By Dominique Tassell
Warwick Streets were in the spotlight for Black Spot applications at the 14 July Southern Downs Regional Council meeting.
Horsman Road, Glen Road and Willi Street, Albert Street and Dragon Street, Ann Street and Glen Road, and Mary Street were all submitted for funding through the Australian Government’s Black Spot program.
Other roads included Denham Street in Stanthorpe, Whiskey Gully Road and Yellowbox Road in Stanthorpe, Corundum Street and Marsh Street in Stanthorpe, Freestone Creek Road in Freestone, Paynes Road in Freestone, McMasters Road in Upper Freestone, Hendon Deuchar Road in Deuchar, Maryvale Road in Maryvale, Willow Street and Acacia Street in Killarney, and Old Stanthorpe Road in Cherry Gully.
Of the projects, only two are ‘reactive’, meaning they are in response to recent crashes. Horsman Road in Warwick and Denham Street in Stanthorpe are the ‘reactive’ projects including in the submission.
The Warwick streets in the submission will require an estimated $416,000 of funding, while Stanthorpe streets will require an estimated $172,000 in funding.
Freestone streets have been submitted for the largest amount of funding, with an estimated cost $988,000 listed in the submission.
The one Deuchar street in the submission, Henson Deuchar Rod, is estimated to cost $20,000 for repairs.
The Maryvale streets listed I. The submission are estimated to cost $246,000 in repairs.
Acacia Street in Killarney is estimated to require $85,000 to repair.
Old Stanthorpe Road in Cherry Gully is estimated to cost $40,000 in funding.
In total, the submission is for $1,967,000 in Black Spot funding for Southern Downs roads.
Proposed funding for Horsman Road will be used to install signs and line markings at the Rose Street, Peters Street, and Glennie Street intersections.
Glen Road and Willi Street will see the Y intersection replaced with a T intersection, and have a new stormwater pipe, line marking, and signage installed.
The funding for Albert Street and Dragon Street will be used to install a median island on the Albert Street leg of the intersection, to install kerb extensions and ramps, and to install signs and line markings.
Ann Street and Glen Road will have new signs and line markings installed at the intersection.
Mary Street will be changed to a one-way street, and will have new signs and line markings installed.
While this funding would come from the Federal Government, Council will have to pay for anything exceeding the estimated amount, and will have to pay for maintenance works in future for these roads.
The submission for funding was made in consultation with community, as SDRC invited the community earlier this year to submit dangerous roads and intersections for consideration.
