Tin Can Bay Rd to get $700k safety upgrade
One of the region’s busiest and most dangerous roads is getting a touch of love from the state government in the name of safety.
Gympie
Don't miss out on the headlines from Gympie. Followed categories will be added to My News.
One of Gympie’s most dangerous roads is getting an overhaul by way of a $700,000 safety upgrade designed to widen the gap between traffic.
Tin Can Bay Rd’s centre line is being widened between Lillis Rd in Gympie and Dugong St in Tin Can Bay, opposite the town’s Country Club.
A 13km-long tactile audio line will also be installed along the stretch of road, south of Dugong St.
The road has been a subject of controversy in the region.
Rainbow Beach businessman Tony Stewart is petitioning the state government for safety fixes along the Tin Can Bay and Rainbow Beach roads.
Mr Stewart said the behaviour of drivers on the 48km stretch to Dugong St was “absolutely disgusting”.
He has called on the state government to install more pullover bays and overtaking lanes to improve safety.
From 2001-2018 there were 13 fatal crashes on Tin Can Bay Rd, claiming 14 lives.
It was the highest fatality rate in the region behind only the Bruce Highway.
The work on Tin Can Bay Rd has started now and is expected to be completed by mid-September.
Transport and Main Roads has allocated $300,000 over the next two financial years (2021-22 to 2023-24) to investigate additional overtaking opportunities on Tin Can Bay Road.
Future funding of detailed design and construction would be subject to competing statewide priorities.
More Coverage
Originally published as Tin Can Bay Rd to get $700k safety upgrade
What’s behind Rattler’s $2.1 million staff wage bill?
The cost of staffing the Mary Valley Rattler has gone from $1.25 million to more than $2 million.
‘An inspiration and a hero’: Beloved grazier, uncle and brother mourned
A much loved Fraser Coast cattleman has been remembered as someone who was devoted to his work on the farm and to his extended family.
Gold fever strikes as old mines indicate ‘significant’ quantities of precious metal
It has been long thought there is plenty of gold in the old workings that tunnel beneath the old mining city of Gympie, but it turns out there are also significant riches well beyond the city limits.
Drug dealing mechanic caught with stolen war medals, electricity
A power-pinching mechanic who turned to drugs after surviving a crash which killed his best mate not only took off in a client’s car but was also traced to a number of other crimes.
Qld Hydro helps restore GP services in Imbil
Gympie doctors Jeffery Lee, Randal Davis, Georg Pienaar and Karl Berge-Venter will share duties at the new Imbil clinic, while Queensland Hydro pays the rent and utilities.
‘Big wraps on him’: Falcons Cyril Connell, Mal Meninga 2025 squad previews
Sunshine Coast Falcons Cyril Connell and Mal Meninga head coaches have revealed their 2025 aims, pre-season takeaways and key players to watch. Read the full preview.