Logan motorists suffered from some of the most severe traffic in the state last year, a new report shows.
An RACQ analysis of the city’s government-owned roads shows congestion has worsened on some roads, with the average speed on the M1 near Springwood among the worst.
The second most-affected morning route was the M1 between Logan River Bridge and Springwood, with motorists driving at average speeds of 53km/h.
The average free-flow speed is 95km/h.
On the average weekday, this congestion caused delays of more than five minutes.
“To manage congestion along our major radial roads that lead into central Brisbane we need to see significant and continued investment in public and active transport to put more people on bikes, buses and trains, and fewer in cars,” RAQC’s head of public policy Dr Michael Kane said.
On the brighter side, the M1 upgrades between the Gateway Motorway (Eight Mile Plains) and Springwood appear to have increased average speeds.
In morning peak inbound, average speeds between the Springwood VMS billboard and Underwood Road have increased from 45.2 km/h in 2019 to 71.0 km/h in 2023.
