A $4 million Logan Road bike lane project got underway last week.
The bike lane is part of a state government plan to make a 2.6km stretch of road at Underwood safer for cyclists.
Initial construction would call on the expertise of workers in construction and traffic management.
Member for Waterford Shannon Fentiman said the upgrade would extend existing on-road bike lanes along Logan Road further to Levington Road and provide a safe connection for bike riders to the popular southside Veloway.
“We are making sure our bike riders can get to where they’re going safer and faster,” Ms Fentiman said.
“And our investment in construction is ensuring we continue to create more local jobs.
“Once complete there will be 4.1km of dedicated bike lanes along Logan Road so families and commuters can safely ride to local shops and the nearby veloway, which runs all the way to the Brisbane CBD.”
Ms Fentiman said while Covid-19 had been a huge challenge for the community, a bright spot was that more families were taking up bike riding.
Member for Toohey Peter Russo said the new lanes would be ready for use towards the end of the year, weather and construction conditions permitting.
“It joins other major bike projects like the $45 million veloway project Stage E and plans to complete the missing link of the veloway at MacGregor between Laver and Veivers streets, to create a seamless, safe bike connection from Logan to Brisbane,” Mr Russo said.
TMR has worked closely with the community on the upgrade, and in response to concerns about road safety, they’ll remove the northbound right turn from Logan Road to Bambara Street and extend the northbound right-turn lane at the Harris Road intersection.
As part of the project, bus stops relocated and some car parks removed to make the road safer.
