A council spokesman said the project would improve safety for drivers, cyclists and pedestrians, improve traffic flow, reduce delays during peak times and cater for future growth. To accommodate this vital upgrade, some land resumptions are required to allow space for the additional traffic lanes, infrastructure upgrades, pedestrian pathways and landscaping, the spokesman said. The council has acquired 21 properties in part or full at a cost of $16,841,750 for the project. A drone image shows work done late last year that affected residents of the backstreets in Mooloolaba as part of the Mooloolaba Transport Corridor upgrade project. Picture: Patrick Woods Individual agreements with landowners are confidential but the spokesman said property purchases were informed by independent market valuations.
A council spokesman said the project would improve safety for drivers, cyclists and pedestrians, improve traffic flow, reduce delays during peak times and cater for future growth. To accommodate this vital upgrade, some land resumptions are required to allow space for the additional traffic lanes, infrastructure upgrades, pedestrian pathways and landscaping, the spokesman said. The council has acquired 21 properties in part or full at a cost of $16,841,750 for the project. A drone image shows work done late last year that affected residents of the backstreets in Mooloolaba as part of the Mooloolaba Transport Corridor upgrade project. Picture: Patrick Woods Individual agreements with landowners are confidential but the spokesman said property purchases were informed by independent market valuations.
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Update 2pm
One patient has been taken to the Sunshine Coast University Hospital after a dump truck and car crashed along a major Coast road.
A Queensland Ambulance spokeswoman said the patient was in a stable condition.
She said a second patient declined transport.
A Queensland police spokeswoman said police were no longer conducting traffic control and had left the scene.
Fire crews have also left the scene.
Update 1:19pm
Two patients are being assessed by paramedics and traffic is being diverted after a dump truck and car crashed on a Minyama bridge.
A Fire and Emergency spokeswoman said a crew was on the scene of a crash where a dump truck and a car had collided on McKenzie Bridge along Brisbane Road about 12:35pm.