The Transport and Main Roads Department has announced a commitment of over $500 million in road safety across urban, regional and rural Queensland, bringing attention to roads, footpaths and cycleways.
Among the projects, the state government has included the construction of a 400m bicycle lane on Old Cleveland Road following the motorway exit, heading towards Westfield Carindale.
Paul Hattink, Club Member for the Redlands Cycling and Motorsports Club said that the local area and extended popular roads for members have been well maintained and developed for the growing number of cyclists.
We have members that do cycle out that way [towards Carindale] … broadly speaking we do talk to local council regarding the local roads,”
Paul Hattink, Club Member for the Redlands Cycling and Motorsports Club
“It is very restrictive… it’s very hard to widen existing roads where there’s infrastructure already in place, so council is very cognisant on the fact that they’re improving bike lanes where they can without limiting the scope for cars to be able to travel through.
“It is good to see the funding going towards bike lanes for our rider’s safety.
“As a club we do take responsibility for our riders’ safety.”
Mr Hattink said that there is a constant understanding that for the safety of cyclists, it is important to monitor the bike lanes and develop them with necessary.
“We have our rides go from our central leaving point each morning, so the ride that we do is generally based on roads that we know are reasonably safe for us to go on,” he said.
Fast facts
- The Department for Transport and Main Roads confirmed that 22 projects would deliver targeted cycling and pedestrian improvements, an additional 15 to upgrade intersections and more for the general state of the roads around the state.
- The aim of road safety is to reduce road trauma and move towards achieving the safety targets.
