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Redbank Plains Road Upgrade – Stage 4
Description
Council is planning to upgrade Redbank Plains Road between the Cunningham Highway and Collingwood Drive, Redbank Plains/New Chum to a four lane urban standard. This project is identified in iGO – The City of Ipswich Transport Plan and is jointly funded through the Queensland Government's Transport Infrastructure Development Scheme (TIDS), and Ipswich City Council.
Status
The project is in the early planning stages and is scheduled to be designed within the next two years. Construction timing 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 · Strategic Transport · as “Redbank Plains Road Upgrade Stage 4”) Council source ↗
Funded in 2026–2027, 2027–2028 and 2028–2029 — per-project amounts not published in the 2026–2027 program.
Capital Works Program 2025–2028 (2025–2026 budget · Strategic Transport · as “Redbank Plains Road Upgrade – Stage 4”) Council source ↗
| 2025–2026 | 2026–2027 | 2027–2028 | 3 Year Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | $400k | $450k | $850k |
Capital Works Program 2024–2027 (2024–2025 budget · Strategic Transport · as “Redbank Plains Road Upgrade – Stage 4”) Council source ↗
| 2024–2025 | 2025–2026 | 2026–2027 | 3 Year Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | $850k | $850k |
Capital Works Program 2023–2026 (2023–2024 budget · Strategic Transport · as “Redbank Plains Road Upgrade – Stage 4”) Council source ↗
| 2023–2024 | 2024–2025 | 2025–2026 | 3 Year Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | $200k | $300k | $500k |
Funding, as published in each program
| Financial year | 2023–2024 program | 2024–2025 program | 2025–2026 program |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023–2024 | – | · | · |
| 2024–2025 | $200,000 | – | · |
| 2025–2026 | $300,000 | – | – |
| 2026–2027 revised | · | $850,000 | $400,000 |
| 2027–2028 | · | · | $450,000 |
Council published different figures for 2026–2027 in different programs. Both are Council's own; each links to the page it appears on.
· = outside that program's three-year window (not zero). Amounts are Council's, in the year they were published for.
Amounts are as published in Council's Capital Works Program PDFs ($'000, multiplied out). See all capital works programs.
Timeline
Everything Council has published about this project, newest first. Each entry links to its source.
- 2026–2027Listed as funded in 2026–2027, 2027–2028, 2028–2029
Capital Works Program (PDF) - 2026-05-122. INF04371 – School Road Redbank Plains - Road Upgrade
Councillor Briefing and Workshop Session - 2025-11-04Annual Report highlights year of delivering for Ipswich community
Ipswich First - 2025–2026Listed at $850k over three years
Capital Works Program (PDF) - 2025-01-06Thirty years of a safer Ipswich celebrated
Ipswich First - 2025-01-02Bielby Holdings to deliver major Ripley Valley road upgrades
Ipswich First - 2024-12-24Game-changer intersection upgrade complete
Ipswich First - 2024-12-24Redbank Plains Road upgrade boosts community infrastructure
Ipswich First - 2024-10-21Redbank Plains Road section opens to motorists early
Ipswich First - 2024–2025Listed at $850k over three years
Capital Works Program (PDF) - 2024-06-27Delivering infrastructure in 2024-2025 to support a growing Ipswich
Ipswich First - 2024-06-27Council’s 2024-2025 Annual Plan and Budget forges path for future growth
Ipswich First - 2024-06-26Weekend work to kick-start Redbank Plains Road upgrade
Ipswich First - 2024-04-24Meet your Division 2 Councillor: Deputy Mayor Nicole Jonic
Ipswich First - 2024-04-15New $2.99m Ipswich clubhouse now open
Ipswich First - 2024-04-12Ipswich City Council’s new term begins
