Brisbane City Council, together with the Australia Government, has delivered Council’s final intersection upgrade of the 2023-24 Black Spot Program.
Inala residents will be able to get home sooner and safer with the upgrade of the Kittyhawk Avenue and Inala Avenue intersection now complete.
The Inala intersection is the fourth and final project to be delivered as part of this year’s program.
It follows works at:
- Johnson Road in Forest Lake
- Bay Terrace and Chestnut Street in Wynnum
- Bennetts Road, Macrossan Avenue and Crown Street in Norman Park
Overall, $3.7 million was invested by the Australian Government during 2023-24 improving these intersections, which had over 20 crashes combined between 2016 and 2023.
The safety improvements delivered by Council at these sites range from improving traffic flow, upgrading footpaths and adding line markings.
The Inala intersection will now include new traffic lights, so motorists and pedestrians can use the intersection safely.
Since the 2010-11 financial year, Black Spot upgrades have been completed at 63 locations across Brisbane’s suburbs.
The Black Spot program will continue in 2024-25 with two new locations identified.
Both Wynnum Road and Southgate Avenue in Cannon Hill, and Melton Road and Nellie Street in Nundah will be upgraded this financial year, making the roads in Brisbane even safer.
For more information on the Black Spot program, visit the Council website.
Quotes attributable to Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner
“Our Council is committed to keeping Brisbane moving and helping ensure our residents get where they’re going safely.
“Over many years we’ve partnering with the Federal Government to identify and fix some of the most crash-prone sites in our suburbs.
“Brisbane has been Australia’s fastest growing capital city for the past decade and by working together with other levels of government through initiatives like the Black Spot Program we can help ensure our suburbs remain great places to live.”
Quotes attributable to Chair for Infrastructure Councillor Andrew Wines
“We know that these upgrades have shown to significantly reduce the number of incidents on our roads in these Black Spot locations.
“In the five years before the upgrade in Wilston at the Newmarket Road and Lamont Street intersection in 2016, there were multiple recorded serious crashes.
“In the last five years, there has been just one.
“Whether you’re a pedestrian, cyclist, driver or bus passenger, our Council is committed to improving safety on our roads.”
