Updated 12 October 2026
Busiest Roads at a Glance
- The Ipswich Motorway leads by a long way. About 128,000 vehicles pass the Goodna counter each day. More than 2x the Warrego count near the Bremer River.
- Springfield and Ripley are carrying plenty of traffic. Augusta Parkway and Sinnathamby Boulevard each top 31,000 vehicles a day. Ripley Road carries about 22,000 just south of the Cunningham.
- Roadworks are happening now. Ripley Road’s first stage is under construction, Springfield stage 2 is progressing, and the Warrego’s westbound Bremer River bridge is being strengthened.
🔢 By the Numbers
- ~1.4× — Brisbane’s busiest TMR count: Pine River Bridge versus Goodna
- ~2× — Sydney’s busiest road: Warringah Freeway versus Goodna’s Ipswich Motorway
- ~1.6× — West Gate Freeway, among Melbourne’s busiest roads, versus Goodna
- ~1.5× — Centenary’s daily traffic in 2025 compared with 2015
- 1,818 km — Sealed roads maintained across Ipswich’s council road network
- $95 million — Ipswich’s roads budget for maintenance and upgrades in 2026–27
- $1.6 million — Allocated to fixing Ipswich’s potholes in the 2026–27 budget
- 4 lanes — Ripley Road’s first upgrade stage, already under construction
- 61 years — David Trumpy Bridge carrying traffic since its 1965 opening
You’ve seen traffic around Ipswich get worse and worse.
But have you ever stopped to wonder exactly which roads are the busiest?
Let’s find out.
Drum role please:
- The Ipswich Motorway comes out on top, with about 128,000 vehicles a day at Goodna.
There are a few surprises further down the list, too.
Ipswich Motorway — Goodna
127,738 vehicles per day
Count point: Goodna, opposite Railway Terrace.
A motorway makeover ahead of schedule
- 6 months early. The 8km Dinmore–Goodna upgrade opened in May 2012, 6 months ahead of schedule and around 10% under its $1.95 billion budget
- 24 bridges. The project added 24 road and pedestrian bridges along just 8 kilometres, while widening the motorway from 4 lanes to 6
Ipswich Motorway — Redbank
109,120 vehicles per day
Count point: At Mine Street, Redbank.
The bypass that never happened
- Unbuilt bypass. A proposed motorway route would have crossed Redbank Peninsula and Moggill, but it was scrapped in 2007 in favour of upgrading the existing road
Warrego Highway — Karalee
61,076 vehicles per day
Count point: 670m west of the Bremer River Bridge.
Old bridge, new crossing
- 1958 survivor. The westbound Bremer River Bridge opened in January 1958 and is now receiving an $85 million strengthening and rehabilitation upgrade
- Another crossing. The proposed Mount Crosby interchange upgrade would add a new 2-lane bridge connecting to Junction Road, while keeping the existing Mount Crosby Road bridge
Centenary Highway — Camira
49,195 vehicles per day
Count point: 180m south of Sandy Creek bridge.
A shortcut with a mining memorial
- Shorter route. The 18km Springfield–Yamanto extension opened in June 2009, creating a direct route through Ripley Valley instead of a detour via the Ipswich Motorway
- Box Flat. The highway’s bridge over Bundamba Creek commemorates the Box Flat mine disaster, with its name suggested by local conservationist Lloyd Bird
Cunningham Highway — Blackstone / Swanbank
48,077 vehicles per day
Count point: 750m northeast of the Swanbank Road overpass, towards Bundamba.
Before the bitumen
- Ropes required. At Cunninghams Gap, the early route proposed by Allan Cunningham was so steep that drays and their loads had to be lowered over a cliff using ropes
- 1927 opening. The road through Cunninghams Gap opened in 1927, but drivers had to wait until the 1940s for a sealed surface
David Trumpy Bridge — Ipswich / North Ipswich
33,030 vehicles per day
Count point: 150m south of The Terrace.
The doctor behind the name
- 47 years. The bridge honours Dr David Trumpy, who served as Ipswich Hospital’s superintendent from 1920 until his retirement in 1967
- Big opening. More than 1,000 people gathered for the bridge’s official opening on 26 June 1965, connecting central Ipswich with the northern side of the Bremer
Springfield Greenbank Arterial — Springfield / Springfield Central
~33,000 vehicles per day
Exit 32’s makeover
- Christmas opening. Stage 3’s duplicated lanes opened just before Christmas 2024, expanding the road between Eden Station Drive and Sinnathamby Boulevard to 4 lanes
- Roundabout replaced. Traffic lights replaced the Main Street roundabout, changing the busy gateway to Springfield Central Station, Orion shopping centre and Brighton Homes Arena
Springfield Parkway — Springfield
~32,000 vehicles per day
More than extra lanes
- 4 lanes. Stage 2 is widening Springfield Parkway from 2 lanes to 4, with $22.4 million allocated over 3 years in council’s 2026–27 budget
- Creek protection. The work has included a 240-metre retaining wall and erosion-control blankets containing native seeds to help stabilise the banks beside Opossum Creek
Augusta Parkway — Augustine Heights / Brookwater
31,428 vehicles per day
Count point: 200m south of Technology Drive.
