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Riverside Drive Upgrade – Stage 1
Description
Council is planning to upgrade Riverside Drive to a sealed road from Kholo Botanic Gardens to Sherlocks Road.
Status
This project is on hold and dependent on funding in future Council budgets.
What to expect
You may experience changed traffic conditions, delays in access in and out of properties, road closures, detours, slight delays, traffic control, some night works as necessary and an increase in noise from machinery
Funding (Capital Works Program)
Capital Works Program 2026–2029 (2026–2027 budget · Sealed Gravel Roads · as “Riverside Drive Upgrade Stage 1”) Council source ↗
Funded in 2028–2029 — per-project amounts not published in the 2026–2027 program.
Capital Works Program 2025–2028 (2025–2026 budget · Sealed Gravel Roads · as “Riverside Drive Upgrade – Stage 1”) Council source ↗
| 2025–2026 | 2026–2027 | 2027–2028 | 3 Year Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| $20k | — | — | $20k |
Capital Works Program 2024–2027 (2024–2025 budget · Sealed Gravel Roads · as “Riverside Drive Upgrade – Stage 1”) Council source ↗
| 2024–2025 | 2025–2026 | 2026–2027 | 3 Year Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | $102k | — | $102k |
Capital Works Program 2023–2026 (2023–2024 budget · Sealed Gravel Roads · as “Riverside Drive Upgrade – Stage 1”) Council source ↗
| 2023–2024 | 2024–2025 | 2025–2026 | 3 Year Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| $100k | $102k | — | $202k |
Funding, as published in each program
| Financial year | 2023–2024 program | 2024–2025 program | 2025–2026 program |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023–2024 | $100,000 | · | · |
| 2024–2025 | $102,000 | – | · |
| 2025–2026 revised | – | $102,000 | $20,000 |
| 2026–2027 | · | – | – |
| 2027–2028 | · | · | – |
Council published different figures for 2025–2026 in different programs. Both are Council's own; each links to the page it appears on.
· = outside that program's three-year window (not zero). Amounts are Council's, in the year they were published for.
Amounts are as published in Council's Capital Works Program PDFs ($'000, multiplied out). See all capital works programs.
Timeline
Everything Council has published about this project, newest first. Each entry links to its source.
- 2026–2027Listed as funded in 2028–2029
Capital Works Program (PDF) - 2025–2026Listed at $20k over three years
Capital Works Program (PDF) - 2024–2025Listed at $102k over three years
Capital Works Program (PDF) - 2023–2024Listed at $202k over three years
Capital Works Program (PDF)
Source: Ipswich City Council Civic Projects Map (CC BY 4.0).