Safer roads for a safer Queensland. Queensland Election 2012

Safer roads for a safer Queensland Queensland Election 2012 6 March 2012

Delivering safer roads for a safer Queensland I am determined to reduce the number of Queenslanders dying on our roads. The last two years have seen the two lowest road tolls per capita in recorded history, but we recognise there is more to do. One death on our roads is one too many. Over the last five years we have introduced the Graduated Licensing System and 100 hour logbook requirement for novice drivers, toughened laws against drink drivers and this year we are standardising school zone times across Queensland. A re-elected Bligh Government is committed to a 30% reduction in both fatalities and serious injury casualties by 2020. This is an ambitious target but I am determined to meet it. Of course, governments can t lower the road toll alone though and road safety is everyone s responsibility. We know that the major causes of deaths and injuries on our roads are speed, fatigue, drink driving and failing to wear a seatbelt every driver has the ability to ensure they are not creating unnecessary risks. To help save lives, a re-elected Bligh Government will continue investing in road safety upgrades. Together, I am confident that we can bring Queensland s road toll down even further and ensure that Queenslanders are getting home safely every time they use the road. ANNA BLIGH PREMIER OF QUEENSLAND PAGE 2

What this policy means for our community A re-elected Bligh Government will keep fighting to reduce fatalities and serious injuries on our roads keeping Queenslanders safer as they travel around our state. ACTIONS Invest $39.9 million to fund 95 new road upgrade projects to help make Queensland roads safer. Our challenges Queensland s road toll has decreased dramatically over the last forty years, from a high of 638 in 1973 to less than 300 in both 2010 and 2011. This is despite major population growth over this time. But, one death on our roads is one too many. Queensland is a large and decentralised state, Queenslanders drive further, more often than people in many other states. This represents a particular challenge in lowering our road toll. Despite these challenges my government is determined to reduce both the number of fatalities and serious injury casualties by 30% by 2020. We know that the major causes of deaths and injuries on our roads are speed, fatigue, drink driving and failing to wear a seatbelt. The government cannot reduce the road toll on its own; everyone in the community has a role to play in preventing these terrible tragedies. Our achievements The Bligh Government has a strong record of achievement in road safety. The two lowest road tolls per capita in Queensland history were recorded in the last two years. This has been achieved with the help of a number of government initiatives and the efforts of the Queensland community, including: Introduction of immediate license suspension for people over 0.1 BAC, down from the previous 0.15. The introduction of Alcohol Interlocks for high level and repeat drink drivers returning to the licensing system. The introduction of covert speed cameras to our speed camera program. A new comprehensive Graduated Licensing system for novice drivers, with a 100 hour logbook requirement. PAGE 3

Anna Bligh s plan to make our roads safer Delivering more Safer s Sooner projects The Queensland Government initiated the Safer s Sooner program to target road safety upgrades in high crash locations. In the last six years, 632 individual road safety projects have been undertaken, with around $367m spent on these initiatives. This includes: sections with a high risk of head-on and run-off road crashes locations with a high number of fatal and serious injury crashes Crashes involving pedestrians Rural Queensland fatigue zones sides that are more forgiving of driver error. A re-elected Bligh Government will invest $39.9 million over the next 3 years to fund 95 new road upgrade projects to make Queensland road safer, using funding from the Safer s Sooner program. All 95 projects are critical focusing directly on road safety measures that target known and potential crash locations. These projects across Queensland include: $2.4 million to protect bridge piers and abutments with guardrail at nine locations along the Bruce Highway $2.2 million to widen the road and provide sealed shoulders for cyclists on Elliott Heads, at Bundaberg $452,500 to install guardrail and raised reflective pavement markers on the Burnett Highway, at Mt Morgan $500,000 to widen the road, upgrade signs and install roadside delineation on the Diamantina Development, in the Boulia area. And $3 million for two projects to upgrade the Steve Irwin Way, Landsborough Maleny and Hardwood intersection at Landsborough and upgrade the Mooloolaba, Pacific Terrace intersection at Mooloolaba. The projects have been endorsed under the Safer s Sooner Advisory Committee. The committee includes key stakeholders from major road user groups, including RACQ, Queensland Trucking Association and Queensland Police who ensure projects with the most critical safety considerations are given priority. ACTIONS Invest $39.9 million to fund 95 new road upgrade projects to help make Queensland roads safer. PAGE 4

