Controversial road plan canned after community uproar
Premium Content Subscriber only A CONTROVERSIAL road upgrade that would benefit the Warwick trucking industry has been voted down by Southern Downs Regional Council, after significant community backlash. In late 2018, the council signed an agreement for funding under the Australian Government Heavy Vehicle Safety and Productivity Program to upgrade East St as well as two intersections. The development was meant to create a new route for B-double and heavy vehicles to reach the industrial estate, including constructing an unformed section of road. But in the latest council meting, new deta...