Road Photos & Information: Queensland

Granard Road, Riawena Road, Kessels Road & Mt Gravatt-Capalaba Road (Metroad 2)

Statistics:

• Length: 11 km
• Western Terminus: Ipswich Mwy (M7) at Rocklea
• Eastern Terminus: Gateway Mwy (M1) and Mt Gravatt-Capalaba Rd (SR21) at Mansfield
• Suburbs, Towns & Localities Along The Route: Rocklea, Salisbury, Coopers Plains, Nathan, Macgregor, Robertson, Upper Mt Gravatt, Wishart and Mansfield

Route Numbering:

• Current:  
• Former: 
• Road Authority Internal Classification: U20 (Rocklea to Macgregor) and U91 (Macgregor to Mansfield) 1

General Information:

Metroad 2 is a divided arterial road in the southern suburbs of Brisbane.

The route acts as a connector between several major roads in the city, including Ipswich Mwy (M7), Gateway Mwy (M1), Beaudesert Rd (NR13) and also links the city's eastern and western suburbs. It's a priority freight route that forms part of the Brisbane Urban Corridor. As such, it supports a large number of both commuter and heavy vehicle movements. 2

History:

• 1995: Metroad 2 replaces State Route 21 between Goodna and Mansfield as part of the Metroad numbering system introduction.
• November 2008: Metroad 2 truncated with the introduction of M7 along Ipswich Mwy from Goodna to Rocklea. 3
• May 2011: Extension of the right-turn lane from Granard Road into Beatty Road south at Rocklea. 4

Rocklea to Mansfield			Mansfield to Rocklea
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	Trailblazer: Metroad 2 trailblazer on Riawena Rd at Salisbury, July 2011. Image © Rob Tilley			Distance Sign: RD sign at Wishart incorrectly showing SR21, July 2011. Image © Rob Tilley
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign on Kessels Rd (Metroad 2) at Robertson approaching Mains Rd (SR36), July 2011. Image © Rob Tilley			Advance Directional Sign: AD sign on Mt Gravatt-Capalaba Rd (Metroad 2) at Wishart approaching Broadwater Rd, June 2009. Image © Rob Tilley
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign on Kessels Rd (Metroad 2) at Robertson approaching Mains Rd (SR36), July 2011. Image © Rob Tilley			Trailblazer: Metroad 2 trailblazer in the Wishart area, June 2009. Image © Rob Tilley
	Intersection Directional Sign: ID sign on Kessels Rd (Metroad 2) at Robertson at the junction with Mains Rd (SR36), July 2011. Image © Rob Tilley			Trailblazer: Metroad 2 trailblazer in the Wishart area, June 2009. Image © Rob Tilley
	Intersection Directional Sign: ID sign on Kessels Rd (Metroad 2) at Robertson at the junction with Mains Rd (SR36), July 2011. Image © Rob Tilley			Trailblazer: Metroad 2 trailblazer in the Wishart area, June 2009. Image © Rob Tilley
	Distance Sign: Reassurance directional sign on Kessels Rd at Macgregor after the Mains Rd junction, July 2011. Image © Rob Tilley			Advance Directional Sign: AD sign at Wishart approaching Dawson Rd and Newnham Rd (SR41), June 2009. Image © Rob Tilley
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign near Cremin St at Upper Mt Gravatt, approaching the junction with Logan Rd (SR95) (former NR1) and Mt Gravatt-Capalaba Rd (Metroad 2), July 2011. Image © Rob Tilley			Old Trailblazer: Old trailblazer assembly at Wishart at the junction with Newnham Rd (SR41) and Dawson Rd (SR41), June 2009. Image © Rob Tilley
	Trailblazer: M3 trailblazer at the junction with Logan Rd (SR95) at Upper  Mt Gravatt, July 2011. Image © Rob Tilley			Intersection Directional Sign: ID sign assembly at the junction of Logan Rd (SR95), Mt Gravatt-Capalaba Rd (Metroad 2) and Kessels Rd (Metroad 2) at Upper Mt Gravatt, June 2009. Image © Rob Tilley
	Logan Road: Corner of Kessels Rd (Metroad 2), Mt Gravatt-Capalaba Rd (Metroad 2) and Logan Rd (SR95) at Upper Mt Gravatt, July 2011. Image © Rob Tilley			Distance Sign: RD sign on Kessels Rd at Upper Mt Gravatt, June 2009. Image © Rob Tilley
	Distance Sign: RD sign at Upper Mt Gravatt, July 2011. Image © Rob Tilley
	Trailblazer: Metroad 2 trailblazer near Tryon St in Upper Mt Gravatt, July 2011. Image © Rob Tilley
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign at Wishart approaching Broadwater Rd, July 2011. Image © Rob Tilley
	Broadwater Road: Corner of Mt Gravatt-Capalaba Rd (Metroad 2) and Broadwater Rd at Wishart, July 2011. Image © Rob Tilley
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign assembly close to the junction on Broadwater Rd approaching Mt Gravatt-Capalaba Rd (Metroad 2) at Wishart, July 2011. Image © Rob Tilley
	End Metroad 2 500m: Sign at Bulimba Ck in Mansfield approaching the interchange with Gateway Mwy (M1) and the SR21 section of Mt Gravatt-Capalaba Rd, July 2011. Image © Rob Tilley
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign at Mansfield approaching the interchange with Gateway Mwy (M1) and the SR21 section of Mt Gravatt-Capalaba Rd, July 2011. Image © Rob Tilley
	Intersection Directional Sign: ID sign at the interchange with Gateway Mwy (M1) and Mt Gravatt-Capalaba Rd (SR21) at Mansfield, July 2011. The sign shows Gateway Arterial in error, the round hasn't been called Gateway Arterial Rd since the 1990s. Image © Rob Tilley
	Intersection Directional Sign: ID sign at the interchange with Gateway Mwy (M1) and Mt Gravatt-Capalaba Rd (SR21) at Mansfield, July 2011. Image © Rob Tilley

1 Transport and Main Roads, Metropolitan Road Region Map, September 2011
2 Transport and Main Roads, Projects, Beatty and Balham Road Intersections - Pavement Rehabilitation
3 Trent Thomson
4 Transport and Main Roads, Beatty and Balham Road Intersections Pavement rehabilitation works on Granard Road, April 2011

Last Updated on: Sun Jan 22 12:43:39 2012