Published Thursday, 20 March, 2008 at 01:59 PM
Minister for Main Roads and Local Government
The Honourable Warren Pitt
$15.25 million in safety improvements for Brisbane roads
Motorists in the greater Brisbane area can look forward to safer driving conditions with the announcement of more than $15 million in funding from the Safer Roads Sooner program.
Main Roads Minister Warren Pitt said $15.25 million would be spent on key safety improvements in and around Brisbane including upgrading and installing barriers, improving delineation, applying anti-skid treatments and installing guardrail and advisory signs.
Mr Pitt said the projects were some of 90 new high-priority projects across Queensland funded by the $54 million Safer Roads Sooner package targeting Queensland's road toll.
The projects span the Brisbane, Ipswich, Redlands, Logan and Moreton Bay areas.
The Safer Roads Sooner program is funded by revenue from traffic camera fines, boosted by additional funds from Main Roads. This year, the package is made up of $31 million in traffic camera fines and $23 million from Main Roads.
"The Safer Roads Sooner program is about creating better roads for Queensland. It is aimed at addressing the road toll and reducing the number of people who sustain serious injuries in road crashes,'' Mr Pitt said.
"Through this program, fines collected from motorists caught doing the wrong thing are going straight back into life-saving road improvements."
Mr Pitt said Safer Roads Sooner focused on reducing the road toll and the huge social and financial impact of road trauma.
He said locations with a serious crash history or that had been identified as having a potential problem were prioritised for Safer Roads Sooner funding.
Mr Pitt said while these works would make a difference, it was important to remember that driver behaviour was the overwhelming contributing factor in serious crashes.
"For this reason I would like to take this opportunity to remind motorists to always drive to the road and weather conditions."
The following funding has been allocated to be spent in 2009-2010 in the greater Brisbane area.
• $475,000 to commence a $1.275m project to upgrade the existing barriers and install new barriers on the Pacific Motorway (between the City and the Mains Road off-ramp in Upper Mount Gravatt).
• $100,000 to commence a $900,000 project to install new barriers on the Pacific Motorway (between the Captain Cook Bridge and the Kessels Road overpass).
• $100,000 to commence a $675,000 project to upgrade the existing barriers and install new barriers on the Pacific Motorway (from the Mains Road off-ramp to Underwood Road overpass).
• $1.15m for safety improvements on the Western Freeway. Works include improving delineation, installing guardrail, installing advisory signs, widening edge lines on curves and removing roadside hazards.
• $650,000 for improvements at the intersection of Logan Road/Holmead Road/Pacific Motorway off-ramp. Works include providing anti-skid treatments and a high entry angle into the left-turn slip lane.
• $260,000 for anti-skid treatments on the approaches at the Gympie Road/Albany Creek Road/Robinson Road intersection.
• $320,000 for anti-skid treatments on the approaches at the Gympie Road/Graham Road intersection.
• $350,000 to provide anti-skid treatments and to reduce the radius on the left-turn slip lane at Beaudesert Road/Learoyd Road/Hellawell Road intersection.
• $600,000 to commence a $1.2m project for safety improvements on Ipswich–Boonah Road. Works include installing guardrail and advisory signs, improving delineation and removing roadside hazards.
• $1m to install guardrail, remove roadside hazards and provide anti-skid treatments on Brisbane–Beenleigh Road in Logan.
• $1.75m to install guardrail and traffic medians and widen sections of Wembley Road (Springwood Connection Road) between Illaweena Street and Bardon Road in Logan.
• $1.4m for safety improvements on Samford Road. Works include removing roadside hazards, installing guardrails and providing a right-turn lane at Camp Mountain Road.
• $350,000 for improvements at the intersection of Oxley Avenue/View Street (Brighton–Redcliffe Road). Works include extending the median through the intersection, removing roadside hazards and replacing two fixed-base poles with slip-base poles.
• $950,000 for safety improvements on Mount Cotton Road (Redland Bay Road) between Greenfield Road and Henderson Road. Works include improving delineation, installing guardrail and advisory signs, widening edge lines on curves and removing roadside hazards.
• $1.5m for safety improvements on Bloomfield Street and Cleveland–Redland Bay Road. Works include improving delineation, installing guardrail and advisory signs, widening edge lines on curves and removing roadside hazards.
• $925,000 for intersection improvements at Bloomfield Street/South Street in Cleveland. Works include extending turning lanes, banning U-turns and protected right-turns on all legs.
