Toowoomba Regional Council have changed conditions at the intersection of Highgrove Drive and Kratzke Road. 

See the details below.

Kratzke Road / Highgrove Drive intersection

From Tuesday, 23 July (approximately 2 weeks – weather permitting), works are required to connect the new watermain installed along Kratzke Road. This will be located at the intersection with Highgrove Drive. This will occur after Highfields Road has been reopened.

Pedestrian access at the intersection of Kratzke Road and Highgrove Drive will be maintained.

Please see map below with the following traffic arrangements:

There will be no access from Highgrove Drive on to Kratzke Road.

Access for GemLife will be maintained, please follow signage.

Updates from 5 July

Please see below changes to the Highfields area at the College.

Traffic for Mary MacKillop College driveway (Junior School entrance)

These arrangements are expected to be in place up to 12 July (weather permitting).

• Access to Mary Mackillop School driveway will be via Lauder Drive end of worksite only – please use signed detours.
• The road closure at intersection of Highgrove Road and Highfields Road will remain in place.
• All through traffic will be detoured via Polzin Road and Balmoral Drive.
• Only traffic using the parking along Highfields Road will be provided access past this closure point.
• We will maintain this parking if it is safe to do so. If there are any driver behaviour concerns that endanger our workers or school students, this will be reconsidered.

Rogers Drive intersection closure

• During these works there will be no access to Highfields Road from Rogers Drive.
• Residents from Rogers Drive will need to access via Balmoral Drive.

Kratzke Road (Senior School entrance)

These arrangements are expected to be in place up to 19 July 2024 (weather permitting).

• The one-way traffic flow will continue on Kratzke Road to facilitate the continued installation of the truck watermain between Highfields Road and Highgrove Drive.
• Traffic flow direction will be open for those traveling from Cawdor Road towards Highfields Road.
• There is no access to Kratzke Road from Highfields Road. Please use the signed detour route.
• On-street parking within the work extents on Kratzke Road will be removed temporarily for these works.

Interconnection work for the newly installed water main will be required at the intersection of Highgrove Drive and Kratzke Road. This will commence following completion of the above works.

During this stage, there will be no access to Kratzke Rd from Highgrove Drive. Access from Kratzke Rd into Highgrove will be maintained.

This last stage of water main works will not commence until we have majority of the conduiting works completed on Highfields Road. Other traffic details will be advised ahead of the works.

Other works updates:

Flood Recovery Works

The Flood Recovery team are nearing completion of works on Woolmer Road, with final inspections and testing underway.

When this site is completed and fully reopened, the team will relocate carry out culvert repairs to Cawdor Drive, near Franke Road. This work will require a road closure. This closure will only take place when Woolmer Road has been reopened to traffic.

For more information on the Flood Recovery Program and other planned works visit: Flood recovery program (tr.qld.gov.au)

Kuhls Road works

Works are planned to be completed and opened by end of July (weather permitting).

Local businesses

We encourage residents to continue to support all local businesses during these works and we thank businesses and residents for their continued patience during these important works.

Speed limits and changed traffic conditions

We remind all road users to drive to the changed traffic conditions for the safety of residents, pedestrians, and other motorists. Speed limits in work zones and on detour routes are legally enforceable.

Further information

To find out more, please contact Council's Stakeholder Engagement Team on 131 872 or yoursay@tr.qld.gov.au. Know someone not receiving these updates? Let them know to hit the ‘follow’ button on our project page: https://yoursay.tr.qld.gov.au/

The College site is actively supervised from 8:00am to 3:20pm. 

Students should not be on College grounds prior to this unless they participate in a supervised sporting or educational event.

Families needing to drop their child at the College prior to 8:00am regularly should enrol into Mary MacKillop OSHC.

P – 2 Students are supervised at Billabong, area between year 1- 2 classrooms from 8:00am – 8:15am Monday - Friday

P – 2 Students are supervised in the P – 2 playground 8:15am – 8:30am Monday – Wednesday

P – 2 Students are supervised in the classroom 8:15am – 8:30am Thursday & Friday

3 - 6 Students are supervised at Kakadu, area between 3 – 6 classrooms from 8:00am – 8:15 am Monday – Friday

3 – 6 Students are supervised at the covered area off the MacKillop Centre 8:15am – 8:30am Monday – Wednesday

3 – 6 students are supervised in the classroom 8:15am – 8:30am Thursday & Friday

Senior students are supervised at Penola 8:00am – 8:30am or The Café 8:15am– 8:30am Monday – Friday.

MORNING DROP OFF

There are several options for drop off in the morning. These are:

1. P-2 Playground (park on Highfields Rd), entry access gate

2. Junior STOP & GO, P – 2 Horseshoe, outside Prep to Year 2 classrooms Taxi zone. There is to be NO parking or drivers exiting vehicles.

3. Junior gravel car park, opposite Junior reception,

4. Senior, STOP & GO Taxi zone. There is to be NO parking or drivers exiting vehicles.

5. Senior car park

6. Highgrove Drive, back area near the tennis courts

The DROP & GO areas should be treated like a taxi zone. There is to be NO parking or drivers exiting vehicles. Students must disembark on the kerb side.

If drivers need to exit the vehicle or assist students to disembark utilise the Junior or Senior car parks. Parents, if you use the carpark, please escort your child safely from the carpark to their supervised area or classroom always using the designated crossings.

Junior Stop & Go

Vehicles enter off Highfields Road and turn right to the horseshoe. If it is full, do a loop or park in the Junior car park. Do not queue back onto Highfields Road. When exiting onto Highfields Road turn left.

AFTERNOON PICK UP

There are several options for pick up in the afternoon. These are:

1. P-2 Playground (park on Highfields Rd), entry via the access gate. This will be supervised until 3:20pm.

2. Junior STOP & GO, P – 2 Horseshoe, outside Prep classrooms. This will be supervised until 3:20pm. Taxi zone. There is to be NO parking or drivers exiting vehicles.

3. Junior gravel car park, opposite Junior reception.

4. Senior, STOP & GO. This will be supervised until 3:20pm. Taxi zone. There is to be NO parking or drivers exiting vehicles.

5. Senior car park

6. Highgrove Drive, near the tennis courts. This will be supervised until 3:20pm.

All students must be collected from designated areas, not outside classrooms.

No one is to leave their car in the pick-up line in the afternoon. Please remain alert to other vehicles and children in the vicinity and do not leave your vehicle.

1. Parking is available offsite on Highfields Road, Highgrove Drive, Lauder Drive and Kratzke Road.
2. Internally, parking is available opposite Junior reception, in the designated spots adjacent to Junior reception or in the Senior car park.
3. Additional overflow parent parking will be available on the grassed area above the Café along the Aldi wall, entry is via the junior car park.
4. There are two disability parking spaces in Junior, one outside the Prep classrooms and one outside Junior administration.
5. Temporary disabled spaces will be created in the Junior carpark for specific families. Please ensure these are left for the families who require them.