Residents angry over McDonald's development

DAVIS St resident Neil Riethmuller won’t be getting a quiet night’s sleep any time soon as the controversial Anzac Ave McDonald’s development continues.

Neil Riethmuller lives opposite the McDonalds development on the corner of Davis St and Anzac Av (between James and Tor Sts) and will loose some of his footpath in the road widening process. . Picture: Kevin Farmer

DAVIS St resident Neil Riethmuller won't be getting a quiet night's sleep any time soon as the controversial Anzac Ave McDonald's development continues.

Mr Riethmuller said he held grave concerns for his safety after about one metre of footpath along the busy stretch of the Warrego Hwy was pegged to be stripped by the Department of Transport and Main Roads to widen the road.

"I'm worried about the traffic congestion because there will be increased traffic and the widened road will mean less footpath area," Mr Riethmuller said.

"The noise is bad and I believe it is only going to get worse with all the trucks stopping and starting."

About 4100 trucks, buses, road trains and heavy vehicles pass through the intersection every day, a TMR spokesman said.

A further 27,500 passengers vehicles used the Anzac Ave-Warrego Hwy intersection daily, he said.

But the spokesman cautioned the latest available data was based on 2011 traffic figures.

Mr Riethmuller said a new set of traffic lights at the corner of Karrool and Tor Sts would mean there were three sets within 500m on the notorious Warrego Hwy.

"There hasn't been any consultation with residents and the only notification I had was when power was being put across the road to the construction site," he said.

Mr Riethmuller said the Range bypass would redirect trucks from the busy Warrego Hwy route and render the McDonald's development redundant.

"The only solution I can see is for the bypass to go ahead," he said.

"That would solve the problems. That's my end game."

Originally published as Residents angry over McDonald's development