Growing community concern has been raised by the traffic issues in the Rokeby area,[5] people South of Lauderdale are even said to be using Acton Road to gain access to the Tasman Highway.

Ribbon development has jeopardised the safety and smooth running of the road on its current alignment, as well as the low speed limit associated with passing through a Central business district.

There are also several local streets that enter straight onto Rokeby Road as well as limited upgrading opportunities in the CBD.

A key recommendation of the CPODP is that the future upgrading of Rokeby Main Road from Oceana Drive to the Clarence Plains Rivulet is to be based on providing four lanes of traffic using the existing road alignment and providing a bypass of the Rokeby commercial / industrial area in the long term.

When the state government adopted the CPODP the Minister at that time Graeme Sturges gave a commitment to the Clarence City Council to retain the existing Bypass corridor of the Rokeby residential area.