Drivers fed up with traffic congestion have named and shamed more than 400 of Queensland’s worst roads for unnecessary delays with the Pacific Motorway taking third place in the annual survey.
The RACQ received almost 2,000 nominations for locations where Queensland drivers experienced frustrating gridlock as part of the Club’s annual Red Spot Congestion survey.
Head of Public Policy Rebecca Michael said the section of Pacific Motorway between Loganholme and Eight Miles Plains and Exits 45, 49, 54 and 57 interchanges were among the most troublesome for drivers.
“We put the call out to drivers, who are in the best position to identify problem spots, to help us locate the roads which were constantly causing them headaches behind the wheel,” Dr Michael said.
Dr Michael said the survey results would be made available to all levels of government and would be used by the Club to lobby for road funding and improvements. “It’s clear congestion is an issue that really grinds our gears and costs us time and lost productivity, especially now that we’re returning to more frequent travel following last year’s COVID-19 lockdown,” she said. “We’ll use this information to guide our policy and to lobby all tiers of government for solutions to bottlenecked areas.”
