The speed limit on Boundary Road at Camp Hill will be permanently reduced from 70kph, but a local wildlife advocate says the council should go even further.
The speed limit on a road on Brisbane’s south side will be permanently reduced from 70 kilometres per hour to 60kph in a bid to protect koalas living in nearby bushland.
Ms Adams said reducing the speed limit from 70kph to 60kph on Boundary Road would cut stopping distances by up to 20 per cent, which would “hopefully mean fewer koala strikes”.
“I want to thank everyone who has been involved in what has been a five-year campaign to make this happen and remind residents to drive safely whenever they see signs [warning] that koalas may be in the area.”
Queensland Koala Society co-founder Angela Christodoulou said the changes were “a great start”, but speed limit needed to be reduced even further.
Transport Minister Mark Bailey said he previously advised the council that an engineer could consider all matters relevant to establishing an “appropriate speed limit” during the review process, even though wildlife was not specifically mentioned in the guidelines until a short time ago.
He said the changes made to the speed limit guidelines came after advocacy from Labor MP for Greenslopes Joe Kelly.
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The speed limit on a road on Brisbane’s south side will be permanently reduced from 70 kilometres per hour to 60kph in a bid to protect koalas living in nearby bushland.
Ms Adams said reducing the speed limit from 70kph to 60kph on Boundary Road would cut stopping distances by up to 20 per cent, which would “hopefully mean fewer koala strikes”.
“I want to thank everyone who has been involved in what has been a five-year campaign to make this happen and remind residents to drive safely whenever they see signs [warning] that koalas may be in the area.”
Queensland Koala Society co-founder Angela Christodoulou said the changes were “a great start”, but speed limit needed to be reduced even further.
Transport Minister Mark Bailey said he previously advised the council that an engineer could consider all matters relevant to establishing an “appropriate speed limit” during the review process, even though wildlife was not specifically mentioned in the guidelines until a short time ago.
He said the changes made to the speed limit guidelines came after advocacy from Labor MP for Greenslopes Joe Kelly.
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