A $5 MILLION upgrade of the Camp Cable Road and Mt Lindesay Highway intersection will begin next year following a State Government commitment to the project in Tuesday's 2015-16 State Budget.
The funds will be spent to improve driver safety at the intersection, where a 73-year-old Logan Village man died in a three car crash on April 1.
Police and community safety groups, including the Logan Country Safe City Group, have lobbied the government for improvements to the intersection for several years.
Many in the Jimboomba community want to see traffic lights and a speed limit reduction at the corner, which currently forces traffic leaving Camp Cable Road into a 90km/h zone.
Although the funding announcement was made no specifics were given about the works planned for the intersection.
In welcoming the funds, Logan MP Linus Power said designs for the upgrade would be drawn soon.
“With traffic volumes increasing, it is critical to improve the safety of the intersection,” Mr Power said.
“The community raised its concerns about safety at the intersection - we listened and now the Palaszczuk Government is acting to deliver an upgrade.”
Mr Power said the upgrade would be funded under the Targeted Road Safety program, which worked to re-engineer sections of road with high crash statistics.
He said the intersection upgrade was one outcome of a wider safety review of the Mt Lindesay Highway, currently under way.
“The safety review is being undertaken for the Mt Lindesay Highway, from Logan to the New South Wales border,” Mr Power said.
“Anyone travelling on the highway or living close can have their say about how parts of the highway could be safer and we want your feedback.”
The government survey closes on August 23, 2015. To provide feedback, visit www.tmr.qld.gov.au
