Full steam ahead on Flinders Street Redevelopment

• Flyover - take a look at the concept for the redeveloped Flinders Street.
• Redevelopment timeline
• Latest news - Schematic designs released for Flinders Street East

The plans for Flinders Street accommodate significant upgrades to the three city blocks that contain the current pedestrian mall and historic Flinders Street East. The new design will recapture Flinders Street's historic role as the principal 'high street' of Townsville. Flinders Street will be a lifestyle precinct for the community that continues in the tradition of signature Townsville developments like The Strand, Riverway and Palmer Street.

An economic way forward

Flinders Street is our front door to tourism in the region. The CBD captures 73% of tourist retail expenditure in North Queensland. It is estimated the investment in Flinders Street will stimulate an additional $81 million per annum in economic activity – revitalising retail and business interests, stimulating new investment and creating jobs.

What is happening now?

Preparations for the Flinders Street Redevelopment have forged ahead with the naming of the preferred designer for the project. Cox Rayner Architects and Planners and the local offices of AECOM Townsville (formerly Maunsell) have started the vital job of developing the detailed designs and documentation for the redevelopment.

The Cox Rayner/AECOM proposal will be almost 70% locally based and the council has reinforced its commitment to using local trades, skills and materials wherever possible in the redevelopment of Flinders Street. To keep the momentum going, the council has called for Expressions of Interest to start the tendering process for construction.

Latest news

Schematic designs released for Flinders Street East

Townsville City Council has released the schematic designs for Flinders Street East and is conducting community engagement with city traders and property owners in the entertainment strip, as well as residents, to gain feedback on the designs.

Work in Flinders St East is scheduled to start in the last week of November as the first stage of the $56 million Flinders St redevelopment.

The plans were developed by Cox Rayner, who won the contract for the detailed design of the overall Flinders St development, and include the removal of shade structures, and steel lighting poles and palms trees in the centre median strips.

Rock wall planters will also be removed and existing street trees will be replanted in the city’s parks.

The new look for the street will feature less obtrusive lighting on the footpaths, new trees planted at street level, and low level median plantings.

You can view the schematic designs below - simply click on the image or the link to view the larger version of the designs.

Overall concept

View the larger version  (103kB)

Detailed concepts (broken into four sections)

Flinders Street East section one, Denham Street end View the larger version (112kB)		Flinders Street East section two, middle (restaurant end) View the larger version  (120kB)
Flinders Street East section three, middle (nightclub end) View the larger version  (119kB)		Flinders Street East section four, Wickham Street end View the larger version  (116kB)

 Download the Flinders Street Redevelopment Update brochure (571kB)

Have your say about the schematic designs

Townsville City Council is calling for your feedback on the schematic designs for Flinders Street East. If you wish to comment on the overall design or any individual part of the proposal, please email the Flinders Street Redevelopment Project Team or phone (07) 4727 9000.

Left: Lighting concept for Flinders Street East

Digging in Flinders Mall

Mall patrons should be advised that some preliminary digging work is taking place in Flinders Mall to investigate existing services.

Flinders Street Redevelopment Timeline

Action	Due Date	Status
Appointment of design consultant	Aug 2008	Complete
Community consultation into Flinders Street design	Aug 2008	Complete
Initial master plan to Council	Sep 2008	Complete
Community comment on master plan	Sep 2008	Complete
Detailed design developed	Oct 2008	Complete
Community consultation on detailed design	Nov 2008	Complete
Council approval of final detailed designs and costings	Jan 2009	Complete
Funding secured	April 2009	Complete
Design consultants and architects engaged	Aug 2009	Complete
Flinders Street East (Early Works) contractors engaged	Nov 2009
Flinders Street East construction commences	Nov 2009
Construction contractors engaged	Feb 2010
Construction commences	Mar 2010
Construction completed	Dec 2010

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