We are upgrading the Doug White Drive intersection in Park Ridge.
Project overview
We are upgrading the intersection at Park Ridge Road and Doug White Drive alongside extending Doug White Drive to establish a seamless connection through to Kantenna Street in Park Ridge.
With the wider Park Ridge area developing and growing, the intersection upgrade and extension of Doug White Drive is designed to help improve road safety and traffic flow around the Park Ridge Town Centre shopping centre as traffic levels in the area increase.
Project outcomes
Improved connectivity and traffic flow around Park Ridge Town Centre.
Division
Division 8
Address
Intersection of Doug White Drive and Park Ridge Road, Park Ridge, near Jedfire Park.
Latest updates
April 2025 - Timing of construction works for the intersection upgrade is subject to the outcome of property acquisitions.
We will keep the community updated as the project progresses
The timing of construction works for the intersection upgrade is subject to the outcome of property acquisitions.
We will keep the community updated as the project progresses.
Project features
The project will deliver:
installation of a new signalised intersection with additional through lanes and dedicated turning lanes
active transport facilities with concrete footpaths, shared paths for pedestrians and cyclists, as well as dedicated on-road cycle lanes
signalised pedestrian crossing facilities
concrete centre medians
designated parking bays and line marking along Doug White Drive
street lighting
kerb and channelling to improve catchment of stormwater flows
Connectivity with the future extension of Doug White Drive, linking seamlessly to Kantenna Street, to improve traffic flow around Park Ridge Town Centre shopping centre. This extension will also provide an additional route for commuters traveling from Park Ridge Road to the Mount Lindesay Highway East Service Road.
The Doug White Drive Intersection Upgrade will deliver a range of benefits, including:
improved road safety and traffic flow around Park Ridge Town Centre shopping centre
enhanced connectivity
more reliable travel times
a safer environment for vehicles, people who ride bikes and pedestrians as traffic increases.
Land requirements
To complete the extension of Doug White Drive through to Kantenna Street, some land will need to be acquired in addition to land from nearby properties on Park Ridge Road to accommodate the intersection upgrade.
We have identified and met with potentially impacted property owners. We aim to minimise property impacts as much as possible.
