Queen Victoria Parade Bikeway
Ipswich City Council (ICC) had the goal to deliver a detailed design for the Queen Victoria Parade Bikeway. The Queen Victoria Parade bikeway forms part of ICC’s iGO Active Transport Action Plan and the Department of Transport and Main Roads (DTMR) Principal Cycle Network in Ipswich.
Client
Ipswich City Council (ICC)
Project Category
Active Transport
Timeframe
January 2021 – February 2022
Our Project Mission
Our mission was to craft a high-quality and low-stress commuter cycle facility between Ipswich City Centre and the suburbs of Brassall. We implemented learnings gained from the Stage 2 of the Brassall Bikeway Project – which we also designed.
Our Approach
The bikeway shares the service road entry to Queens Park to provide safe and more accessible access for pedestrians, cyclists, and vehicles. Queens Park is a heritage-listed botanic garden with several significant heritage values linking to the city’s past convict history.
A heritage impact statement was completed, assessing the degree of impact on the significant heritage features. The design avoided heritage-listed vegetation, trees, and built elements. One section of the limestone wall was identified for removal and relocated by the Conservation Management Plan policy. An Exemption Certificate was lodged with the Department of Environment and Science, justifying the project, and documenting the assessment of the impacts on the heritage items.
The works were designed to complement the nature of Ipswich’s Queens Park and its surrounds. An Arboricultural Impact Assessment and Vegetation Management Plan was completed to ensure the healthy life of the heritage-listed trees. Tree Protection Zones and Structural Root Zones were identified and clearly marked on the design drawings.
The project scope included a 2.5m wide shared path with a coloured surface feature, cast in-situ concrete retaining wall with feature pattern and wall lighting, coloured asphalt resurfacing, speed ramp, raised priority crossing and street lighting.
The Result
We were proud to produce an outcome that was consistent with the Safe System Approach and DTMR’s Active Transport Investment Program requirements, ensuring appropriate vehicle speeds so that the public was not exposed to crash forces that would lead to fatal and serious injury outcomes.