing for vehicles turning left from Macquarie Way and travelling north on Wembley Road
• provide better access for vehicles to and from the eastbound carriageways of the Logan Motorway and Prospect Place, Berrinba
• retain the existing intersection at Forest Way/Wembley Road.

Gateway Extension Motorway interchange

The dedicated westbound service lane now goes over the Logan Motorway westbound. The concept design had the Logan Motorway going over the westbound service lane. This change will improve safety for motorists and reduce the environmental footprint required for construction activities in this area.

Illaweena Street fauna crossing

A BEBO arch fauna crossing will be built instead of the traditional flatbridge crossing. This change will reduce the environmental footprint required for construction of the crossing and reduce maintenance requirements

31 March 2017

The new Logan Enhancement Project newsletter is now out. If you would like a hardcopy of the newsletter, you can find them at elected representative offices and libraries within the project corridor, or by requesting a copy from the project team. It includes information on the final concept design, environmental benefits of the final concept design, and details of upcoming community information sessions.

13 February 2017

CPB Contractors Pty Ltd is commencing early works in preparation for the construction of Transurban Queensland’s Logan Enhancement Project. This work will start late February and is expected to be completed by early June, weather permitting.

Early works will include but are not limited to:

• geotechnical investigations such as potholing
• use of machinery such as trucks, excavators, and utility mounted drill rigs.
• delivery and unloading of materials
• minor vegetation clearing if required to access sections of the project alignment and undertake investigations
• cultural heritage and environmental investigations
• site compound establishment.

Day time activities will be undertaken between Monday and Friday 6.30am-6pm and Saturday 6.30am-5pm. No activities will be carried out on Sundays or public holidays.

During these early works, you may notice some changes around your local area such as construction vehicles, traffic management signs and personnel. Work vehicles will also be entering the project corridor using local access roads at key locations.

More information is available on the Works notifications page.