Speed limit reduction shot down by Transport Minister

QUEENSLAND’S Transport Minister has shot down calls to review the speed limit of a rural state-controlled road.

Condamine MP Pat Weir launched a petition earlier this year calling on Transport Minister Mark Bailey to “immediately assess the speed limit on the Clifton-Leyburn Road and allocate funding to address the poor condition of the road”.

“The school bus carries 48 students along this road which was originally constructed of cement after World War Two and has subsequently been repaired with bitumen in some places,” Mr Weir said.

“Two sections of the road are in extremely poor condition with the school bus driver having to slow to 30km per hour to maintain control of the vehicle despite the speed limit on this road being 100km per hour.”

The petition received 444 signatures.

Mr Bailey said the Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR) did not have any plans to upgrade the road or reduce the speed limit.

“However, TMR will continue to maintain the road to en- sure it is in a safe and trafficable condition,” he said.

“As with all upgrades they need to be assessed against all state wide priorities.

“Clifton-Leyburn Road is a lower-volume, state-controlled road used by approximately 240 vehicles per day along most of its length, particularly the section south from the intersection with Clifton-Pittsworth Road.”

Mr Bailey said surface correction works had been completed on a section close to the Clifton Golf Club in August this year.