{"id":269278,"date":"2020-07-31T17:39:52","date_gmt":"2020-07-31T07:39:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=269278"},"modified":"2021-01-29T13:12:24","modified_gmt":"2021-01-29T03:12:24","slug":"tenders-called-to-fix-intersection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2020\/07\/31\/tenders-called-to-fix-intersection\/","title":{"rendered":"Tenders Called To Fix Intersection"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_193877\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-193877\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/20171027highway1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-193877\" title=\"20171027 Wide Bay Highway\" src=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/20171027highway1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/20171027highway1.jpg 620w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/20171027highway1-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/20171027highway1-263x163.jpg 263w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-193877\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The intersection of the Wide Bay Highway and Bruce Highway &#8230; traffic waiting to turn onto the Bruce Highway frequently banks up, and many crashes have occurred at the intersection over the past few years (Photo: TMR)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_198216\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-198216\" style=\"width: 200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/llewobrien.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-198216\" src=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/llewobrien.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"341\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/llewobrien.jpg 200w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/llewobrien-176x300.jpg 176w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-198216\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Member for Wide Bay Llew O&#8217;Brien<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>July 31, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Tenders have been called for the $16.6 million upgrade of the notorious Wide Bay \/ Bruce Highway intersection at Bells Bridge &#8211; the site of yet another road crash this week.<\/p>\n<p>The revised plans to improve safety at the intersection include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Construction of a roundabout<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Signage improvements between Meadows Lane (on the Bruce Highway) and the intersection<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Upgrades at the Spring Valley Road intersection (on the Bruce Highway, south of the intersection)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>The Federal Government is contributing $13.7 million and the State Government $2.9 million towards the project.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack said the new roundabout design reflected community feedback and would create a safer environment by slowing traffic and reducing the risk of serious crashes, particularly during peak times.<\/p>\n<p>He said construction would create more than 40 jobs.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Queensland Transport Minister Mark Bailey said getting tenders out now would mean construction would start by the end of the year.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>He encouraged local businesses to get involved.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe listened to the community and worked with them on a new design for this intersection,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019ll join a $1 billion upgrade of the Bruce Highway between Gympie and Curra, which will also start soon, and it follows the $384 million upgrade we finished in 2018 from Woondum to Traveston.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Federal Member for Wide Bay Llew O\u2019Brien said fixing the notorious intersection to meet the needs of current and future traffic volumes was imperative.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cMotorists are experiencing long delays turning right out of the Wide Bay Highway due to high traffic volumes on the Bruce Highway,\u201d Mr O\u2019Brien said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Gympie bypass won\u2019t be completed until 2024-25 so this intersection needs to be upgraded now to deliver significant safety benefits including reducing the risk and impact of T-bone crashes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt will also reduce delays and queuing during peak periods.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>The initial plan to fix the intersection involved implementing a &#8220;seagull configuration&#8221; intersection however during consultations in late 2017, concerns were raised about this option, particularly relating to driver inexperience.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>After further investigations, the Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads adopted a roundabout option better supported by the local community.<\/p>\n<p>According to the TMR, the roundabout will incorporate a single circulating lane and single-lane approaches and departures.<\/p>\n<p>The diameter of the roundabout will be about 50 metres and it will have approach speed limits of 60 km\/h.<\/p>\n<p>The tender will remain open until August 14.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related articles:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2017\/10\/27\/design-work-starts-on-14m-upgrade\/\">Design Work Starts On $14m Upgrade<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2017\/05\/intersection-to-get-11-2m-upgrade\/\">Intersection To Get $11.2m Upgrade<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tenders have been called 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