What your Council is doing, who decided it, and what it costs.

Ipswich City Council publishes all of this — across six unconnected systems. Here it's in one place: projects, road closures, meeting decisions, media releases and budgets, cross-referenced and searchable.

Jump to your division: Division 1 · Division 2 · Division 3 · Division 4 — everything Council's doing in your patch, and who to call.

By the numbers

Capital program total is as published in Council's Capital Works Program 2026–2029, extracted automatically from the PDF — see the figures and their sources.

Projects by phase of work

Active road impacts (live traffic dashboard)

Road impacts as captured from Council's dashboard at . This is a snapshot, not a live feed — check the Council dashboard before you travel.

RoadSuburbTypeImpact
Warwick RoadRoadworksPartial lane closures — No delays expected
Brisbane Road / Ipswich MotorwayRoadworksLane or lanes reduced (Eastbound towards Brisbane City) — Delays expected (during active hours)
Warrego HighwayRoadworksLane or lanes reduced (All directions) — Delays expected (during active hours)
Cochrane StreetRoadworksLane or lanes reduced
Queensborough ParadeRoadworksLane or lanes reduced (Both directions) — Delays expected (during active hours)
Rosewood Marburg RoadHazardAll lanes affected (Southbound towards Rosewood) — Delays expected

Construction works with traffic impacts

From the Civic Projects map — construction closures don't always appear in the live dashboard above. Impact wording is Council's own.

ImpactProjectSuburbStatus
Road closureBellevue Rd Bus Stop Relocation: ID 312242GoodnaConstruction is anticipated to commence in early September 2026.
Road closureChermside Rd (Jacaranda St) Bus Stop UpgradeEast IpswichConstruction is scheduled to commence on 22 September 2026 and be completed by 30 September 2026.
Road closureEast Ipswich Drainage Rehabilitation – Stage 2East IpswichConstruction commenced in June 2026. Council has temporarily limited construction activities to allow necessary investigations, reviews, and safety assessments to be undertaken within the project area. We will be able to provide more information around when construction works are anticipated to recommence once these…
Road closureGordon Street Pedestrian LinkIpswichConstruction commenced on 15 June 2026 and is anticipated to be complete by mid-September 2026. During construction, access to Gordon Street from Bremer Street and King Edward Parade will be closed to all traffic until completion of the project. There are no changes to northbound traffic. Please follow all detour…
Road closureJohnston Street Road RehabilitationBellbird ParkWorks commenced in early June 2026 and are anticipated to be complete in August 2026. To facilitate the project, Council will be implementing a full road closure on Johnston Street between the Johnston and Verran Streets intersection and 47 Johnston Street during work hours (7am - 4pm, Monday to Friday).
Road closureRipley Road and Fischer Road Upgrade - Stage 1 (between Cunningham Highway to Monterea Road)RipleyStage 1 construction commenced in late 2025 and is due to be completed in mid-2027
Road closureRipley Road and Reif Street Intersection UpgradeFlinders ViewConstruction commenced in 2026. Works are being undertaken during the day between 7am and 5pm, with some night works required. Works
Lane closures / detoursAugusta Parkway Road RehabilitationBrookwaterConstruction is anticipated to commence in mid-September 2026. Works will be completed at night, Sunday to Thursday between 7pm and 5am. Please follow the direction of traffic control.
Lane closures / detoursBellbird Park Stormwater Drainage ImprovementsBellbird ParkWorks commenced in June 2026 and are anticipated to be complete by September 2026.
Lane closures / detoursBurgoyne Street Road RehabilitationBundambaConstruction is expected to commence in mid-September 2026 and be completed by late October 2026. Please see the Notification of Works for more information.
Lane closures / detoursFerguson and Pine Street Drainage RehabilitationNorth IpswichWorks will commence on Wednesday 9 September 2026 and finish mid-Deptember 2026.
Lane closures / detoursLowry Street- Road Resurfacing North IpswichConstruction will commence from Sunday 23 August 2026. Works will be completed between 10pm and 5am, Sunday to Thursday. Please see more informatin around temporary access restrictions and detours in the Notification of Works.
Lane closures / detoursMoffatt Street Drainage RehabilitationIpswichConstruction commenced on 17 August 2026. Works will be undertaken during the day between 7am and 5pm, Monday to Friday.
Lane closures / detoursMount Juillerat Drive Safety ImprovementsRedbank PlainsThe project is anticipated to commence on 14 September 2026 and be completed in October 2026.
Lane closures / detoursNorth Ipswich Reserve Western GrandstandNorth IpswichWorks to demolish the site commenced in January 2026. The first stage of construction for the new Western Grandstand commenced in August 2026 and is anticipated to be complete by the end of 2027.
Lane closures / detoursSpringfield Parkway Road Upgrade – Stage 2SpringfieldStage 2 early works and service relcations are underway.

Council's own records describe 1 of these two different ways — status versus public summary →

Explore

All suburbs · All streets with mentions · All projects · Council meetings · Ipswich First news · Consultations · Capital works funding · Mayor & councillors

Ipswich Facts is one volunteer and zero ads. If it saved you a trip through five Council tabs, you can keep it running:

☕ Buy me a coffee