Maryborough flicks switch on Mary Poppins traffic lights

THE first of a series of Mary Poppins-themed crossing lights are up and running in Maryborough.

Cr Paul Truscott with one of the operational lights in Maryborough.

THE first of a series of Mary Poppins-themed crossing lights are up and running in Maryborough.

Local construction workers installed the lights last night after the project was first proposed back in April.

The installation makes Maryborough the first town in Queensland with different-themed pedestrian crossing lights.

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Councillor Paul Truscott said it was just in time for the upcoming Mary Poppins festival next week.

“This is a historic moment for the CBD of Maryborough ... it’s a permanent fixture,” Cr Truscott.

“Seeing them up in reality, seeing people crossing the road ... is fantastic.”

Three more sets of lights are set to be installed at intersections.