Appendix 1: Safer s Sooner projects Local Government Barcaldine Regional Winton Shire Barcaldine Regional Longreach Regional Barcoo Shire Diamantina Shire Barcoo Shire Boulia Shire Southern Downs Regional State Electorate Mount Isa Mount Isa Mount Isa Southern Downs Primary Landsborough Highway (Blackall - Barcaldine) Kennedy Developmental (Hughenden - Winton) Proposed Treatment Construct concrete footpaths along the Landsborough Highway between Boree Street and Fir Street. Red painted pavement as a visual cue, line marking, kerb relocation to improve vehicle path. Alpha-Tambo Install guideposts to current standards. Construct roadside stopping places Ilfracombe-Aramac Birdsville Developmental (Morney - Birdsville) Eyre Developmental (Bedourie - Birdsville) Diamantina Developmental (Windorah - Bedourie) Diamantina Developmental (Boulia - Dajarra) Stanthorpe -Texas Safer s Sooner Funding ($) $100,000 $85,000 $250,000 Install guideposts to current standards $100,000 Revised treatment: reflectors on guide posts according to accepted standards (install guide posts); new signing - guide Install guideposts to current standards $75,000 Install guideposts to current standards $75,000 Install guideposts to current standards $135,000 Install signs, improve roadside delineation, widen road - including pavement, run in and run out areas and drains $500,000 Remove roadside hazards within the $1,550,000 clear zone and install chevron alignment markers/advisory speeds on all curves. Install raised reflective pavement markers and refresh road edge guide posts PAGE 5

Toowoomba Regional Nanango D'Aguilar Highway (Yarraman - Kingaroy) Renew road edge guide posts, install $400,000 intersection warnings, centre line raised reflective pavement markers,install giveway signs/sight boards on side road, sealing the throats of the intersections by 2m - benefit cost ratio will be inflated as we are not sealing shoulder through the length of the section. Toowoomba Regional Southern Downs Regional Western Downs Regional Toowoomba Regional Toowoomba Regional Toowoomba Regional Southern Downs Regional Condamine Southern Downs Warrego Condamine Condamine Condamine Southern Downs Gore Highway (Toowoomba - Millmerran) Inglewood - Texas Kogan - Condamine Millmerran - Cecil Plains New England Highway (Toowoomba - Warwick) New England Highway (Toowoomba - Warwick) New England Highway (Warwick - Wallangarra) Provide additional road edge guide posts, improved advanced intersection warning signs and a basic auxiliary right turns turning lane $280,000 Improve the guidance system by $325,000 providing raised reflective pavement markers and audio tactile line marking's on centreline. Provide chevron alignment markers and curve advisory signs. Generally improve guidance system by $355,000 providing chevron alignment markers, curve advisory signs, depth markers for floodways, raised reflective pavement markers for centreline and throughout intersections particularly Chinchilla Tara intersection, additional road edge guide posts particularly throughout intersections, duplicate giveway signs. Improve guidance system around curves $205,000 by providing road edge guide posts around the curves, chevron alignment markers, warning signs for intersections on curves, advisory speeds for curves. Widen and seal curves. Improve signage and delineation, provide better intersection warning signage, provide safer transition through intersection Provide a channelised right turn and left turning lane $1,152,000 $650,000 Signs, delineation and vehicle activated $67,000 sign to try and change driver behaviour. PAGE 6

