A BUCCAN resident wants the state government to put in place a masterplan for upgrading the district’s roads and for community members to have more involvement.
Paul Casbolt of Buccan said he believed community consultation was key to providing best results for much needed road work and that many people in the community had good ideas to present.
“The roadworks are imposed on the community and are not always the best way to deliver solutions,” he said.
“We would like to see a clear design in order to have the best outcome before spending the money.
“We’ve been calling for an overall plan that caters for all the planned growth in our region, where this plan includes changes to the TMR controlled as well as local council controlled roads.
“We are also calling for this plan to be made available for broad community consultation, so all options and impacts are considered before work starts.”
A 1500 signature petition on district roads has gone to Parliament via MP Linus Power and upgrades to the Waterford Tamborine Road and Mount Lindesay Highway have been announced.
Mr Casbolt said Waterford Tamborine Road work could exacerbate flooding on people’s properties bordering Quinezh Creek.
“Water flows off the road into the wetlands and then into the creek. This is local knowledge that could be brought forward at consultation,” he said.
Main Roads Minister Mark Bailey said his department was partnering with Economic Development Queensland to deliver a $40 million intersection upgrade project on Waterford-Tamborine Road, from Logan Village to Yarrabilba.
“These works commenced in July 2017 with the goal of improving traffic flow and safety for road users,” he said.
A total of $8 million has been allocated to replace the roundabout at North Street and Waterford-Tamborine Road at Logan Village with a signalised intersection.
This project will include two lanes each way on Waterford-Tamborine Road and right turn lanes with pedestrian safety improvements.
“It is expected the upgrade will reduce the Waterford-Tamborine Road peak time traffic queuing by over 50 per cent. Investigations and design are underway with delivery expected to take place in 2019-20,” Mr Bailey said.
The ultimate vision was for a four-lane masterplan through Logan Village in partnership with Logan City Council in 2017-18.
Logan city work would go ahead when traffic demands justified funding.
Further upgrades worth $20 million are also mooted for North Maclean, including connecting St Aldwyn and Wearing roads to a new service road.
This service road joins a signalised intersection at Greenbank Road with the existing grade-separated interchange at Chambers Flat Road. Mr Bailey said the road would improve safety and efficiency.
“The objective is a reduction of fatal and serious injury crashes on this section of the highway and to provide local residents with a service road for local trips, reducing the potential for crashes caused by turning traffic on the highway,” Mr Bailey said.
The highway also will be widened to four lanes between Rosia and Stoney Camp roads next year.
