Safety engineers will review 100 Queensland roads from next month to determine whether speed limits should be raised, lowered or kept consistent.
Transport and Main Roads Minister Scott Emerson said this was the first major review that has been conducted since 1997 and was part of the Newman Government’s commitment to improve safety on our roads.
“The list has been narrowed down to 100 roads – 68 state-controlled and 32 local roads following more than 3300 submissions,” Mr Emerson said.
“On almost 70 roads the majority of responses called for an increase in speed limits.
“Expert safety engineers will now conduct inspections to determine what changes need to be made to improve safety and deliver on our commitment to revitalise front line services.
“The review identified roads all over Queensland including the Peak Downs Highway, Warrego Highway, Logan Motorway, Gateway Motorway, Pacific Motorway and a number of sections of the Bruce Highway.
“Roads were prioritised based on frequency of public nominations, crash data, local knowledge and recent maintenance and upgrades.”
Mr Emerson said each road will be reviewed in line with Queensland’s speed limit setting guidelines with consideration given to traffic, pedestrians and infrastructure.
“The review aims to simplify the speed limit setting process and apply consistent speed limits across Queensland,” he said.
The speed limit reviews will be completed by mid 2014 and the results will be published on the Transport and Main Roads website when available.
A list of the 100 roads to be reviewed and additional information about the review can be found at www.tmr.qld.gov.au/speedlimitreview
List of roads for speed limit review
| Road Name | Section | Geographic Area |
SL Too Low % |
SL Too High % |
SL Too Many Changes % |
| Abbott Street | Cairns | Far North Queensland |
0.0% |
100.0% |
50.0% |
| Aeroglen Drive | Captain Cook Hwy to Cairns Western Arterial Rd. Include with Kamerunga Rd | Far North Queensland |
64.3% |
7.1% |
7.1% |
| Anzac Avenue | Deception Bay Rd to Elizabeth Ave | Greater Brisbane North |
25.0% |
25.0% |
100.0% |
| Avalon Road | Rochdale Rd to Mt Cotton Rd. Include Ford Rd | Greater Brisbane South |
66.7% |
16.7% |
0.0% |
| Beenleigh Redland Bay Road | Pacific Mwy to Mount Cotton Rd | Greater Brisbane South |
100.0% |
11.1% |
22.2% |
| Bruce Highway | Kolan River to Miriam Vale | Central Queensland |
58.3% |
16.7% |
45.8% |
| Bruce Highway | Glenlee to The Caves | Central Queensland |
64.7% |
11.8% |
17.6% |
| Bruce Highway | Gateway Mwy merge to Caboolture | Greater Brisbane North |
81.7% |
5.6% |
25.4% |
| Bruce Highway | Bloomsbury to Proserpine | Mackay/Whitsunday |
100.0% |
0.0% |
11.1% |
| Bruce Highway | Caloundra to Sunshine Mwy | Sunshine Coast |
84.9% |
4.3% |
30.1% |
| Bruce Highway | Curra | Wide Bay/Burnett |
72.4% |
6.9% |
31.0% |
| Bruce Highway | Tiaro | Wide Bay/Burnett |
60.9% |
8.7% |
43.5% |
| Burnett Heads Road | Bargara Rd to Mittelheusers Rd (Alias Bundaberg Port Rd) | Wide Bay/Burnett |
0.0% |
100.0% |
0.0% |
| Capricorn Highway | Dingo to Emerald (excluding speed limits through towns) | Central Queensland |
81.8% |
9.1% |
9.1% |
| Capricorn Highway | Alpha to Emerald (excluding speed limits through towns) | Central Queensland |
85.7% |
0.0% |
14.3% |
| Captain Cook Highway | Machan’s Beach Rd to Poolwood Rd | Far North Queensland |
44.4% |
22.2% |
29.6% |
| Captain Cook Highway | Wangetti | Far North Queensland |
57.7% |
26.9% |
7.7% |
| Carnarvon Highway | Surat to St George (excluding speed limits through towns) | Downs South West |
71.4% |
14.3% |
0.0% |
| Compton Road | Beaudesert Rd to Logan Rd | Brisbane |
100.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
| Cooroy Noosa Road | Sunrise Rd to McPauls Rd | Sunshine Coast |
4.0% |
80.0% |
12.0% |
| Creek Road | Logan Rd to Old Cleveland Rd | Brisbane |
33.3% |
0.0% |
100.0% |
