LOGAN Country Safe City members fear the Waterford Tamborine Road upgrade will prove to be a textbook case of poor planning.
The $40 million project covers a 2.6 kilometre stretch of road between Yarrabilba and Logan Village and is due for completion in early 2019.
Lendlease contributed the $40 million funding as part of their Yarrabilba development approval.
The project is intended to improve traffic flow and ease congestion on a road used by more than 14,000 motorists daily.
Logan Country Safe City chairman Dave Kenny was scathing in his assessment of the roadworks which have been ongoing for nine months.
“We think it misses by the proverbial country mile and it is not even a good start, but it does provide an excellent example of the band-aid and piecemeal planning being imposed on our community,” he said.
“It really bothers me elected representatives think this is a really good development. It needs to be planned better and is another example of how we are not planning well for the whole area and another reason why we need a real plan for Logan city.”
Logan Country Safe City released a drone image of the roadworks with a birds eye critique to illustrate problems.
Mr Kenny said there were no footpaths to bus stops, four traffic lanes morphing into two lane bottlenecks on both sides of the road and five traffic lights on a small stretch of road which “does not even reach Yarrabilba”.
“It drains into wetlands and then Quinzeh Creek which already floods local properties after heavy rain,” he said.
“It has no separate, safe active transport lanes or footpaths for bicycles, electric bikes or disability scooters.”
A Department of Transport and Main Roads spokesperson said separate cycling lanes would be implemented along the entire stretch of road and further measures were being considered.
“We are investigating the feasibility of a new footpath on the western side of Waterford Tamborine Road between the intersection of Stockleigh Road and Anzac Avenue, connecting to the local footpath network in Logan Village,” the spokesperson said.
“The synchronisation (of intersections) will also improve access for local residents and provide safe crossing points for pedestrians and cyclists.
“This project will provide long-term benefits to the community increasing road network capacity and improving traffic flow for current and expected future traffic volumes.”
Mr Kenny said the community was being left in the dark.
“We don’t know about the cycle track or the footpath (feasibility study) because no-one has been consulting with the community,” he said.
