Research Park Drive road closure: Upgrade to BD Public Realm
To better cater for the safety of our students and staff and make the area more accessible, the University is undertaking some key public realm upgrade works. As part of this, works will soon commence on the area around the Becton-Dickinson (BD) Building located at 4 Research Park Drive. These works will include the permanent closure of drive-through access between Talavera Road and University Avenue, effective Saturday 9 December 2017.
The carparks on Research Park Drive (East 2 and East 3) will remain open; however, access to the carparks from Research Park Drive via University Avenue will change (see map below).
Traffic that uses the road to drive through campus will need to use alternative routes.
Works will commence in January 2018 and take eight months to complete. During this time, there will be changes to some routines and accesses to accommodate construction, with measures in place to minimise impacts where possible.
Other aspects of this public realm upgrade include:
- Re-aligning Innovation Road from College Creek to the rear of the BD building
- Converting Research Park Drive to a paved and landscaped ‘shared zone’
- Reconfiguring the BD building carpark access
We appreciate your patience while we undertake this upgrade project and will continue to provide updates as it progresses.
Eastern Road and Macquarie Walk Infrastructure Upgrade
From Monday 4 December, we will be commencing work to provide new infrastructure to support the stormwater drainage system along Eastern Road between Building E4A and Building E5A and along Macquarie Walk from Building C1A to Eastern Road.
Pedestrian access to the area will be maintained; however, movement will be directed by traffic management personnel. Please be vigilant when walking through the area.
We anticipate that construction will be completed by Session 1, 2018
For questions, email campusdevelopment@mq.edu.au.
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