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Blackstone Road, Thomas Street and Creek Street Intersection Upgrade
Description
Council is planning to upgrade the Blackstone Road, Thomas Street and Creek Street intersection in Silkstone, to a roundabout.
Status
Preliminary works are anticipated to commence in the 2026-2027 financial year.
What to expect
Increase of noise from machinery. Traffic control. Partial lane closure
Funding (Capital Works Program)
Capital Works Program 2025–2028 (2025–2026 budget · Strategic Transport · as “Blackstone Road, Thomas Street and Creek Street Intersection Upgrade”) Council source ↗
| 2025–2026 | 2026–2027 | 2027–2028 | 3 Year Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| $500k | $500k | $4.5M | $5.5M |
Capital Works Program 2024–2027 (2024–2025 budget · Strategic Transport · as “Blackstone Road, Thomas Street and Creek Street Intersection Upgrade”) Council source ↗
| 2024–2025 | 2025–2026 | 2026–2027 | 3 Year Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| $150k | $500k | $500k | $1.1M |
Capital Works Program 2023–2026 (2023–2024 budget · Strategic Transport · as “Blackstone Road, Thomas Street and Creek Street Intersection Upgrade”) Council source ↗
| 2023–2024 | 2024–2025 | 2025–2026 | 3 Year Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| $100k | — | $2M | $2.1M |
Funding, as published in each program
| Financial year | 2023–2024 program | 2024–2025 program | 2025–2026 program |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023–2024 | $100,000 | · | · |
| 2024–2025 | – | $150,000 | · |
| 2025–2026 revised | $2,000,000 | $500,000 | $500,000 |
| 2026–2027 | · | $500,000 | $500,000 |
| 2027–2028 | · | · | $4,500,000 |
Council published different figures for 2025–2026 in different programs. Both are Council's own; each links to the page it appears on.
· = outside that program's three-year window (not zero). Amounts are Council's, in the year they were published for.
Amounts are as published in Council's Capital Works Program PDFs ($'000, multiplied out). See all capital works programs.
Timeline
Everything Council has published about this project, newest first. Each entry links to its source.
- 2025–2026Listed at $5.5M over three years
Capital Works Program (PDF) - 2024–2025Listed at $1.1M over three years
Capital Works Program (PDF) - 2023–2024Listed at $2.1M over three years
Capital Works Program (PDF)
Meeting items mentioning this project's streets
| Item | Street | Meeting |
|---|---|---|
| 4. Asset and Infrastructure Services Department Capital Delivery Report July 2026 | Blackstone Road | Infrastructure, Planning and Assets Committee — 2026-09-15 |
| 16.2. Provisional Projects Approval | Blackstone Road | Council — 2023-12-07 |
| 2. Response to Petition - Reinstatement of Pedestrian Crossing at Blackstone Road, Silktone | Blackstone Road | Growth Infrastructure and Waste Committee — 2022-06-16 |
| 7.1. Petition - Reinstatement of pedestrian crossing at Blackstone Road/Coolibah Street Bus Stop - Blackstone Road Silksone | Blackstone Road | Council — 2022-04-21 |
Source: Ipswich City Council Civic Projects Map (CC BY 4.0).