Two dangerous crash sites on the Sunshine Coast will be made safer through million-dollar investments.
Widening work and alignment changes will be made on Old Gympie Road near Beerwah, including the installation of reflective pavement markers and alignment warning signs, with improvements costing $1m.
Meanwhile, the left-turn slip lane at the Beerburrum and Cooroy Street intersection in Dicky Beach will be replaced with a signalised and resurfaced left-turn lane. It’s expected to cost $1.305m.
The upgrades are part of the Australian Government’s Black Spot Program, which is expected to substantially improve 36 dangerous crash sites in Queensland.
The program funds safety measures at locations where a number of serious crashes are known to have occurred, or are at risk of occurring.
After 282 deaths were recorded on the state’s roads in 12 months, Senator Anthony Chisholm welcomed the investment in upgrading two of the Sunshine Coast’s high-risk intersections.
“After a devastating year on our roads in 2022, making our roads safer for motorists, cyclists and pedestrians alike remains a high priority,” he said in a press release.
“Once completed, these road upgrades will provide locals and visitors with a safer journey.”
Black Spot Consultative Panels provide the opportunity for stakeholders to have a say in the project selection process and ensure that nominations of the highest priority and importance to the local community are recommended for approval.
The panel includes representatives from the Queensland Police Service, Local Government Association of Queensland, Royal Automobile Club of Queensland, Queensland Trucking Association, Bicycle Queensland, Centre for Accident Research and Road Safety (Queensland University of Technology), Traffic Management Association of Australia, the Institute of Public Works Engineering Australasia and the Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads.
For more information, see Black Spot Program.