Tablelands Regional Cook Shire Dalrymple Atherton - Herberton Mulgrave Cook Bruce Highway (Innisfail - Cairns) Mulligan Highway (Mount Molloy - Lakeland) Sealing and local road widening at driveways and minor road intersections to allow safe passing of turning and through vehicles. Median closure to prohibit right-hand turn into Bruce Highway (i.e. allow leftin/left-out only) side hazard protection works (guardrail) $450,000 $50,000 $350,000 Etheridge Shire Mount Isa Gulf Developmental (Croydon - Georgetown) Bridge barrier and approach guardrail $350,000 Mulgrave Gillies Range Protection of roadside hazards with guardrail $875,000 Tablelands Regional Etheridge Shire Tablelands Regional Cairns Western Arterial Dalrymple Longlands Gap - Herberton Mount Isa Dalrymple Captain Cook Highway (Cairns - Mossman) Removal of filter right turns and replacement of existing halogen lamps with light-emitting diodes. $50,000 side hazard protection works at $450,000 five discrete locations for which crashes occur, with approximately 1300m of guardrail and 350m of rubrail in total. Anti-skid (calcined bauxite) treatment $360,000 of roundabout and approaches, with supporting intelligent transport systems signage to reduce approach speeds Gulf Developmental Bridge barrier and approach guardrail $170,000 (Georgetown - Mt Garnet) Kennedy Highway side hazard protection works at six $500,000 (Mareeba - discrete locations+ar31 (sites M5 - M10 Ravenshoe) and M16) where single vehicle run-off road crashes have occurred. Total guardrail length includes 1750m, with approx. 420 m of rubrail. Captain Cook Highway Provide a right turn phase (remove filter $100,000 right turn) at signals, replace existing globes with light-emitting diodes. Captain Cook Highway (Cairns - Mossman) Anti-skid (calcined bauxite) treatment $360,000 of roundabout and approaches, with supporting intelligent transport systems signage to reduce approach speeds. PAGE 7

Etheridge Shire Mount Isa Cook Gulf Developmental Bridge barrier and approach guardrail $200,000 (Georgetown - Mt Garnet) Mossman - Mount Molloy side hazard protection. Shoulders will also be sealed where guardrail and wire rope safety barriers will be installed. Curves will also be treated with enhanced delineation. The proposed allocation would treat approximately 1 km of roadside hazards including on the outside of curves. $330,000 Captain Cook Highway (Cairns - Mossman) Kennedy Highway (Cairns - Mareeba) Captain Cook Highway (Cairns - Mossman) Captain Cook Highway (Cairns - Mossman) Anti-skid (calcined bauxite) treatment $360,000 of roundabout and approaches, with supporting intelligent transport systems signage to reduce approach speeds. Removal of filter right turns and replacement of existing halogen lamps with light-emitting diodes. Anti-skid (calcined bauxite) treatment of roundabout and approaches. $50,000 $600,000 Anti-skid (calcined bauxite) treatment $360,000 of roundabout and approaches, with supporting intelligent transport systems signage to reduce approach speeds, with supporting Intelligent Transport Systems signage to reduce approach speeds. Captain Cook Highway (Cairns - Mossman) Anti-skid (calcined bauxite) treatment $360,000 of roundabout and approaches, with supporting intelligent transport systems signage to reduce approach speeds. Rockhampton Regional Mirani Burnett Highway (Mt Morgan - Rockhampton) Install guardrail, install raised reflective pavement markers $460,400 Central Highlands Regional Capricorn Highway (Emerald - Alpha) Installation of motorist stopping places and road edge guide posts $904,000 Central Highlands Regional Highway (Emerald - Clermont) Provide a short channelized right turn lane and short left deceleration lane on Highway and widen Cameron intersection to safety cater for turning traffic. $1,003,130 PAGE 8

Rockhampton Regional Keppel Western Yeppoon - Emu Park Clear vegetation and flatten earth mounds in the central island. $100,000 Rockhampton Regional Mirani, Rockhampton Ridgelands Treatment - remove roadside hazards, at the two curves (Left Hand Side and Right Hand Side) to improve the clear zone envelope, raised reflective pavement markers on centre line only; yellow chevrons on outside of curve (install alignment markers (chevron alignment markers) on outside of curve); reflectors on guide posts according to accepted standards (install guideposts with reflectors). $141,500 Rockhampton Regional Central Highlands Regional Keppel Rockhampton - Yeppoon Capricorn Highway (Emerald - Alpha) Treatment - remove roadside hazards, assume medium density 6.0km - 13.5km, light density 13.5km - 30.5km/ 1km per side per day; reflectors on guide posts according to accepted standards (install guidelines with reflectors); yellow chevrons on outside of curve (install curve alignment markers (chevron alignment markers) on outside of curve). Installation of safety barriers on bridge approaches. Guardrail treatment. $925,000 $320,000 Isaac Regional Mirani Blue Mountain Install new signage and curve advisory signs. $74,000 Isaac Regional Dalrymple Developmental (Clermont - Belyando Crossing) Update warning signs approaching intersection Install guide posts as a perceptual countermeasure as per Australian Research Board guidelines. $66,000 Mackay Regional Mirani Eton - Homebush Install increased delineation and install new guard rails at creek crossing. $240,000 Mackay Regional Mackay Bruce Highway (St Lawrence - Mackay) Ban right turns at unsignalised intersection. $151,000 Mackay Regional Whitsunday Bruce Highway (Mackay - Proserpine) Install new median to make left turn high angle entry. $130,000 PAGE 9