13 trees and a $330,000 lighting job
- Fairy lights. 13 median trees received fairy lights in a 2023 trial, stretching from the Tournament Drive roundabout to Eden Station Drive
- Underground cost. Most of the $330,000 project budget went towards getting electricity beneath the road to the trees, rather than buying the fairy lights
Sinnathamby Boulevard — Springfield Central
31,227 vehicles per day
Count point: 200m north of Main Street.
The name behind Greater Springfield
- City builder. The boulevard honours Maha Sinnathamby, who bought Springfield’s original land with Bob Sharpless in 1992 and helped turn it into Greater Springfield
Brisbane Road — Ebbw Vale
29,502 vehicles per day
Count point: 50m west of Jordan Street, Ebbw Vale.
A memorial older than Armistice
- May 1918. The Ebbw Vale war memorial beside Brisbane Road was unveiled 6 months before the First World War ended
- 22 volunteers. The original memorial honoured 22 volunteers from a community of roughly 280 people. You can find it near the Jordan Street junction
Old Toowoomba Road — Leichhardt / One Mile
25,655 vehicles per day
Count point: Between Lobb Street and Ernest Street.
Remembering Deli Don
- Deli Don. The road’s Don Livingstone One Mile Bridge honours the former local MP, whose nickname came from the delicatessens he ran with his wife
- Persistent campaigner. Livingstone pushed for the bridge upgrade, a campaign fellow MPs remembered when paying tribute to him in Queensland Parliament in 2015
Redbank Plains Road — Blackstone
~25,000 vehicles per day
4 lanes for Christmas
- Holiday opening. Further along Redbank Plains Road (just north of BrisWest), the widened 4-lane section between Keidges Road and Kruger Parade opened before Christmas 2024
- Walking and cycling. The upgrade also added a 3-metre shared path and traffic-light-controlled pedestrian crossings, giving walkers and riders improvements alongside the extra lanes
Queen Victoria Parade — Ipswich
~25,000 vehicles per day
Count point: Just west of the Chermside Road/Glebe Road intersection.
The service road’s second life
- Space reclaimed. Part of Queen Victoria Parade’s service road became a shared bikeway in 2023, linking the Fiveways intersection with the Ipswich Bowls Club
- 12-week build. The $1.6 million link between Queens Park and the city centre took 12 weeks to build, with council and the Queensland Government splitting the bill
Ripley Road — Ripley
22,063 vehicles per day
Count point: 100m south of the Cunningham Highway.
Room for 4 lanes
- 4 lanes. The Ripley Road upgrade is doubling the lanes between Cunningham Highway and Monterea Road, with the first 1.1km scheduled for completion in December 2027
- More ways through. New footpaths, off-road cycling tracks and bus stops are part of the upgrade, giving you more ways to travel through the growing suburb
Warwick Road — Yamanto
20,953 vehicles per day
Count point: 200m west of Hall Street, Yamanto.
More homes and businesses on the way
- 363 homes. Plans approved in March 2026 would add 231 townhouses and 132 apartments at 285–313 Warwick Road, alongside a new road through the development
- 28 industrial lots. Yamanto Trade Gateway is under construction at 447 Warwick Road, turning 18.3 hectares into a business park for warehouses, showrooms and local trades
Springfield Lakes Boulevard — Springfield Lakes
20,870 vehicles per day
Count point: Between the Centenary Highway off-ramp and Lakeside Avenue.
The road above a weir
- Hidden engineering. Further along the boulevard, its bridge crosses the concrete weir that created Discovery Lake by holding back water in the Opossum Creek valley
Brisbane Street — West Ipswich
19,702 vehicles per day
Count point: Between Keogh Street and Hooper Street, West Ipswich.
