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| Historic day for Home Hill - the town's first traffic lights signal a new era |
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Main Roads Minister Craig Wallace returned home to Home Hill today to help switch on the first set of traffic lights in the heart of the town. Minister Wallace said the $800,000 pedestrian crossing on Eighth Avenue would boost safety for people crossing the busy Bruce Highway. |
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"It was funded by the State Government and built by Main Roads workers, but the real heroes on this historic day are those community members who drove this project from the start," Mr Wallace said. The Minister said Main Roads consulted with the Burdekin Chamber of Commerce, Burdekin Shire Council and a range of neighbourhood groups and associations to come up with the best possible solution. "Together they looked at all the options and agreed that a signalised crossing was in the best interests of the community. It goes to show what can be achieved when everyone pulls together," he said. "It's an historic day for Home Hill. In years to come, we'll be able to say we were here when Home Hill's first traffic lights were switched on." Mr Wallace said the project that delivered Home Hill's first traffic lights included a pedestrian refuge crossing on the western service road and two parking spaces for people with a disability. "This is about road safety, which always comes first in my book. The new traffic lights signal a new era for Home Hill and a safer way for locals and tourists to cross Home Hill's busiest road," he said. Source: Minister for Main Roads, The Honourable Craig Wallace |
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