Mackay Regional Whitsunday Mackay - Bucasia Drainage alterations - reduce water $184,500 pooling on roundabout, create more water runoff areas, reduce crash accidents related to aquaplaning, delineation, change driver perception of the roundabout, provide better lane guidance for motorist. Landscaping - change driver perception of the roundabout, reduce traffic speed. Mackay Regional Whitsunday Bruce Highway (Mackay - Proserpine) Install solar light-emitting diode raised reflective pavement markers and additional guide posts for fog management. $70,000 Mackay Regional Mackay Mackay - Slade Point Modify traffic sequence. $250,000 Limit right turn movement from Mackay Slade Point to Victoria St Mall. Redland City Capalaba Birkdale Install traffic island to ban right turn from Creek $186,000 Brisbane City Brisbane City Brisbane City Brisbane City Redland City Brisbane City Chatsworth Cleveland Sub - Arterial Nudgee Sandgate Sub - Arterial Stretton, Algester Sunnybank Capalaba, Cleveland Mount Lindesay Arterial Mount Lindesay Arterial Birkdale Ferny Grove Samford Sub - Arterial Close the median of Old Cleveland and provide acceleration lane for left turn movement of Stanbrough. Fully protected right turn and extend right turn slot on Sandgate south approach. Extend inbound right turn on the Beaudesert south approach into Honeysuckle Way up to 80m including taper. $635,000 $432,000 $600,000 Fully controlled right turn with arrows. $278,000 Fully protected right turn for Birkdale west approach and extend right turn slot of Birkdale west approach. Left turn acceleration lane for Settlement. $230,000 $255,000 Regional - North Coast Regional Work Scope Buderim, Caloundra, Glass House, Kawana, Nicklin, Pumicestone Bruce Highway (Brisbane - Gympie) The proposed treatment is to protect piers and abutments with the provision of barriers. $2,400,000 PAGE 10

Moreton Bay Regional Glass House D'Aguilar Highway The proposed treatment is to close the $325,000 (Caboolture - Kilcoy) eastern intersection, provide a Basic Auxiliary Right Turns wide shoulder right turn treatment at the western intersection, and improve signs and delineation on the curve between them. Sunshine Coast Regional Maroochydor e Maroochydore Noosa (David Low Way) The proposal includes the following $2,200,000 treatments: Installation of Channelised Right Turn/Auxiliary Left Turns intersection treatment at Tamarindus, Lorraine and Petrie; Installation of road lighting at intersections; Installation of pedestrian kerb extensions at Tamarindus, Lorraine and Petrie including footpath connection; Replacement of existing pipe-crossing arrangements with sloping headwalls; Vegetation clearing/removal; Regrade embankments/table drains to recoverable standard; Remove or shield roadside hazards; Remove exclusive flag light timber poles and replace with slip base poles; Upgrade directional signage to current standard. Moreton Bay Regional Moreton Bay Regional Glass House Glass House D'Aguilar Highway Construct drainage improvements and $395,000 (Caboolture - Kilcoy) resurface roadway, install reduce speed curve warning and advisory speed signs, lower speed limit to 90 km/h. D'Aguilar Highway Widen roadway and relocate existing (Caboolture - Kilcoy) guardrail to provide a Basic Auxiliary Right Turns wide shoulder right turn treatment (please note that there is no treatment code for this well recognised safety improvement so 'Clearway/Parking Restrictions. All Hours' has been applied as the treatment code in the Benefit Cost Ratio calculation spreadsheet). Install high impact intersection warning signs. Lower speed limit to 90 km/h (over larger section of road). Removal of roadside hazards (trees). $200,000 PAGE 11

