THREE people were taken to the Princess Alexandra Hospital after a notorious blackspot at Redland Bay racked up its second car crash this month.
A Queensland Ambulance Service spokesperson said crew was dispatched about 6.30am to help those injured in the two car collision at the Giles and Cleveland-Redland Bay roads’ intersection.
The spokesperson said three patients were transported in a stable condition to the hospital for “spinal precautions”, with neck pain reportedly experienced.
While police were unable to provide details of how the crash happened, the intersection is a known blackspot.
The junction claimed the life of an 82-year-old man in February after his car was hit by a school bus, with another man injured there in June and a person also hurt earlier this month.
While $2.9 million for traffic lights at the site was announced by the Palaszczuk government early last year as part of a $62 million Safer Roads Sooner program, political football has continued to be played out over the site.
As reported by Redland City Bulletin in April, Redlands MP Matt McEachan attacked Main Roads Minister Mark Bailey over the issue, saying the minister had failed to make himself available to discuss the situation.
Mr Bailey said the government would spend $3 million on improvements in addition to capacity upgrades by a large local development with road works to be completed in June next year.
As part of its development conditions, the Shoreline project was required to upgrade the Giles Road intersection and other sites.
Mr McEachan said the upgrade had gone no further than the design stage.
Labor candidate for Redlands Kim Richard also visited the site earlier this month with treasurer Curtis Pitt, accusing the LNP of failing to deliver upgrades when it was in government.
A Main Roads Department spokesperson said in June that money had been allocated for traffic lights.
“We are working with the Shoreline developer to ensure the upgrade is completed next year (by June 2018), weather permitting,’’ he said.
Redland City mayor Karen Williams told the Bulletin, also in June, that she had continued to call for the state to accept responsibility for the road and other thoroughfares that were the city’s worst choke points.
“The announcement of funding for the intersection upgrade was made with much fanfare a year ago,’’ she said at the time.
“We await a start on the work.’’
