Moggill Road

Queensland
Moggill Road flooding in Chapel Hill on 12 January 2011
General information
TypeRoad
Length20.6 km (13 mi)
Route number(s) State Route 33
Major junctions
Moggill Ferry, Moggill
High Street, Toowong

Moggill Road is a major road in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It commences at High Street at Toowong and terminates at the Moggill Ferry in Moggill. It is part of State Route 33. The road carried an average of 39,305 vehicles per day between July and December 2014.[1]

It passes through the Brisbane suburbs of Toowong, Taringa, Indooroopilly, Chapel Hill, Kenmore, Pullenvale, Pinjarra Hills, Bellbowrie and Moggill.

It stretches 20.6 km (13 mi). $14 million worth of road works started in 2010, $32 million in 2009, following a further $27 million completed in 2008.

Flooding

During the 2010–2011 Queensland floods, Moggill Road flooded in a number of places, including:

The flooding causes the suburbs of Bellbowrie, Moggill and Karana Downs to be cut off, leading to shortages of food and medical supplies.[4]

Upgrade

Intersection upgrade

A project to upgrade the intersection with Brookfield Road, at a cost of $25 million, was in the planning stage in May 2022.[5]

Major intersections

The entire road is in the Brisbane local government area.

LocationkmmiDestinationsNotes
Toowong00.0 High Street (State Route 33) – north–east – Coronation Drive (State Route 33) and
Benson Street (State Route 34) /
Jephson Street (State Route 20) – north – Auchenflower /
Burns Road – south – Taringa		Eastern end of Moggill Road (State Route 33)
Eastern concurrency terminus with State Route 20
Taringa0.750.47 Morrow Street (State Routes 20 and 33) – south–west – Moggill Road (westbound) /
Beatrice Street – south – Indooroopilly and St Lucia (via Swann Road)		Moggill Road continues west with no route number
1.10.68 Morrow Street (State Routes 20 and 33) – from north-eastMoggill Road continues west as State Routes 20 and 33
1.30.81Swann Road – south–east – St Lucia /
Rokeby Terrace – north–west – Taringa		No exit from Moggill Road eastbound
Indooroopilly1.91.2 Coonan Street (State Route 20) – south – ChelmerWestern concurrency terminus with State Route 20
Moggill Road continues west as State Route 33
3.3–
3.4		2.1–
2.1		 Western Freeway (M5) – north – Toowong /
south – Jindalee		No entry from Western Freeway northbound
Chapel Hill4.12.5Western Freeway exit road – from south – JindaleeEntry from Western Freeway northbound. No exit.
Kenmore6.23.9Brookfield Road – north–west – Kenmore Hills
Brookfield8.25.1Rafting Ground Road – north–west – Brookfield
Brookfield–Pullenvale boundary8.75.4Pullenvale Road – west – Pullenvale
Pinjarra Hills13.28.2 Mount Crosby Road (State Route 37) – west – Anstead
Moggill20.612.8 Moggill Ferry Road (State Route 33) – west (via Moggill Ferry) — RiverviewWestern end of Moggill Road
State Route 33 continues west and then south-east to Ipswich Motorway (M2).
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Gallery

See also

References

  1. ^ Kristian Silva (18 March 2015). "Brisbane traffic increasing, report shows". Brisbane Times. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
  2. ^ "Chapel Hill" (PDF). Flood Flag Maps. Brisbane City Council. Retrieved 31 August 2013.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "Bellbowrie" (PDF). Flood Flag Maps. Brisbane City Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 December 2013. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
  4. ^ Baumgart, Sean (14 January 2011). "'You have not been forgotten': Bligh". Brisbane Times. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
  5. ^ "Moggill Sub-Arterial Road and Brookfield Road (Kenmore) intersection upgrade (Kenmore roundabout)". Queensland Government. 11 May 2022. Retrieved 30 June 2022.


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