Weston / Woolcock Street Signalised Intersection Project

Benefits & Key Features

  1. Introduces traffic signals to control movements at a high-volume, multi-lane arterial intersection

  2. Improves safety by clearly allocating right-of-way and reducing reliance on gap acceptance

  3. Reduces likelihood of high-severity crashes, particularly right-angle and turning collisions

  4. Safer network efficiency

  5. Reduces vehicle conflict points and safely manages peak traffic volumes and turning movements

  6. Improves access from Weston Street and reduces risky driving behaviour, queuing, and driver stress

  7. Provides signalised pedestrian crossings on all four approaches

  8. Improves pedestrian safety, accessibility, and compliance with standards

  9. Reduces unsafe, uncontrolled pedestrian crossing behaviour

  10. Contributes to local growth

  11. Contributes to long-term crash reduction and improved resilience of the road network

Location: The signalised intersection upgrade is located on the Weston Street and Woolcock Street intersection, Townsville.

Timings: Due for completion early 2027

Status: Contract Preparation

The Weston / Woolcock Street Signalised Intersection project involves to upgrade the existing unsignalised at-grade intersection to a signalised intersection, improving access from Woolcock Street (multi-lane divided arterial road) to Weston Street (a single lane undivided sub arterial road).

The signalised intersection will have street lighting and signalised pedestrian crossings on all four approaches.

As part of the growth for the Cosgrove Estate and the requirement to deliver the extension of the existing road network into Cosgrove, Parkside Development is upgrading the intersection inorder to deliver over 1,600 new homes, with the immediate delivery of 151 lots within the latest precinct.

Funding by Queensland Government as part of the Residential Activation Fund:

$14.6 million