| Cunningham Highway | Ipswich Mwy to Willowbank | Brisbane |
87.5% |
0.0% |
7.5% |
| D’aguilar Highway | Moore to Blackbutt | Scenic Rim |
100.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
| El Arish Mission Beach Road | Bruce Hwy to Mission Beach | Far North Queensland |
0.0% |
75.0% |
0.0% |
| Elliott Heads Road | Innes Park Rd to Elliott Heads | Wide Bay/Burnett |
40.0% |
60.0% |
0.0% |
| Forest Lake Boulevard | Government Rd to Lochwood Ave | Brisbane |
100.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
| Francis Road | Bray Park | Greater Brisbane North |
30.0% |
50.0% |
0.0% |
| Gateway Motorway | Old Cleveland Rd to Nudgee Exit | Brisbane |
80.6% |
2.9% |
28.2% |
| Gateway Motorway | Old Cleveland Rd to Pacific Mwy merge | Brisbane |
82.4% |
2.7% |
20.3% |
| Gateway Motorway | Pacific Mwy to Logan Mwy | Brisbane |
86.6% |
2.7% |
19.5% |
| Gold Coast Highway | Smith St to Hooker Bld | Gold Coast |
28.6% |
42.9% |
28.6% |
| Gooding Drive | Pacific Mwy to Nerang-Broadbeach Rd | Gold Coast |
100.0% |
14.3% |
28.6% |
| Goodna Road | Old Greenbank Rd to Logan City Boundary | Greater Brisbane South |
100.0% |
0.0% |
20.0% |
| Greensward Road | Waterford-Tamborine Rd to Drysdale Ave | Gold Coast |
100.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
| Gympie Road | Chermside to Carseldine | Brisbane |
78.3% |
0.0% |
30.4% |
| Gympie Road | Carseldine to Bruce Hwy | Brisbane |
79.2% |
0.0% |
33.3% |
| Gympie Road | Lutwyche to Chermside | Brisbane |
75.9% |
3.4% |
27.6% |
| Hawthorne Road | Wynnum Rd to Lytton Rd | Brisbane |
0.0% |
100.0% |
0.0% |
| Herston Road | Kelvin Grove Rd to Bowen Bridge Rd | Brisbane |
71.4% |
14.3% |
57.1% |
| Highleigh Road | Moller St to Crossland Rd. Include Norman St | Far North Queensland |
0.0% |
100.0% |
0.0% |
| Ipswich Motorway | Grenard Rd to Warrego Hwy | Brisbane |
93.7% |
2.1% |
12.5% |
| Ipswich Road | Story Bridge to Ipswich Mwy. Include Main St | Brisbane |
80.0% |
0.0% |
20.0% |
| Junction Road | Mt Crosby Rd to Arthur Sommerville Rd | Ipswich |
100.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
| Kennedy Highway | Kuranda to Speewah | Far North Queensland |
66.7% |
0.0% |
33.3% |
| Kessels Road | Logan Rd to Ipswich Rd. Include Granard Rd & Riawena Rd | Brisbane |
68.7% |
0.0% |
56.2% |
| Kingston Road | Logan Mwy to Boundary St. Include Logan River Rd & Kingston Rd | Logan |
66.7% |
16.7% |
16.7% |
| Leichhardt Highway | Gore Hwy to Moonie (excluding speed limits through towns) | Downs South West |
83.3% |
0.0% |
16.7% |
| Leichhardt Highway | Taroom to Miles (excluding speed limits through towns) | Downs South West |
75.0% |
12.5% |
0.0% |
| Logan Motorway | Ipswich Mwy to Pacific Mwy | Greater Brisbane South |
90.3% |
3.1% |
15.4% |
| Lutwyche Road | Windsor to Lutwyche | Brisbane |
78.6% |
0.0% |
21.4% |
| Maleny Kenilworth Road | Aherns Rd to Jager Dr (excluding speed limits through Maleny) | Sunshine Coast |
0.0% |
66.7% |
33.3% |
| Manly Road | Wynnum Rd to Greencamp Rd | Brisbane |
85.7% |
14.3% |
35.7% |
| Marine Parade | Bayview St to Gold Coast Hwy | Gold Coast |
0.0% |
76.9% |
15.4% |
| Maroochydore Road | Bruce Hwy to Maroochydore | Sunshine Coast |
84.5% |
4.1% |
33.0% |
| Maryborough Hervey Bay Road | Booral Rd to Pialba-Burrum Heads Rd | Wide Bay/Burnett |
0.0% |
73.3% |
13.3% |
| Moonie Highway | Moonie to Dalby (excluding speed limits through towns) | Downs South West |
88.9% |
0.0% |
11.1% |
| Mossman Daintree Road | Rocky Point to Wonga | Far North Queensland |
20.0% |
46.7% |
13.3% |
| Mount Cotton Road | Old Cleveland Rd to Broadwater Rd | Greater Brisbane South |
80.0% |
20.0% |
20.0% |
| Mount Gravatt Capalaba Road | Logan Rd to Broadwater Rd | Brisbane |
44.4% |
0.0% |
44.4% |
| Mount Lindesay Highway | Browns Plains (Logan Mwy) to Park Ridge (Grainger Rd) | Greater Brisbane South |
81.2% |
9.4% |
37.5% |
