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Ipswich City Centre Bikeway – Stage 1
Description
Council is planning the installation of a commuter bikeway from the intersection of Thorn Street and South Street to East Street and South Street, Ipswich
Status
Early planning for the project is complete with design scheduled to be delivered in the 2026-2027 financial year. Early community consultation commenced in March 2022 via Council's Shape Your Ipswich website. Construction will be dependent on funding in future Council budgets.
What to expect
Design will be released for comment as the project progresses
Funding (Capital Works Program)
Capital Works Program 2026–2029 (2026–2027 budget · Sustainable Travel · as “Ipswich City Centre Bikeway Stage 1”) Council source ↗
Funded in 2026–2027 — per-project amounts not published in the 2026–2027 program.
Capital Works Program 2025–2028 (2025–2026 budget · Sustainable Travel · as “Ipswich City Centre Bikeway – Stage 1”) Council source ↗
| 2025–2026 | 2026–2027 | 2027–2028 | 3 Year Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| $100k | $100k | $1.5M | $1.7M |
Capital Works Program 2024–2027 (2024–2025 budget · Sustainable Travel · as “Ipswich City Centre Bikeway – Stage 1”) Council source ↗
| 2024–2025 | 2025–2026 | 2026–2027 | 3 Year Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | $75k | $75k | $150k |
Capital Works Program 2023–2026 (2023–2024 budget · Sustainable Travel · as “Ipswich City Centre Bikeway – Stage 1”) Council source ↗
| 2023–2024 | 2024–2025 | 2025–2026 | 3 Year Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | $75k | $75k | $150k |
Funding, as published in each program
| Financial year | 2023–2024 program | 2024–2025 program | 2025–2026 program |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023–2024 | – | · | · |
| 2024–2025 | $75,000 | – | · |
| 2025–2026 revised | $75,000 | $75,000 | $100,000 |
| 2026–2027 revised | · | $75,000 | $100,000 |
| 2027–2028 | · | · | $1,500,000 |
Council published different figures for 2025–2026, 2026–2027 in different programs. Both are Council's own; each links to the page it appears on.
· = outside that program's three-year window (not zero). Amounts are Council's, in the year they were published for.
Amounts are as published in Council's Capital Works Program PDFs ($'000, multiplied out). See all capital works programs.
Timeline
Everything Council has published about this project, newest first. Each entry links to its source.
- 2026-07-21Transformational Ipswich Central Heart project takes next step
Ipswich First - 2026–2027Listed as funded in 2026–2027
Capital Works Program (PDF) - 2025–2026Listed at $1.7M over three years
Capital Works Program (PDF) - 2024–2025Listed at $150k over three years
Capital Works Program (PDF) - 2023–2024Listed at $150k over three years
Capital Works Program (PDF)
In the news (1)
| Article | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Transformational Ipswich Central Heart project takes next step | 2026-07-21 | Source ↗ |
Meeting items mentioning this project's streets
| Item | Street | Meeting |
|---|---|---|
| 5 Ipswich City Plan 2025 - Public Consultation and Adoption of Amendment Package 1 | East Street | Council — 2026-04-30 |
| 5. Ipswich City Plan 2025 - Public Consultation and Adoption of Amendment Package 1 | East Street | Infrastructure, Planning and Assets Committee — 2026-04-21 |
| 1. TMR Briefing to Councillors | East Street | Councillor Briefing and Workshop Session — 2026-02-10 |
| 2 Redbank Plains and Riverview and District Community Centre Facility Activations | East Street | Council — 2024-08-22 |
| 15.2. Report of Governance and Transparency Committee No. 2023(05) of 8 June 2023 | Thorn Street | Council — 2023-06-22 |
| 3. Concession for General Rates - 13 Thorn Street, IPSWICH QLD 4305 | Thorn Street | Governance and Transparency Committee — 2023-06-08 |
| 00 New Item (Committees) - Meeting attendance via audio-link | East Street | Ipswich Central Redevelopment Committee — 2022-10-13 |
| 5. Acquisition of Land for INF03144 Eastern Ipswich Bikeway Link | Thorn Street | Growth Infrastructure and Waste Committee — 2021-09-02 |
| Committee Report - Governance and Transparency Committee - 11 March 2021 | South Street | Council — 2021-03-25 |
| 5. Repeal of Previous Council Decision for Surrender of Existing Lease and New Lease to the Australian Red Cross Society | South Street | Governance and Transparency Committee — 2021-03-11 |
| Committee Report - Governance and Transparency Committee - 3 December 2020 | South Street | Council — 2020-12-10 |
| 3. Surrender of Existing Lease and New Lease to The Australian Red Cross Society | South Street | Governance and Transparency Committee — 2020-12-03 |
Source: Ipswich City Council Civic Projects Map (CC BY 4.0).