Published Thursday, 28 March, 2002 at 12:00 AM
Transport/Main Roads
The Honourable Stephen Bredhauer
Main Roads gets smart on Gatton Bypass
Mr Bredhauer said two electronic signboards were installed this week either side of the bypass - one near the Helidon rest area and the other outside the University of Queenslands Gatton Campus.
Mr Bredhauer said the signs would be used to display messages to travellers about road conditions during the construction of the Gatton Bypass duplication, due to start in a few months.
When the bypass duplication is completed, the signs will become part of a traffic management system for the Warrego Highway, in particular the Toowoomba Range, he said.
We can use the signs to inform travellers of any delays or traffic incidents on the bypass or even further away on sections of the highway such as the Range crossing, Mr Bredhauer said.
The signs can also be used to advise people about when works will be taking place in future, so that they can factor that in when planning a trip, he said.
The signs are a smart way to keep people up to date about the latest conditions on the highway and to give them plenty of advance warning so that they can make decisions about their trips, Mr Bredhauer said.
The signs can display three lines of text, with 18 characters per line. Each letter is 40cm high.
Main Roads controls the messages remotely via a phone connection to each sign. That means that the messages can be changed immediately by dialling and typing in a new message on a computer.
The signs will be tested over the next week or so and will start operations after Easter.
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