Queenslanders holidaying at home and a forecast of wet weather for large parts of the state present tricky conditions on the roads. Transport and Main.
Cameras that catch drivers looking at their mobile phones will be rolled out around Queensland in the new year, as the state records its worst road toll in nearly a decade. A trial of Queensland s first mobile phone and seatbelt detection cameras alarmingly caught 100 people a day flouting the rules. But the trial is now ending and motorists will face hefty fines if caught in the new year. These members of our community aren t just statistics, he said. They are someone s mother, father, brother, sister or friend. Those crashes also take a toll on the emergency services workers who are often the first on the scene responding to these incidents.
Drivers going between Rockhampton to Emerald will benefit from new overtaking lanes on the Capricorn Highway.
Additional overtaking lanes on the Capricorn Highway from Rockhampton to Emerald were funded by $15.2 million from the Federal Government and $3.8 million from the State Government.
Federal Member for Capricornia Michelle Landry said there were now seven eastbound and eight westbound overtaking lanes on the Capricorn Highway between Rockhampton and Emerald.
“These six new overtaking lanes will increase the number of overtaking opportunities through this section of highway, which carries significant mining, agricultural and tourism industry traffic,” she said.
Member for Rockhampton Barry O’Rourke said that in addition, the Capricorn Highway duplication between Rockhampton and Gracemere should be complete by the middle of 2021.
Major upgrade of the Gold Coast’s Sand Bypass System complete December 21, 2020, posted by Zlatan Hrvacevic
The Palaszczuk Government’s multi-million-dollar upgrade of the Gold Coast’s Sand Bypass System jetty is complete, supporting ongoing Seaway and inland coastal waterways access for boaties and commercial operators.
Transport and Main Roads Minister
Mark Bailey said that the $3.35 million Gold Coast Waterways Authority (GCWA) project involved installing extra support beams underneath the jetty deck and widening the decking to enable more modern and bigger cranes to be used for maintenance.
“The Palaszczuk Government is investing more than $34 million to upgrade and maintain our waterways on the Gold Coast and also support close to 100 jobs as part of Queensland’s COVID-19 economic recovery plan,” Mr Bailey said.
Minister for Transport and Main Roads The Honourable Mark Bailey
The Palaszczuk Government’s multi-million-dollar upgrade of the Gold Coast’s Sand Bypass System jetty is complete, supporting ongoing Seaway and inland coastal waterways access for boaties and commercial operators.
Transport and Main Roads Minister Mark Bailey said the $3.35 million Gold Coast Waterways Authority (GCWA) project involved installing extra support beams underneath the jetty deck and widening the decking to enable more modern and bigger cranes to be used for maintenance.
‘The Palaszczuk Government is investing more than $34 million to upgrade and maintain our waterways on the Gold Coast and also support close to 100 jobs as part of Queensland’s COVID-19 economic recovery plan,’ Mr Bailey said.