Maranoa Regional Council attempts to reduce speed limit on Carnarvon Highway through Injune

A regional council has unanimously voted to reduce the speed limit of a busy highway, citing safety concerns impacting nearby businesses and a school.

The speed limit of a main road running through Injune has been called into question at a Maranoa Regional Council meeting following community concerns.

At the May 10 Ordinary Meeting, councillor Cameron O’Neil presented a motion to ask the state government to reduce the current 60km/h speed limit on the Carnarvon Highway, Injune.

Mr O’Neil said at a recent councillor catch-up event in Injune, numerous residents raised their concerns about the safety of the main road.

“A number of residents raised their concerns about the safety aspect of the speed through the centre of Injune, predominantly around the main businesses on the highway and asked what council can do,” he said.

“We can play an advocacy role to the state government and ask they take a speed study.”

He said the main areas of concern along the road were near the hospital and school, but said the whole stretch of road throughout the town posed a risk to businesses and shops.

Councillor Johanne Hancock supported the motion and said there could be a successful outcome considering a similar precedent was set in Surat where they successfully lobbied for the highway running through that township to be reduced from 60km/h to 50km/h.

Councillors unanimously voted 8-0 to ask the Queensland Department of Transport to undertake a traffic speed study through the town of Injune on the Carnarvon Highway, specifically investigating safety benefits of reducing the speed.

Originally published as Maranoa Regional Council attempts to reduce speed limit on Carnarvon Highway through Injune