3 lanes, 2 directions
- Citybound priority. The 2019–20 upgrade between Hooper and Burnett streets created 2 lanes towards the city and 1 heading out, using space previously occupied by on-street parking
- Safer turns. New traffic lights at Tiger Street formed part of the same upgrade, helping pedestrians cross and drivers enter the West Ipswich shopping strip
Collingwood Drive — Collingwood Park / Redbank
18,279 vehicles per day
Count point: Between Drysdale Street and Namatjira Drive.
A reminder to slow down
- Residents spoke up. Concerns about speeding led council to announce a Collingwood Drive speed-awareness sign in 2025, giving drivers a visible reminder to check their speed
Mary Street — Blackstone
17,599 vehicles per day
Count point: 100m west of the Cunningham Highway. 2023 survey.
The church that changed direction
- A new entrance. The church at Mary and Thomas streets originally faced Thomas Street. A larger addition around 1900 turned its main entrance towards Mary Street
Junction Road — Chuwar / Karalee
17,486 vehicles per day
Count point: Between Mount Crosby Road and the Karalee Shopping Village access.
2 suburbs, 1 road
- Suburb split. Beside the shopping centre, Junction Road follows the Chuwar–Karalee boundary: the shops are in Chuwar, while the land opposite belongs to Karalee
- Flood lessons. Floodwater destroyed Junction Road’s monitoring equipment in 2022. Replacement flood gauges installed that September were designed to better withstand water damage
Toongarra Road — Leichhardt
16,547 vehicles per day
Count point: Between Old Toowoomba Road and McNamara Street.
Closing a 280-metre gap
- Missing link. Further west at Wulkuraka, council completed a 280-metre gap in Toongarra Road in August 2016, joining roadworks serving the new train maintenance centre
What’s happening with the upgrades?
- Ripley Road — construction underway. Stage 1 covers the Cunningham Highway to Monterea Road, with completion expected in December 2027. Stages 2 and 3 are progressing through environmental assessment.
- Springfield — stage 2 in progress. Stages 1 and 3 are complete. Stage 2 will widen Springfield Parkway from 2 lanes to 4, backed by $22.4 million over 3 years.
- Bremer River bridge — strengthening underway. The $85 million project on the Warrego’s westbound bridge continues through 2026. Speed and load restrictions remain during the works.
- Mount Crosby interchange: The proposed upgrade includes a new 2-lane bridge connecting to Junction Road, giving you another way across the Warrego. The existing Mount Crosby Road bridge would stay.
- Cunningham Highway at Amberley — planning continues. The federal government’s $200 million commitment remains, but construction timing has not been confirmed.
- Ripley stage 4 — on hold. Council is not progressing the conceptual extension from Fischer/Wensley Road towards the Centenary Highway at this stage.
A busy road doesn’t automatically get the next upgrade. The problem might be a bridge, an intersection or a short queueing lane. Traffic counts tell you how many vehicles pass, not how long your trip will take.
And a project appearing in the state’s QTRIP road program can mean funding for planning only. It doesn’t always mean construction money has been committed.
About the figures
Figures come from TMR’s 2025 traffic census and Ipswich City Council’s traffic surveys. Most use 2025 data. Mary Street uses its latest complete 2-way survey from 2023.
- Vehicles/day counts movements past 1 point, including trucks, with both directions combined. 1 vehicle can pass more than once.
- Highway figures are annual daily averages. Council figures come from shorter surveys, so both are useful comparisons rather than identical measures.
- ~ means estimated. These figures use older counts. Queen Victoria Parade’s ~25,000 estimate starts from a 2019 survey.
- Goodna and Redbank cover different sections of Ipswich Motorway. Other highway entries use the highest verified 2025 count within Ipswich.
- City comparisons use Goodna’s 127,738 vehicles/day against benchmarks published in 2025: Pine River Bridge 179,550, Warringah Freeway about 250,000, and West Gate Freeway about 200,000. Sydney and Melbourne figures are rounded corridor totals, so the comparisons are approximate.
- Traffic growth compares 2015 and 2025 at the same counters: Sandy Creek for Centenary Highway and Goodna for Ipswich Motorway.
Sources
- TMR: 2025 traffic census
- Ipswich City Council: traffic-count map
- Ipswich City Council: 2026–27 road network, roads budget and pothole funding
- NSW Government: Warringah Freeway daily traffic benchmark, September 2025
- Transport Victoria: West Gate Freeway daily traffic benchmark, December 2025
- Ipswich City Council: Ripley and Fischer roads construction updates and staging
- Ipswich City Council: Springfield duplication project
- TMR: Bremer River bridge strengthening
- TMR: Mount Crosby Road interchange upgrade
- SKF Development: Yamanto Trade Gateway’s 28 industrial lots at 447 Warwick Road