Bumper to bumper traffic at peak hours on Cleveland-Redland Bay Road has left motorists fed up with the new Anita Street traffic lights.
It has been more than a year since MP Kim Richards turned the first sod on the long awaited work on the busy road.
The traffic lights at the intersection were switched on after a decade-long campaign by residents.
This may be a relief to residents in the side street, but not to commuters travelling the main road.
Motorists had hoped the upgrades on the busy road would ease traffic and make it safer but Cleveland-Redland Bay Road is backing up anytime there is heavy traffic.
Motorists took to the Redland City Bulletin Facebook page to complain about the lights which sometimes see traffic backed about 800 metres north to the Adventist Retirement Village at the Victoria Point shopping centres.
Hayley Louise said: "Great news for the residents but something isn't working right as they (traffic lights) are causing massive back ups to the shopping centre and beyond, bumper to bumper, no movement. I cringe at the thought of them adding another set at Magnolia Street as well. We are already at a complete standstill several times throughout the day... peak times are beyond crazy."
Mick Harris said the lights made the intersection safer but the traffic build up was worse than ever.
"Come 3pm it's backed up to Victoria Point shops, right up to the lights near the servo. Just another band aid fix. The amount of people in this area demands two lanes from Boundary Road roundabout to way past Redland Bay."
The Main Roads Department is working on a $110 million upgrade to Cleveland-Redland Bay Road to cut travel time.
A key feature is add two lanes between Anita Street and Magnolia Parade at Victoria Point.
Bowman MP Andrew Laming said the Anita Street upgrade had a one lane bottleneck at both ends and had made no difference for commuters.
He called for plans and a timeline on any further works.
"The road has gotten worse... it goes from four lanes to two lanes and it's bottlenecking which slows down traffic... The Anita Street traffic lights have made the road worse not better," he said.
Mr Laming is advocating for Cleveland-Redland Bay Road to become four lanes.
"We are aiming to get a commitment from government on a plan of what the road will look like, a design to see what motorists can expect," he said.
A Main Roads Department spokesperson said public utilities would be relocated this year.
"Civil construction works for the duplication of Cleveland-Redland Bay Road will start next year, weather and construction conditions permitting," a spokesperson said.
He said a business case had been completed and identified several intersections including Serpentine Creek Road, Melanie Street as well as areas near Lakeside Boulevard and Boundary Street for road safety improvement works.
Redlands MP Kim Richards was approached for comment.