Petition to replace lighting
EARLIER this year, TMR installed a pedestrian refuge on David Low Way adjacent to the Scrub Road intersection, and while this has been welcomed, the large floodlights that have been installed have not.
These lights are the type you would find in a stadium or on the highway, not in a low-impact, highly sensitive coastal environment. Not only are they completely out of character for the area, but they also sit adjacent to turtle nesting sites.
Neither TMR nor the Minister would listen to our concerns, so we’ve started a petition calling for the lights to be replaced. Please sign, share and show your support. Visit queensland.typeform.com/fixthelights.
Speed limit under review
Following lots of complaints, I’m pleased to advise that TMR is looking at the speed limit on David Low Way, adjacent to the Coolum Sports Complex.
Locals have told me they want the speed limit to be reduced for better safety and access. This section of David Low Way is currently 80km/hr, and it can be close to impossible to get safely in and out of the sports complex at peak times.
This is not the first time we’ve raised this issue. Last year, the State government provided funding to Council to upgrade the entrance to the sports complex, and while this has helped, it hasn’t solved the problem.
The speed limit review will consider the section of David Low Way north of Stumers Creek bridge, including the entrance to the sport complex, with the results to be considered by a committee that includes representatives of Council, QPS and TMR.
Fingers crossed, we get the result we’ve been waiting for.