Roads - articles and discussion

[achiruel]

Centenary BUZ anyone? Improved rail connections perhaps? Nah, just another lane, bro.

If the bridge is widened, new lanes should be HOV, either bus or T3. Shouldn't be hard to have camera enforcement, either.

[ozbob]

Couriermail --> Explosive secret report exposes Qld's deadly Bruce Hwy shame $

Almost half the Bruce Highway fails basic safety ratings and just 10 per cent is assessed as extremely safe, with stretches in regional Queensland emerging as the danger zones.

The secret report card lays bare the worst sections of the Bruce Highway amid a push for the ratings - currently only available to state and federal governments - to be made public ahead of two critical elections for Queensland.

Despite repeated requests to the Queensland Government for an updated assessment, the only figures accessible to provide crucial safety information are from 2019 - and they paint a grim picture of the dangers on the highway as Queensland's road toll remains disturbingly high.

According to the Australian Road Assessment Program (AusRAP), 45.2 per cent of the Bruce Highway was rated just two stars out of five, while 44.1 per cent were rated three stars, and just 10 per cent received four or five stars.

The most dangerous sections of the road between Brisbane to Cairns are in the regions, with a notorious stretch near Mackay receiving the worst overall rating. ...

https://x.com/ozbob13/status/1780277691813634473

[Jonno]

TMR's response will be "we need to make Bruce Highway a 6-8 lane motorway from Brisbane to Cairns!!"