Road black spots identified for attention

24 July 2018

Ipswich City Council will apply for Federal Government funding to improve road safety at specific motoring black spots across the city.

Infrastructure and Emergency Management Committee Chairperson Cr Cheryl Bromage said council had carried out a review of road crash data, completed a comprehensive analysis and identified specific remedial treatments to reduce crashes at a number of black spots locations.

“The analysis included all locations that met the minimum eligibility criteria of at least three casualty (injury) crashes over the past five-year period,” she said.

“In addition, the proposed improvement works need to be a cost effective treatment to specifically address the crash concerns.”

There were three intersections that met the Federal Government’s black spot program criteria:

*             School Road and Fernbrooke Boulevard, Redbank Plains (install new traffic signals)

*             Cobalt Street and Johnson Road, Carole Park (install new traffic signals)

*             Old Logan Road and Addison Road, Camira (upgrade traffic signals)

“Council has recently been advised that all projects submitted for funding consideration under this program for 2018-2019 were unsuccessful,” she said.

“The black spot program aims to fund cost effective, safety oriented projects. Hopefully these ones selected will get across the line and receive the appropriate funding so work can begin as soon as possible.”

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