Brooker Hwy Corridor

Bowen Bridge/Goodwood Road & Domain Hwy

The Brooker Highway corridor links the northern suburbs of Cornelian Bay, Lutana, Prince of Wales Bay and Goodwood as well as the Bowen Bridge.

For north-south travel it is preferable if people can move up and down the corridor without having to cross the Brooker Hwy.

The Domain Hwy and Brooker Hwy are also barriers to access of Queens Domain.

Any future upgrades of the Brooker Hwy need to accommodate walking and cycling infrastructure.

Domain-Brooker Hwy study

In December 2018 Cycling South made a submission to the Domain Highways Planning Study.

The Queens Domain Masterplan adopted by City of Hobart in 2013 identified that the Queens Domain was difficult to get to by car, foot or bike and that there was no access at all from New Town. The Masterplan states “the Domain is an island with few clear and safe links to it – cut off from the City by 50,000–60,000 cars moving around its edge each day.”

The highways surrounding the Domain cut off access from surrounding residential areas (North Hobart, New Town, Cornelian Bay & Lutana) and even short journeys to the Domain need to be done by car. Provision for people to walk or cycle to the Domain needs to be accommodated in planning for the Domain Highways and not just consideration on how to move more motor vehicles through the area.

The submission made several recommendations:

Improve the crossing between the Intercity Cycleway and botanical gardens by widening the central median;
Construct a shared path along the batter of the Brooker Hwy between Risdon Road and Cornelian Bay (Intercity Cycleway);
A pedestrian bridge to link Cornelian Bay to Queens Domain;

Brooker Hwy Pathway

In 2016 as part of the State Government's junction upgrade at Elwick Road, a new shared path was constructed along the eastern side of the Brooker Hwy between Howard Rd and the exit slip lane from DEC, 200m short of the Montrose Bay Foreshore Trail. Thanks to a contribution from Glenorchy City Council and a willingness from State Government to deliver the extra length of path (even though it was outside the scope of works) the shared path was extended to close the gap.

A pathway is required between Cornelian Bay and Risdon Road and should be included as part of any works around the Domain/Brooker Hwy interchange

Goodwood Road Pathway

In 2021 the Department of State Growth upgraded the badly cracked path on Goodwood Road between Centre Road and the Bowen Bridge. The path has a smooth bitumen surface and is pleasant to ride. The connections to the path could be improved as there are missing kerb ramps at the Centre Road intersection and a lip on the access point from the roadway to the path on the approach to the Bowen Bridge.