Fairfield Round-a-bout Upgrade Survey Results
Thanks to everyone who participated in our Fairfield Round-a-bout Community Survey. I really value your feedback and suggestions.
We had a great response with 460 participants responding.
What did you say?
There were some really clear outcomes from your feedback. Here are the highlights in order of priority:
- 95% of people support new/better pedestrian and cycling facilities at the intersection of Hyde Rd and Fairfield Rd Yeronga.
- 89% of people support the extension of Hyde Rd through to Park Rd as part of any future round-a-bout upgrade project.
- 84% of people think the round-a-bout should be upgraded with 81% supporting conversion to traffic lights.
- 74% of people support closing the Park Rd slip lane as part of any future round-a-bout upgrade project.
- 71% of people support new/better pedestrian and cycling facilities at the round-a-bout.
I also asked for your feedback on the local projects of most importance to you. Here are the results from highest priority to lowest:
- Fairfield Rd round-a-bout upgrade
- Hyde Rd/Fairfield Rd extension and intersection upgrade
- Venner Rd/Ipswich Rd intersection upgrade
- Widen Cardross St rail bridge
- Bike lanes for Fairfield Rd
- Additional safe crossing points across Fairfield Rd
Where to from here?
The good news is some of these projects are already on Council’s infrastructure upgrade list including:
- Venner Rd/Ipswich Rd intersection upgrade
- Bike lanes for Fairfield Rd (a principal bikeway route)
- Fairfield Rd round-a-bout upgrade
The bad news is the Lord Mayor has failed to allocated funding for these projects in Council’s annual Budget for many years. The Venner Rd/Ipswich Rd intersection upgrade remains the number one intersection upgrade priority in my annual local Budget submission—it’s nuts that there are no proper turning lanes and arrows. The Lord Mayor and his team have repeatedly voted against my motion to fund this important safety upgrade, but I will keep at it as it’s a valuable safety and congestion busting improvement for the district.
Some have been acknowledged by Council for possible future consideration, such as:
- Hyde Rd extension and Hyde Rd/Fairfield Rd intersection upgrade
- Widen the Cardross St rail bridge (as this Bridge is a state asset it would be led by the State Government)
Council recently undertook another active transport survey called the Fairfield Walking Network Plan and, while the results have not yet been released, I know residents will have strongly raised walking and cycling issues as they have done in other community consultation including the Neighbourhood Plan and Annerley Rd Bikeway survey. Crossing arterial roads safely through Yeronga and Fairfield should be a priority, not a nice to have.
Thank you for participating in the survey and letting me know your feedback. We are still looking at some of the other requests and I’ll provide a further update on those in due course.
I will be letting Council know about the community’s views and ensuring that the priorities you have raised are part of my advocacy and motion to Council during the Budget sittings and beyond.
November 2025
Did you know that the Fairfield Rd round-a-bout is listed on Council’s capital works list for conversion to traffic lights, but currently remains low on the priority list?
Fairfield Rd is an arterial Rd and carries around 26,000 vehicles per day including trucks. Under Council’s road network, Fairfield Rd is listed as a principal cycling route but does not include any bike lanes.
Of the 2,700 intersections around Brisbane, the intersection of Fairfield Rd and Venner Rd, Fairfield ranks in the top 10% of most crash-prone. Did you know that the intersection of Fairfield Rd and Hyde Rd, Yeronga has a higher listing based on its crash history in the top 5%, above the roundabout for worst crash history? A cyclist has been killed at Hyde Rd and bike and pedestrian access is very poor.
For those who are interested, the highest ranked Council intersection in Tennyson Ward, based on crash history, is at Ipswich Rd/Venner Rd/Waterton St, Annerley (top 1%). Every year at Budget time, this intersection is my number one capital works request for a major upgrade to include proper turning lanes lights and arrows.
I’m interested in your feedback about the future of the round-a-bout and whether Hyde Rd should be extended through the vacant flood buy back blocks to Park Rd, Yeronga to create a new east-west connection. This could help take pressure off the round-a-bout and the congested Cardross St rail bridge.
If the round-a-bout is converted into a four way intersection with traffic lights then one of the access points, most likely Park Rd, would be abolished. To provide an alternative outlet, Hyde Rd could be extended through to Park Rd to create a new intersection on the now vacant buy back blocks.
The pros
- vehicles must stop for red lights
- fairer vehicle access for all streets
- green walk signals for pedestrians and cyclists
The cons
- vehicles must stop for red lights even when there are no oncoming vehicles
- trees would be lost
- Park Rd access may be closed
Or you may have another idea to help manage traffic at key intersections along Fairfield Rd?
Fill out the online survey here and let me know what you think so we can push Council for outcomes that reflect local needs as part of future road network projects. The survey is open until 31 March, 2026.
Please note this survey is about gathering local views and feedback to inform future road, pedestrian and bike projects, and does not mean that any changes will be made.