Hamilton Road has been included in Brisbane’s $110 million Operation Smooth resurfacing program, placing Wavell Heights among the suburbs named in the citywide roadworks push.
The program will resurface nearly one million square metres of roads across Brisbane. Hamilton Road is listed for Chermside and Wavell Heights, making it the local road connected to the resurfacing rollout.
No local closure timetable or detour plan has been released for Hamilton Road.
Hamilton Road Added To Resurfacing Blitz
Operation Smooth has been set up to deliver smoother road surfaces across Brisbane, with the program focused on some of the city’s busiest roads.
The resurfacing program follows the Big Fill pothole blitz, which at its peak repaired one pothole every two minutes across Brisbane.
Hamilton Road is listed alongside several other major roads, including Forest Lake Boulevard, Albion Road, Ipswich Road, Logan Road, Lutwyche Road, Moggill Road, South Pine Road, Kedron Park Road and Toohey Road.
The southern approach to the Story Bridge is also included and has been identified as the highest-profile resurfacing work in the program.
The resurfacing program sits within the 2026-27 Budget, which also increases rates for Brisbane homeowners.
Rates will rise by 3.97 per cent, with some suburbs facing increases of up to 7.5 per cent. The minimum rates cost for Brisbane residents will be $948.64.
A Wavell Heights-specific rates figure has not been provided in the available budget details.
Rate Discounts And Resident Services
The budget includes several citywide measures for households.
Residents who pay rates on time will receive a $60 annual discount. The maximum pensioner rates rebate will increase to $1,350, while first home buyers will receive a rates establishment fee exemption.
Credit and debit card surcharges will be removed from 1 July 2026.
Renters and owner-occupiers will receive 10 free 100kg waste vouchers. Brisbane residents will also continue to receive two free native plants, and the annual kerbside collection service will continue.
More than $2 million is listed for free off-peak transport for seniors.
Wider Roads And Transport Program
Operation Smooth forms part of a $1.9 billion transport and infrastructure investment.
More than $400 million is listed for road upgrades, including the Beams Road corridor upgrade, intersection upgrades in Inala and Coorparoo, and a new crossing on Gympie Road at Bald Hills.
The budget also includes $213 million to subsidise bus, CityCat and Brisbane Metro services.
More than $63 million is allocated for footpaths and bikeways, while artificial intelligence technology is planned for trial within Brisbane’s traffic signal network.
Published 17-June-2026
