RACQ Advocacy for Motorists

Congestion & Tolls

FAQ's on Free-Flow Tolling on South East Queensland Roads

This Fact Sheet explains how free-flow tolling works on South East Queensland roads and what it means for motorists. It discusses the products and services offered by the two providers, the options available to pay tolls and provides some advice on how motorists can minimise toll transaction costs.

A map is also provided to highlight to motorists current and future toll roads to be developed in South East Queensland.

Updated 01/04/2011 Download PDF (346.4 KB)

Road Congestion in South-East Queensland Fact Sheet

Congestion in Brisbane is estimated to cost $1.59 billion annually. Over the next decade, this cost is likely to escalate and Brisbane is expected to have the highest congestion growth rate of any Australian capital city. This fact sheet examines congestion and associated costs in south-east Queensland, and evaluates strategies to address the problem.

Updated 20/04/2010 Download PDF (304.6 KB)

User perspectives and community attitudes to toll road development in Queensland

This paper was delivered by RACQ President Julie-Anne Schafer at the 4th Annual National Toll Roads Summit - Learning from the past and looking to the future in Brisbane on 22 February 2007. It presents the motorists' perspective on toll roads on behalf of the RACQ and its members.

Updated 22/02/2007 Download PDF (38.7 KB)

Strategies for efficient congestion relief in Brisbane

This paper was delivered at the Australian Institute of Transport Planning and Management (Queensland) seminar in Brisbane on 9 November 2006. It expands on the concept of congestion pricing, which should only be applied once a comprehensive public transport, by-pass and ring-roads system and public transport upgrades have been implemented. It also comments on the effectiveness of other anti-congestion strategies including public transport subsidies, increased residential and commercial densities, toll-roads, parking measures and developer contributions.

This paper updates previous papers delivered at the Economics Society of Australia (Queensland) seminar and at the Property Council of Australia (Queensland) Traffic Saturation and Solutions seminar in Brisbane on 17 August and 27 September 2006 respectively.

Updated 20/04/2010 Download PDF (502.1 KB)