• $600,000 to provide anti-skid treatments and reduce the radius of the left-turn slip lane at Moreton Bay Road (Brisbane–Redland Bay Road)/Mount Cotton Road intersection.
Media contact: Minister Pitt’s Office 3227 8819
Main Roads Minister Warren Pitt said $15.25 million would be spent on key safety improvements in and around Brisbane including upgrading and installing barriers, improving delineation, applying anti-skid treatments and installing guardrail and advisory signs.
Mr Pitt said the projects were some of 90 new high-priority projects across Queensland funded by the $54 million Safer Roads Sooner package targeting Queensland's road toll.
The projects span the Brisbane, Ipswich, Redlands, Logan and Moreton Bay areas.
The Safer Roads Sooner program is funded by revenue from traffic camera fines, boosted by additional funds from Main Roads. This year, the package is made up of $31 million in traffic camera fines and $23 million from Main Roads.
"The Safer Roads Sooner program is about creating better roads for Queensland. It is aimed at addressing the road toll and reducing the number of people who sustain serious injuries in road crashes,'' Mr Pitt said.
"Through this program, fines collected from motorists caught doing the wrong thing are going straight back into life-saving road improvements."
Mr Pitt said Safer Roads Sooner focused on reducing the road toll and the huge social and financial impact of road trauma.
He said locations with a serious crash history or that had been identified as having a potential problem were prioritised for Safer Roads Sooner funding.
Mr Pitt said while these works would make a difference, it was important to remember that driver behaviour was the overwhelming contributing factor in serious crashes.
"For this reason I would like to take this opportunity to remind motorists to always drive to the road and weather conditions."
The following funding has been allocated to be spent in 2009-2010 in the greater Brisbane area.
• $475,000 to commence a $1.275m project to upgrade the existing barriers and install new barriers on the Pacific Motorway (between the City and the Mains Road off-ramp in Upper Mount Gravatt).
• $100,000 to commence a $900,000 project to install new barriers on the Pacific Motorway (between the Captain Cook Bridge and the Kessels Road overpass).
• $100,000 to commence a $675,000 project to upgrade the existing barriers and install new barriers on the Pacific Motorway (from the Mains Road off-ramp to Underwood Road overpass).
• $1.15m for safety improvements on the Western Freeway. Works include improving delineation, installing guardrail, installing advisory signs, widening edge lines on curves and removing roadside hazards.
• $650,000 for improvements at the intersection of Logan Road/Holmead Road/Pacific Motorway off-ramp. Works include providing anti-skid treatments and a high entry angle into the left-turn slip lane.
• $260,000 for anti-skid treatments on the approaches at the Gympie Road/Albany Creek Road/Robinson Road intersection.
• $320,000 for anti-skid treatments on the approaches at the Gympie Road/Graham Road intersection.
• $350,000 to provide anti-skid treatments and to reduce the radius on the left-turn slip lane at Beaudesert Road/Learoyd Road/Hellawell Road intersection.
• $600,000 to commence a $1.2m project for safety improvements on Ipswich–Boonah Road. Works include installing guardrail and advisory signs, improving delineation and removing roadside hazards.
• $1m to install guardrail, remove roadside hazards and provide anti-skid treatments on Brisbane–Beenleigh Road in Logan.
• $1.75m to install guardrail and traffic medians and widen sections of Wembley Road (Springwood Connection Road) between Illaweena Street and Bardon Road in Logan.
• $1.4m for safety improvements on Samford Road. Works include removing roadside hazards, installing guardrails and providing a right-turn lane at Camp Mountain Road.
• $350,000 for improvements at the intersection of Oxley Avenue/View Street (Brighton–Redcliffe Road). Works include extending the median through the intersection, removing roadside hazards and replacing two fixed-base poles with slip-base poles.
• $950,000 for safety improvements on Mount Cotton Road (Redland Bay Road) between Greenfield Road and Henderson Road. Works include improving delineation, installing guardrail and advisory signs, widening edge lines on curves and removing roadside hazards.
• $1.5m for safety improvements on Bloomfield Street and Cleveland–Redland Bay Road. Works include improving delineation, installing guardrail and advisory signs, widening edge lines on curves and removing roadside hazards.
• $925,000 for intersection improvements at Bloomfield Street/South Street in Cleveland. Works include extending turning lanes, banning U-turns and protected right-turns on all legs.
• $600,000 to provide anti-skid treatments and reduce the radius of the left-turn slip lane at Moreton Bay Road (Brisbane–Redland Bay Road)/Mount Cotton Road intersection.
Media contact: Minister Pitt’s Office 3227 8819