Published Friday, 29 August, 2008 at 09:54 AM
Minister for Main Roads and Local Government
The Honourable Warren Pitt
Sunshine Coast drivers benefit as more webcams come online
Sunshine Coast drivers have two new webcams to help them check out live traffic conditions and plan road journeys.
Main Roads Minister Warren Pitt today announced the number of webcams on the Sunshine Coast had been boosted to 23 with the installation of cameras at Currie Street in Nambour and Alexandra Parade at Alexandra Headland.
The new cameras have been tested for the past week and are now “live” at www.mainroads.qld.gov.au.
"Motorists have been using the 21 existing cameras to good effect, checking out live traffic conditions from home or the office," Mr Pitt said.
"The addition of another two webcams at strategic locations will enable motorists to get an up-to-the-minute picture of what is happening on two of the Sunshine Coast's busiest routes before they hit the road.
"Currie Street currently carries almost 17,000 vehicles a day, while more than 28,000 vehicles a day use Alexandra Parade."
Mr Pitt said the suite of webcams on the Main Roads website – more than 70 across the state – was part of the Queensland Government's ongoing commitment to managing traffic growth.
"The needs of a growing Queensland are partly being met with a record capital investment – such as the $290 million in projects either underway or just completed on the Sunshine Motorway," Mr Pitt said.
"But managing growth is also about being smarter in the way we go about things on our roads.
"These webcams are just one example of the way in which Main Roads is managing traffic demand on the Sunshine Coast.
"On top of the cameras, the traffic management centre at Maroochydore is very much the nerve centre of the region's traffic movement and also home to the two traffic response units that came into operation last month."
The Sunshine Coast's webcams are available at www.mainroads.qld.gov.au or www.131940.qld.gov.au.
Media contact: Minister Pitt’s Office 3227 8819
Main Roads Minister Warren Pitt today announced the number of webcams on the Sunshine Coast had been boosted to 23 with the installation of cameras at Currie Street in Nambour and Alexandra Parade at Alexandra Headland.
The new cameras have been tested for the past week and are now “live” at www.mainroads.qld.gov.au.
"Motorists have been using the 21 existing cameras to good effect, checking out live traffic conditions from home or the office," Mr Pitt said.
"The addition of another two webcams at strategic locations will enable motorists to get an up-to-the-minute picture of what is happening on two of the Sunshine Coast's busiest routes before they hit the road.
"Currie Street currently carries almost 17,000 vehicles a day, while more than 28,000 vehicles a day use Alexandra Parade."
Mr Pitt said the suite of webcams on the Main Roads website – more than 70 across the state – was part of the Queensland Government's ongoing commitment to managing traffic growth.
"The needs of a growing Queensland are partly being met with a record capital investment – such as the $290 million in projects either underway or just completed on the Sunshine Motorway," Mr Pitt said.
"But managing growth is also about being smarter in the way we go about things on our roads.
"These webcams are just one example of the way in which Main Roads is managing traffic demand on the Sunshine Coast.
"On top of the cameras, the traffic management centre at Maroochydore is very much the nerve centre of the region's traffic movement and also home to the two traffic response units that came into operation last month."
The Sunshine Coast's webcams are available at www.mainroads.qld.gov.au or www.131940.qld.gov.au.
Media contact: Minister Pitt’s Office 3227 8819