| Mount Lindesay Highway | North of Jimboomba to Beaudesert | Greater Brisbane South |
60.0% |
15.0% |
45.0% |
| Mount Nebo Road | The Gap to Mount Glorious | Greater Brisbane North |
50.0% |
37.5% |
37.5% |
| Mount Samson Road | Samford Village to Dayboro | Greater Brisbane North |
5.3% |
84.2% |
36.8% |
| Mudgeeraba Road | Mudgeeraba | Gold Coast |
92.8% |
2.0% |
15.8% |
| Narangba Road | Anzac Ave to Narangba | Greater Brisbane North |
57.1% |
14.3% |
28.6% |
| Nathan Street | Townsville Ring Rd to Woolcock St | North Queensland |
33.3% |
33.3% |
0.0% |
| Ney Road | Redland Bay Rd to Sheldon | Greater Brisbane South |
100.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
| Nicklin Way | Caloundra to Currimundi | Sunshine Coast |
16.7% |
50.0% |
50.0% |
| Old Cleveland Road | Jones Rd, Carina to Gateway Mwy | Brisbane |
83.6% |
3.0% |
20.9% |
| Olsen Avenue | Smith St to Southport-Nerang Rd | Gold Coast |
37.5% |
0.0% |
87.5% |
| Oxley Drive | Broadwater Ave to Brisbane Rd | Gold Coast |
48.1% |
22.2% |
33.3% |
| Pacific Motorway | Tarragindi to Gateway Mwy | Brisbane |
89.6% |
3.0% |
18.7% |
| Pacific Motorway | Riverside Expwy to Tarragindi | Brisbane |
89.6% |
3.0% |
17.9% |
| Pacific Motorway | Gateway Mwy to Logan Mwy | Logan |
90.5% |
3.5% |
14.5% |
| Padstow Road | Logan Rd to Mains Rd. Include McCulloch St | Brisbane |
100.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
| Payne Road | Waterworks Rd to Illowra St | Brisbane |
100.0% |
0.0% |
14.3% |
| Peak Downs Highway | Bruce Hwy to Walkerston | Mackay/Whitsunday |
18.2% |
27.3% |
72.7% |
| Pelican Waters Boulevard | Pelican Waters | Sunshine Coast |
0.0% |
42.9% |
14.3% |
| Pialba Burrum Heads Road | Craignish to Hervey Bay Rd | Wide Bay/Burnett |
7.7% |
88.5% |
7.7% |
| Pomona Kin Kin Road | Williams Rd – Upper Pinbarrin Rd | Sunshine Coast |
0.0% |
100.0% |
0.0% |
| Reedy Creek Road | Gold Coast Hwy to Pacific Mwy. Include West Burleigh Rd | Gold Coast |
84.7% |
8.4% |
22.1% |
| River Terrace | Main St to Vulture St. Include Leopard St | Brisbane |
16.7% |
83.3% |
0.0% |
| Ross River Road | Nathan St to Thuringowa Dr | North Queensland |
88.9% |
11.1% |
0.0% |
| Samford Road | England Rd to Main St | Greater Brisbane North |
87.5% |
12.5% |
6.3% |
| Scenic Highway | Emu Park to Yeppoon | Central Queensland |
71.4% |
14.3% |
14.3% |
| Sheridan Street | Cairns | Far North Queensland |
65.2% |
8.7% |
13.0% |
| Smith Street | Kumbara Ave to Gold Coast Hwy | Gold Coast |
100.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
| Steve Irwin Way | Railway St to Bruce Hwy (Northern section) | Sunshine Coast |
57.1% |
9.5% |
47.6% |
| Stewart Road | Currumbin Waters | Gold Coast |
100.0% |
0.0% |
81.5% |
| Tully Mission Beach Road | Bruce Hwy to South Mission Beach Rd | Far North Queensland |
37.5% |
50.0% |
0.0% |
| Warrego Highway | Kingsthorpe-Haden Rd to Jondaryan (excluding speed limits through towns) | Downs South West |
73.5% |
2.9% |
32.4% |
| Warrego Highway | Macalister to Chinchilla (excluding speed limits through towns) | Downs South West |
77.5% |
7.5% |
22.5% |
| Warrego Highway | Jackson to Roma (excluding speed limits through towns) | Downs South West |
73.6% |
13.2% |
20.8% |
| Warrego Highway | Roma to Morven (excluding speed limits through towns) | Downs South West |
78.6% |
11.9% |
16.7% |
| Warrego Highway | Gatton to Helidon | Downs South West |
82.4% |
2.9% |
38.2% |
| Waterworks Road | Enoggera Rd to Settlement Rd | Brisbane |
62.5% |
12.5% |
37.5% |
| Wellington Street | Shore St West to South St. Include Panorama Drive & Boundary Road | Greater Brisbane South |
33.3% |
0.0% |
66.7% |
| Wynnum Road | Junction Rd to Manly Rd | Brisbane |
58.8% |
11.8% |
58.8% |
| Yeppoon Road | Neils Rd to Appleton Dr | Central Queensland |
85.7% |
14.3% |
42.9% |
| Yorkeys Knob Road | Captain Cook Hwy to Yorkeys Knob include Varley St | Far North Queensland |
0.0% |
100.0% |
0.0% |