Sunshine Coast Regional Moreton Bay Regional Moreton Bay Regional Moreton Bay Regional Glass House, Caloundra Landsborough - Maleny The proposed treatment is to ban the $950,000 right turn into Mt. Mellum and provide a Channelised Right Turn(s) treatment at upper Mt. Mellum as an alternative route. Effectively this treatment will mitigate the risk of the rear-right crashes (Definitions for Coding Accidents 303) and off path on curve crashes (803 & 804) caused due to stored right turning vehicles at both intersections. $400,000 Redcliffe Redcliffe The proposed treatment is to introduce a right turn phase for partial control of the right turn, while retaining the filter and providing an upgraded signal display. Redcliffe Redcliffe The proposed treatment is to introduce a right turn phase for partial control of the right turn, retaining the filter turn and providing an upgraded signal display. Kallangur, Murrumba, Redcliffe Redcliffe (Anzac Ave) $400,000 Due to the complexity of the traffic $100,000 issues on this route and the potential adverse effects of treating isolated intersections without considering the full impact on the route, it is proposed that a route investigation be conducted to investigate options to mitigate the crash performance of this link while minimising the negative impacts to traffic capacity and delay. Particular attention will be focussed on treatments which address the high number of rear end crashes (Definitions for Coding Accidents 301-303) and those involving opposing vehicles turning (Definitions for Coding Accidents 202-206) with a view to having detailed proposals prepared for next years Safer s Sooner nominations round. The scope of this study will also include macro-simulation modelling of the entire route to quantify the capacity and delay impacts of the proposed safety performance improvements and aid in the selection of those improvements with the most appropriate network benefits. PAGE 12

Sunshine Coast Regional Sunshine Coast Regional Maroochydor e Caloundra Mooloolaba Rd Glasshouse Mountains Provision of signalised intersection, $1,500,000 reconstruction of existing islands to accommodate new configuration, resurfacing of existing intersection to allow for new line marking. Signals will also provide the only pedestrian crossing facility in the local area and it is a route frequented by school children. Introduce high entry angle left turn $1,500,000 treatment and install traffic signals. Sunshine Coast Regional Sunshine Coast Regional Townsville City Hinchinbrook Shire Hinchinbrook Shire Buderim Buderim Sunshine Motorway (Taniwha - Mooloolaba) Sunshine Motorway (Mooloolaba - Peregian) Hinchinbrook Bruce Highway (Ingham - Innisfail) Hinchinbrook Ingham-Abergowrie Hinchinbrook Halifax - Lucinda Point Installation of painted centre median $250,000 and chevrons at 48m spacing, reduction of lane widths to 3m and a speed reduction from 100km/h to 90km/h. Installation of painted centre median, with audio tactile line marking and chevrons at 48m spacing, reduction of lane width to 3m and reduction of speed limit from 100km/h to 90km/h. Convert the intersection to a high angle entry. Reinforce traffic signs to highlight the right turn only for northbound vehicles on the highway. Yellow Raised Reflective Pavement Markers along centreline. New signage for curve and advisory including reduce speed signs. Install yellow Raised Reflective Pavement Markers along centre line. Removal of road side hazard on curve. $510,000 $452,500 $27,500 $24,500 Townsville City Logan City Gold Coast City Thuringowa Redlands Currumbin Garbutt - Upper Ross Beenleigh-Redland Bay Gold Coast Highway (Broadbeach - Coolangatta) Planning Study - It is recommended that $120,000 funding be provided to enable further analysis to determine what remedial actions are viable. Increased visibility remove overhanging $305,765 vegetation, install hazard sight boards, install repeater speed signs, improve delineation guide posts and guard rail reflector markers Revised treatment: Reflectors on guide posts (install guide posts), Improve sight distance; remove impediments on main road; new signage - guide. Install street lighting before and after $445,345 Currumbin Bridge, install median fencing, install pedestrian signage. PAGE 13

