Airport Link Project

Project overview*

EIS status	Recommended project proceed subject to conditions and recommendations
Description	A road network, including underground toll road and elevated structures, to connect Brisbane's northern arterials of Gympie Road at Kedron and Sandgate Road and the east–west arterial at Toombul, to the Inner City Bypass and North–South Bypass Tunnel and the City at Bowen Hills.
Proponent	The State of Queensland and Brisbane City Council. The State has contracted BrisConnections to finance, design, construct, commission, operate and maintain Airport Link for 45 years. State-owned City North Infrastructure Pty Ltd provides management services related to the agreement between the State and BrisConnections.
Location/s	Brisbane (Bowen Hills–Clayfield) (6.7km) Map
Local government/s	Brisbane City Council
Key features	two separate parallel north–south tunnels in each direction between Bowen Hills and Kedron two separate east–west tunnels in each direction between Kedron and Clayfield tunnel portals at Bowen Hills, Kedron and Clayfield, with transition sections to the surface road network elevated structures across Enoggera Creek, linking the mainline tunnels in Windsor with the Inner City Bypass and the surface road network in Bowen Hills elevated structures across Kedron Brook, linking Lutwyche Road, Kedron Park Road and the mainline tunnels from the south with Gympie Road and Stafford Road to the north

Queensland Ombudsman's investigation

In August 2010, following a complaint from nearby residents, the Queensland Ombudsman commenced an investigation into noise from night-time surface works on the Airport Link Project.

Key environmental impact statement (EIS) documents

Coordinator-General's report on EIS (PDF, 242 kB), May 2007
- Appendix 1 - Conditions (PDF, 630 kB)
Supplementary EIS (PDF, 1.1 MB), April 2007
Environmental impact statement, October 2006. Also available at the State Library of Queensland (record number: 775127)
Terms of reference for EIS (PDF, 312 kB), March 2006
- Figure 1 (PDF, 959 kB)

EIS Process

Project Changes

Following the release of the Coordinator-General’s report on the EIS, the project proponent applied for two changes to the project, both of which were approved by the Coordinator-General.

Key documents

Project change application 1 - Design, construction (project delivery), traffic network

Coordinator-General's change report (PDF, 299 kB), July 2008
- Appendix 1 - Conditions (PDF, 252 kB)
Proponent's response to submissions (PDF, 551 kB), July 2008
Proponent's project change application, May 2008

Project change application 2 - Wooloowin worksite modification

Coordinator-General's change report (PDF, 865 kB), October 2009
Proponent's response to submissions (PDF, 1.8 MB), August 2009
Independent engineering report - GM Peck and Associates (PDF, 1707 kB), July 2009
Proponent's project change application ( 4.7 MB), June 2009
- Appendices (PDF, 4.9 MB)

Complaints

If you believe Thiess John Holland is not complying with the Coordinator-General’s conditions, please escalate your complaint as follows:

Step 1	Contact Thiess John Holland on 1800 721 783 (freecall) or contactus@tjh.com.au with details of the non-compliance with the Coordinator-General’s conditions.
If you are not satisfied with the response…
Step 2	Contact City North Infrastructure (the state government’s representative) on 1800 990 038 (free call) or info@cni.qld.gov.au.
If you are not satisfied with the response…
Step 3	Contact the Coordinator-General - email your complaint to CGCorrespo@deedi.qld.gov.au.

Further information

For more information, visit the Airport Link website.

* Project information supplied by proponent and subject to change.