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Residents can have their say on new on-road cycle lanes and off-road shared pedestrian/cycle pathways along the Dawson Highway.
The Department of Transport and Main Roads is undertaking a planning project to identify and prioritise potential locations for pathways between Glenlyon Street and Harvey Road.
TMR is inviting residents to share their feedback and experiences using related roads, and what is important to them about the local area and bike riding.
“Your input will help identify and prioritise the locations for the potential new infrastructure,” a TMR spokesman said.
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Initial 10.28am:
Emergency services were called to the Dawson Hwy at 9.44am.
A Queensland Ambulance Service spokeswoman said two women were taken to Gladstone Hospital in stable conditions.
Mayor Matt Burnett has advised to avoid the area in a social media post.
A Queensland Police Service spokeswoman said no roads were blocked and the vehicles had been towed. dawson hwy
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A man successfully applied for a work licence in court after being convicted of drug-driving on a major highway.
Shawn Albert Johnson, 27, pleaded guilty in Gladstone Magistrates Court on Tuesday to drug-driving.
Police prosecutor Carl Spargo read the facts of the man’s case to the court and Acting Magistrate Damian Carroll.
On January 4, about 9.33am, Calliope police intercepted a silver Hyundai Getz on the Dawson Hwy, Calliope.
Johnson was identified as the driver and subsequently returned a positive test result to cannabis.