CHANGE TO EASTER TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT DUE TO ONGOING WET WEATHER

Due to the expected ongoing wet weather, the project team have revisited the planned temporary traffic changes for the Easter period for the Highfields Intersection works.

Please note the following new arrangements which will occur from the morning of 27 March 2024.

• Highfields Road – temporarily re-opened between the 55 Highfields Road (Uniting Church Hub [new temporary roundabout]) and Lauder Drive
• Temporary side track – temporarily closed during this time. The team will take the opportunity to undertake some maintenance activities on this road.

This is in addition to the previously advised changes:

• O’Brien Road – temporarily re-opened between Highfields Road and 32 O'Brien Road (Highfields Library)
• Kratzke Road – will remain closed – access to Kratzke Road will continue to be via Cawdor Road or Highgrove Road

Weather permitting, the project team will resume works at the intersection of Highfields and O’Brien roads from Wednesday 3 April 2024. The road closures for these works will be reinstated at this time.

Toowoomba Regional Council thanks businesses and the community for their patience and co-operation during these works and apologies for the inconvenience.

We remind motorists to plan ahead for their journeys, especially during peak travel times.

Road closure for Kratzke Road will take effect on Monday, 4 March. When works are completed on Kratzke Road, works will start on Highfields Road. At this time, traffic using Highfields Road will be moved on to the temporary access road, which is currently under construction.

During this time access to the Kratzke Road driveway will be via the Cawdor Road/ Highgrove Road approach.

You can see the maps below: 

Stage 1 HKO Intersection service relocations

Stage 2 HKO Intersection service relocations

These two stages are expected to take up to one month to complete. We will give advice ahead of Highfields Road being closed and traffic being moved on to the temporary access road.

The council is emailing out traffic updates – you can sign up to receive them at the project YourSay page (hit ‘Follow’ at the top of the page  

https://yoursay.tr.qld.gov.au/highfields-road-intersection-upgrades/highfields-intersections-construction

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.