Main Roads considers all road users in the design and maintenance of our state-controlled road network. This includes motorists, public transport users, pedestrians and cyclists.
Many of our new projects include facilities for pedestrians, such as pathways, kerb ramps, bridges, overpasses, underpasses, traffic lights and facilities to assist pedestrians who are blind or vision impaired to cross the road.
Current and future projects catering for pedestrians include:
- Acacia Ridge rail crossing overpass
- Bruce Highway upgrade (Yandina to Cooroy)
- Caboolture Bypass
- Gateway Upgrade Project
- Granard Road intersections at Balham Road and Beatty Road
- Hope Island road duplication
- Houghton Highway Bridge duplication
- Morayfield Road upgrade project (Bruce Highway to Gaffield Street) - Proposed Upgrade Option
- Mt Lindesay Highway upgrade (Green Road to Granger Road)
- North Ward Road: Landsborough Street and Warburton Street: intersection upgrade
- Pacific Motorway Transit Project (Logan River to Nathan)
- Smith Street Major upgrade and 24-hour T3 transit lanes
- Sunshine Motorway projects - Maroochydore Road to Pacific Paradise including Maroochy River Bridge
- Toowong roundabout cyclist and pedestrian crossing.
There are separate road rules for pedestrians, involving where and when to cross a road. Pedestrian road rules are contained within the Transport Operations (Road Use Management-Road Rules) Regulation 1999. Some rules for your safety:
- Always use a pedestrian crossing, if there is one close by (that is, within 20 m). If there isn't one, use the safest, shortest route across the road.
- Only cross at traffic lights when the pedestrian light is green. If the light is flashing red, don't step onto the road. You can continue crossing the road, quickly and safely.
- Scooter, skateboard and rollerblade users must give way to pedestrians.
Queensland Transport's website has information on pedestrian safety. The site has information on the safety education campaign, road rules, children and elderly safety hints, benefits of walking and links to walking-related websites.
Last updated 14 September 2007