{"id":239747,"date":"2019-07-16T15:11:14","date_gmt":"2019-07-16T05:11:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=239747"},"modified":"2020-07-18T18:46:43","modified_gmt":"2020-07-18T08:46:43","slug":"george-st-to-become-one-way","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2019\/07\/16\/george-st-to-become-one-way\/","title":{"rendered":"George St To Become One-Way"},"content":{"rendered":"
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George Street will be changed to a one-way street in the next few months to improve road safety in Kingaroy’s CBD<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

July 16, 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kingaroy’s George Street looks set to become one way on the Haly Street end within the next few months to improve safety.<\/p>\n

On Tuesday, South Burnett Mayor Keith Campbell said the move, which would still have to be approved by Council, had been prompted by several recent crashes,<\/p>\n

This included the death of motorcyclist in May after his bike and a ute collided.<\/p>\n

George Street connects Haly Street to Youngman Street.<\/strong><\/p>\n

It is a rear access road for several businesses, and is currently two-way in two sections, at the Repco end near Youngman Street; and at the South Burnett Times end near Haly Street.<\/p>\n

The centre section was made one way by Kingaroy Shire Council many years ago to discourage “rat running”.<\/p>\n

Mayor Campbell confirmed that under the proposal, nothing would change at the Repco end of the street.<\/p>\n

However, drivers would no longer be able to drive out of George Street in to Haly Street.<\/p>\n

He said other proposed Haly Street safety improvements – such as the relocation of a pedestrian crossing next to the intersection of Haly and Glendon streets – would need to be approved by the Department of Transport and Main Roads.<\/p>\n

Mayor Campbell said feedback about the George Street change would be sought from local businesses before it was\u00a0voted on within the next few months.<\/p>\n