Brisbane City Council (BCC) and the Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR) are intending to permanently close a section of School Road between Priestdale Road and Underwood Road as part of the Brisbane Metro depot works and the South East Busway extension at Rochedale. This is planned to occur in late 2022.

School Road is considered a crucial part of the road network for Rochedale and Rochedale South, serving as a major north-south link for through traffic, and providing access to the Rochedale State High School and the Brisbane Gateway Resort caravan park - its closure will have catastrophic impacts and cannot be justified.

Proposals to extend Gardner Road between Miles Platting Road and Underwood Road as an alternative route, will not be implemented until at least 2024 (more likely much later) and will not be adequate in any event to overcome the impacts of the closure.

It is imperative that the decision by BCC and TMR to permanently close School Road be reversed immediately.

You should support us and care about this issue if:

• you use School Road for trips to work, shopping , school drop-off or pick-up, or any other reason;
• you are concerned about the safety of, students at Rochedale State High School, Redeemer Lutheran College and other local schools, as there will be additional traffic diverted into Priestdale Road and Rochedale Road, past these schools;
• you stay, reside, visit, or work at Brisbane Gateway Resort caravan park, as the road closure will have potentially catastrophic impacts on the continuing operation of this business;
• you use the 576 or 577 Translink bus route, as this route will be cut;
• you are concerned about the increased pressure of additional traffic on Priestdale Road and Rochedale Road, as this will be the only alternative route for north south traffic movements until Gardner Road is extended; or
• you wish to support others you know will be impacted by these changes.