Safer Gold Coast intersection sooner.

Speed and red light camera fines will provide a $500,000 safety boost for the intersection of Tallebudgera Creek and Tallebudgera Connection Road, Minister for Transport and Main Roads, Paul Lucas, announced today.

“The upgrade will include a set of traffic lights, the construction of raised traffic islands and brighter intersection lighting,”

"It’s being made possible by fines collected for red light and speed camera offences,"Mr Lucas said.

Work on the intersection is one of 77 high priority projects worth more than $46 million approved by the Safer Roads Sooner Ministerial Advisory Committee chaired by Parliamentary Secretary for Main Roads, Andrew McNamara.

“The primary focus of Safer Roads Sooner is projects with potential to reduce the state’s road toll.

“The committee has targeted projects which will make the biggest impact on road safety,” Mr McNamara said.

In all, a total of 261 projects have been made possible by the Beattie Government’s Safer Road Sooner program since beginning in 2005.

Professor Mary Sheehan from Queensland University of Technology's accident research group, CARRS-Q and the RACQ are among the committee’s panel of road safety experts and key project decision makers.

Member for Burleigh, Christine Smith, has welcomed the upgrade of the Tallebudgera Creek and Tallebudgera Connection Road intersection.

“This intersection has developed reputation as a crash zone and the addition of lights and raised traffic islands should help reduce the accident rate here,” Ms Smith said.

Mr Lucas said the Safer Roads Sooner strategy aims to reduce Queensland's road toll through smart targeted investment in better road infrastructure.

“This program clearly demonstrates the money we take in fines from motorists snapped by red light and speed cameras is being invested in the road network to save lives and reduce serious life changing injuries.

“We’re putting the proceeds of traffic fines to work on building safer roads,” Mr Lucas said.