10 October 2017
Council has welcomed State Government funding for two safety improvement projects at Tweed Heads.
Minister for Roads, Maritime and Freight Melinda Pavey visited the Tweed on Friday to announce funding of $20,000 to improve pedestrian safety at the intersection of Minjungbal Drive and Blundell Boulevard near Tweed City Shopping Centre.
A ‘timed red arrow protection’ will be installed at the intersection to hold traffic turning on to Minjungbal Drive when pedestrians are on the crossing.
The funding request was sponsored by Member for Tweed Geoff Provest after Mrs Patricia O’Neill wrote to him expressing the concerns of elderly residents unable to cross quickly and of their anxiety when caught on the crossing after the lights had changed or when turning traffic was approaching.
“We welcome this funding because this is one of the busiest intersections in the Tweed and it can be an anxious crossing for our elderly,” said Director Engineering David Oxenham.
Council also welcomed Minister Pavey’s announcement of $54,000 to install two web cameras to watch boaties cross the bars at the Tweed River Estuary and at Cudgen Creek.
The web cameras will give Marine Rescue NSW volunteers at the Point Danger tower extended visibility of boaties as they cross the bars at Tweed Heads and Kingscliff.
Boaties will be able to access the live footage online to assess conditions before they head out on the water.
Both projects are expected to be completed before the end of the year.