Construction on the first of two new bus stops on Ritchie Road in Pallara will begin next month. Crews will work between 8pm and 9am, Monday to Saturday, near Hideaway Street to deliver public transport infrastructure to the southern Brisbane suburb.
The announcement follows ongoing community petitions for improved bus access along Ritchie Road. The new stop near Hideaway Street will be the first to proceed to construction, scheduled to commence in June 2026.
Work on a second stop closer to Van Dieren Road is still in the consultation phase, with further planning updates expected in the coming months as design teams finalise utility and corridor requirements.
Years of growth, years of waiting
Pallara remains one of Brisbane’s fastest-growing suburbs, but local public transport options and civic amenities have historically lagged behind residential development approvals. Families moving into newly created estates anticipated future facilities including shops and public transport, though the delivery of these services has taken longer than early planning frameworks suggested.
Translink Route 126 provides Pallara’s primary public transport connection, linking the suburb through Sunnybank Plaza and Altandi Station to the broader network. Previous infrastructure work on Ritchie Road, completed in stages between 2022 and 2023, delivered bus stops near Pallara State School at Falkland Street and Atlantic Place as part of a broader corridor upgrade.
However, dedicated stops along the Hideaway Street and Van Dieren Road sections of the corridor have remained absent until now.
Daily traffic counts document significant pressure on Ritchie Road. The road functions as the primary arterial connector for the suburb, and peak-hour congestion persists because the resident population has grown faster than the surrounding road and transport network.
One stop confirmed, one still in progress
Construction on the first new stop near Hideaway Street is set to begin in June 2026, with works scheduled overnight and in the early morning to reduce disruption to daytime traffic on Ritchie Road.
Project teams are currently consulting stakeholders on the second stop near Van Dieren Road, with a construction timeline yet to be confirmed while design work awaits final utility and corridor clearances.
Together, the two stops will extend the usable bus network along Ritchie Road. The new infrastructure shortens walking distances to Route 126 for the surrounding catchment, dropping the commute down to under 400 metres for nearby estates.
For residents in the southern sections of the suburb, a stop near Van Dieren Road expands accessible public transport coverage to an area previously outside standard walking catchments.
Community concerns
Pallara residents have raised longstanding concerns over inadequate infrastructure, noting that the local road network and public transport services have struggled to keep pace with the suburb’s population growth.
Community advocates have consistently called for investment in Ritchie Road infrastructure, and the confirmation of these two new bus stops follows years of organised resident feedback.
The construction of the first stop begins in June 2026. For the latest updates on Translink bus services in Pallara, visit click here or call 13 12 30.
Published 7-May-2026
