Topic: roads

Construction has started to install traffic signals on Branyan Drive, Dittman Road and Avoca Road to help keep pedestrians safe.

Turning lanes are proposed as part of an upgrade for the Goodwood/Lucketts Road intersection known as the Doolbi Fiveways.

Work has begun on relocation of services at the offset intersection at Back Windermere Road and Innes Park Road.

Overtaking lanes are included in additional roadworks projects identified for the Bruce and Isis Highways within the Bundaberg Region.

State road upgrades should be an election priority according to local residents who feel funding hasn’t kept pace with growing communities.

A $42.5 million safety upgrade has been announced for the Isis Highway between Bundaberg and the Bruce Highway as part of the State Government’s economic recovery plan.

Works are under way to seal and improve 18 roads throughout the Bundaberg Region as part of Council’s road reconstruction program.

Upgrades to improve truck access will enable Buss and Newman streets to become the main route for heavy vehicles entering Bundaberg Port.

Bundaberg emergency services came together to send a road safety message during Queensland Road Safety Week.

Staged work in the Gin Gin area involving a bitumen seal upgrade along a section on Settlement Road, from Tablelands Road through to Booths Road, is expected to commence next month.