Logan City Woodridge Brisbane-Beenleigh Reduce radius left turn slip lane, fully control U turn, upgrade signal display - mast arm additional lanterns. $490,000 Logan City Woodridge, Waterford Brisbane-Beenleigh Improve sight lines - vegetation clearing, non skid surface, provide safe pedestrian facilities. $180,000 Logan City Woodridge Brisbane-Beenleigh Non skid surface, fully control right turn with arrows, realign stop bars, provide safe pedestrian facilities. $346,000 Logan City Scenic Rim Regional Logan City Albert, Waterford Beaudesert Beenleigh Connection Mount Lindesay Highway (Brisbane - Beaudesert) Mount Lindesay Highway (Beaudesert - Border) Install edge lines, install advisory signs, road side drainage, remove zebra crossing. $169,400 Install fatigue signs, including signs $10,000 which indicate the symptoms of fatigue. Murweh Shire Warrego Warrego Highway (Morven - Charleville) Installation of warning signs. $42,000 Bulloo Shire Warrego Bulloo Developmental (Cunnamulla - Thargomindah) Install w-beam guardrail on Bulloo Bridge, install delineators on the concrete posts and install additional signage. $130,000 Bulloo Shire Paroo Shire Bundaberg Regional Warrego Hungerford Installation of road narrows and curve warning signage. Bundaberg Goodwood (Barolin Street) Extend right turn holding lane by alteration to central concrete traffic island together with use of painted island to allow the existing traffic lights to be changed to eliminate filtering. $36,000 $223,500 Fraser Coast Regional Maryborough Bauple-Woolooga Upgrade / improvements signage associated with winding road, advance intersection warning, Chevron Alignment Markers together with additional guide posts. $18,288 PAGE 14

Gympie Regional Gympie Regional Bundaberg Regional North Burnett Regional Gympie Regional Callide Gympie Brooweena- Woolooga Kenilworth-Skyring Creek The proposed work will include $88,000 replacement of non-conforming curve warning signage with conforming Chevron Alignment Markers, provision of additional / improved advisory warning signage associated with the narrow bridge, curve generally and especially curves on crests, improved/additional guide posts, removal of large trees from clear zone especially in vicinity of sharp curves. Treatment consists on curve widening $239,600 on the northern approach to the bridge; improved signage and line marking, including Raised Reflective Pavement Markers and Chevron Alignment Markers; widen cut embankment on western side, southern approach to bridge to improve sight distance to and across bridge. Burnett Elliott Heads Relocate the High Voltage power line outside the clear zone and construct 1.0m sealed shoulders outside the existing traffic lanes. To cater for this scope, some resumptions will be required to provide side drainage and facility for power lines with clearance from optic fibre cabling. Callide Gayndah-Mount Perry Widen formation to 8.0m standard including cross-road culverts, regravel corrugating segments especially on curves and improve/restore superelevation, provided improved / additional guide posts, warning signs. $2,200,000 $388,000 Gympie Kin Kin Provision of additional signage: Traffic Control 1084 signs every 5km both directions (Tdist 00-15 and 21-25.6km), Chevron Alignment Markers on outside of all curves with advisory signs of 60kph or less, hazard markers on approach to any trees within 2.0m of pavement edge, additional curve warning signs and advisory signs on unsigned substandard curves on unsealed section. $35,000 PAGE 15

South Burnett Regional North Burnett Regional Gympie Regional Nanango Callide Gympie Kingaroy-Cooyar Monto-Mount Perry Bruce Highway (Brisbane - Gympie) The treatment proposed includes the installation of Raised Reflective Pavement Markers along the section, additional advisory/warning signage on curves and road narrowings, and vegetation clearing to 5m standard plus/minus adjustment to allow for batters in accordance with Figure 7.12, Chapter 7, Planning & Design Manual. Provision of segmented advance advisory signs similar to Traffic Control 1084 signs together with W-series signs at individual substandard features along the unsealed road segment; undertake formation widening on selected sharp crests; widening of the narrow floodway in the sharp dip at Tdist 8.6km. Clear line of sight is achieved by deviating left turning traffic away from the through movement prior to the intersection by means of a channelized left turn treatment. The parking area shall also be line marked to clearly indicate suitable parking / manoeuvring lines. $151,000 $712,400 $1,687,000 PAGE 16

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