MOUNT Cotton Road has again come under fire, with Oodgeroo MP Mark Robinson warning the sounds of sirens are becoming more frequent and peak hour traffic is getting worse by the day.
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It comes after a motorbike rider was killed on the road last week and in the wake of thousands of locals signing a petition to have lights put in at the intersection of Double Jump Road.
Mr Robinson said the state government had failed to follow through on proposals for the road corridor project made in 2007.
They included duplicating Mount Cotton, Broadwater and Duncan roads from Upper Tingalpa Creek to Taylor Road.
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The document was released in late 2007 and called for community feedback on concept plans.
"It contained improvements that would have helped alleviate many of the problems we are seeing today," Mr Robinson said.
"Labor members at the time vigorously promoted the department's vision but to the disappointment of the Redlands community, the works did not eventuate."
Transport has come under intense scrutiny in recent months, particularly in the past week, with the Brisbane Olympics now locked in for 2032.
Roads have also become a hot-button issue amid a stoush between deputy premier Steven Miles and council on housing supply.
Mr Robinson said Mount Cotton Road was notorious for peak-hour traffic and congestion was getting worse as the population increased.
He took a shot at the government in calling for the road to be duplicated, saying MPs needed to stop playing with people's lives.
"Unfortunately, the sound of sirens is becoming more and more frequent as accidents are common along this stretch of roadway," Mr Robinson said.
Main Roads Minister Mark Bailey said significant work had already been done along the road, including increasing space between carriageways.
Millions were to be spent on other improvements, like a planning study to investigate capacity and intersections between Double Jump Road and Duncan Road.
A total of $1.5 million would go towards planning on Beenleigh-Redland Bay Road, between Logandale Boulevard and Mount Cotton Road.
"These projects will inform future transport investment projects along the developing and fast-growing corridor in this area," Mr Bailey said. "Any future upgrades will need to compete with other statewide priorities for funding ... "
Mr Robinson said congestion was causing problems at roundabouts like those at Avalon Road and Ney Road, with motorists forced to a crawl.
"Driver goodwill is often relied upon at these locations by those trying to cross through the roundabouts when oncoming cars are virtually at a standstill," he said.
"I am grateful to those motorists who utilise common sense in this regard, otherwise more mishaps are ... waiting to happen."
Mr Bailey said the government had committed to spending a record $27.5 billion over four years as part of the Queensland Transport and Roads Investment Program.
That was in contrast to the LNP state government, which cut about $600 million from the program during the Newman era.
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