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Springfield Lakes

"Traffic nightmare"

Try driving during peak time in the afternoon on the Centenary Highway! There's this huge bottleneck between the Logan Motorway turnoff and the Springfield turnoff. It takes one hour to get through a stretch of road about 3 km long.
One
whole
hour.
No there isn't any roadworks happening. It's just a major case of bad planning. For a modern suburb this is a clear case of negligence and improper management. Yes, they are going to build a railway line and another lane on the highway....but that's kind of like waiting for the NBN fairy to bring you fast internet.
Don't just take my word for it though.
Before you rent or buy test out the highway any time after 4:30 pm.

Live the nightmare.

Great for

  • Plenty of time to listen to the radio on the highway

Not great for

  • Lose years off your life on the highway

Who lives here?

  • Retirees
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dazneil

I drive that road every workday afternoon between 4.30 & 5.30. It has NEVER taken an hour, for the 3 km stretch, even when the traffic has been backed up to Progress Rd. Even at it's worst, I can be home to Springfield Lakes from the City in an hour.

I do agree that it is poor planning on the government's behalf, though!

I love living at Springfield Lakes. We have a great community, the best neighbours we've ever had, and it's still close enough to the city to duck in on a weekend for dinner!

jerry92

Hey come on, show me a place which has no traffic in and around brisbane. I drive thro' centenary highway everyday. It never took me an hour to cross that bottleneck. May be extra 15 mins at the peak hour. Have you ever been through the Logan motorway / Ipswich motorway - it takes ages. There are lots of suburbs where there are bad planning, worse that you could never imagine. So think before you comment. Its great place to live. I agree that some one who wants a city life, please don't move to this area. If you really want to have a good and peaceful life then this is the best place.

johnjohnson

I know exactly what you mean. There is a turnoff from the Ipswich Highway onto the Centenary just before the Lakes that is causing the bottleneck on the way home - it has nothing to do with the railway line. I don't even bother using the Centenary in the afternoon because it is faster to get off the Centenary at Progress Road and go via Wacol/Goodna or Carol Park or Addison Road back to the Lakes. The fact that I know 3 different ways to get back to Springfield Lakes should tell you just how bad the congestion is....every Springfield Laker needs to know how to get home without using the highway.

homelessfish

The traffic is terrible now. With the train line being built the road is dropped down to 80kms and no matter what you end up getting tail gated and honked. The train station will only have 100 car parks so not sure are we to walk to the station or catch a bus that doesnt go any where near your house??

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