Ipswich First - 2024-04-08Work recommences on Redbank Plains Road upgrade
Ipswich First - 2024-04-03New Ipswich City Council officially sworn in
Ipswich First - 2023-10-25Community Matters – Division 2 update
Ipswich First - 2023–2024Listed at $500k over three years
Capital Works Program (PDF) - 2023-06-22Ipswich Budget 2023-2024: Budget delivers cost of living support with below inflation rate rise
Ipswich First - 2022-08-03Next stage of Redbank Plains Road transformation shifts gears
Ipswich First - 2022-06-30Division 2 highlights: On the move with a focus on road and park upgrades
Ipswich First - 2020-04-01Latest road works: Blackall St upgrade begins
Ipswich First - 2020-03-25Council identifies preferred option for four-lane upgrade of major road
Ipswich First - 2020-03-173. Redbank Plains Road Upgrade Corridor Plan - Stage 4
Growth and Infrastructure Committee - 2019-11-07Changes ahead for motorists and residents with Redbank Plains Road upgrade
Ipswich First - 2019-09-20Vision 2020: September message from Ipswich Administrator Greg Chemello
Ipswich First - 2019-07-04How roads spend in this year’s council budget stacks up
Ipswich First
Discussed in Council meetings (2)
In the news (23)
Meeting items mentioning this project's streets
| Item | Street | Meeting |
|---|---|---|
| 4. Asset and Infrastructure Services Department Capital Delivery Report July 2026 | Cunningham Highway | Infrastructure, Planning and Assets Committee — 2026-09-15 |
| 4. Proposed Acquisitions of Land For INF04371 School Road Upgrade Project | Redbank Plains Road | Finance and Governance Committee — 2026-09-15 |
| 5. Proposed Surrender and Acquisition of Easement for INF04371 School Road Upgrade Project | Redbank Plains Road | Finance and Governance Committee — 2026-09-15 |
| 4 Disposal (Lease) over Council owned Freehold Land at 460-466 Redbank Plains Road, Redbank Plains | Redbank Plains Road | Council — 2026-08-27 |
| 4. Disposal (Lease) over Council owned Freehold Land at 460-466 Redbank Plains Road, Redbank Plains | Redbank Plains Road | Finance and Governance Committee — 2026-08-11 |
| 4 Infrastructure Agreement - Actual Cost Determination - Eagle Street and Collingwood Drive Roadworks - Trunk Infrastructure | Collingwood Drive | Council — 2026-05-28 |
| 4. Infrastructure Agreement - Actual Cost Determination - Eagle Street and Collingwood Drive Roadworks - Trunk Infrastructure | Collingwood Drive | Infrastructure, Planning and Assets Committee — 2026-05-19 |
| 1. TMR Briefing to Councillors | Cunningham Highway | Councillor Briefing and Workshop Session — 2026-02-10 |
| 5 New Item (Committees) - 50-cent connected region initiative | Redbank Plains Road | Advocacy Advisory Committee — 2025-12-08 |
| 3 Amendment of Council Resolutions for Proposed Acquisitions of Land for Ripley and Fischer Road Upgrades | Cunningham Highway | Council — 2025-09-25 |
| 17.1. Notice of Motion - Redbank Plains Road and Sinnathamby Boulevard bridge | Redbank Plains Road | Council — 2025-09-25 |
| 3. Amendment of Council Resolutions for Proposed Acquisitions of Land for Ripley and Fischer Road Upgrades | Cunningham Highway | Finance and Governance Committee — 2025-09-16 |
| 16.3. Motions for 2025 Local Government Association of Queensland Conference | Cunningham Highway | Council — 2025-07-30 |
| 1 Intersection of Redbank Plains Road and Greenwood Village Road, Redbank Plains | Redbank Plains Road | Council — 2025-07-30 |
| 1. Intersection of Redbank Plains Road and Greenwood Village Road, Redbank Plains | Redbank Plains Road | Infrastructure, Planning and Assets Committee — 2025-07-22 |
Showing the 15 most recent of 56 — see the street pages above for the rest.
Source: Ipswich City Council Civic Projects Map (CC BY 4.0).