Work is due to begin this month on the $2.36 million Mount Cotton Road safety upgrade, in Logan City.
Member for Macalister Melissa McMahon said building on $19 million for safety upgrades along Beenleigh Redland Bay Road and the $4 million Kruger Road intersection project as part of the government’s $50 billion infrastructure guarantee, crews would hit the ground running in coming weeks on upgrades to two key intersections.
“Dedicated, right-turn lanes would be installed at Coorang Road and German Church Road, Cornubia, to make it safer for motorists turning from Mount Cotton Road,” Ms McMahon said.
The project also includes construction of wide shoulders measuring two metres on Mount Cotton Road at the intersections.
“Not only will this make Mount Cotton Road safer, it’ll also create jobs in industries like construction and engineering at a time we need them most.”
Member for Springwood Mick de Brenni said it was part of a wider $4.5 billion roads and transport investment in the region, supporting more than 4,000 jobs and delivering projects like the $749 million M1 upgrade from Eight Mile Plains to Daisy Hill to get families home sooner and safer.
“With more than 14,000 vehicles using this stretch of road each day, it’s important that we continue to invest in making Mount Cotton Road safer,” Mr de Brenni said.
“Crash history shows a pattern of rear-end crashes and the dedicated, right-turn lanes will help treat the cause of the most common crash at these two intersections.
“It adds to the $1.5 million locked in by our government to get the necessary planning done on four-laning Beenleigh-Redland Bay Road between California Creek Road and Mount Cotton Road announced late last year.”
Construction is expected to be completed within six months, weather permitting.
Speed will be reduced and lane closures will be in place outside of peak travel periods.
