Did you know that the nine-kilometre stretch between Nudgee Rd and Deagon Deviation of the Gateway Motorway will soon be monitored by point-to-point speed cameras?
Plans are in place to install new point-to-point speed cameras later this year along the busy northbound and southbound sections of the Gateway Motorway, the Department of Transport and Main Roads announced.
Speed reminder signs have already been installed but the new devices are expected to be switched on next year.
The three-lane stretch will be Queensland’s third major highway to be policed by average-speed cameras since it was first rolled out in 2011. A 100-kph speed limit is currently implemented at Gateway Motorway but that may change depending on the traffic flow on either side.
With the exception of Tasmania and the Northern Territory, all of Australia’s states and territories are using point-to-point speed cameras.
QLD, like all other jurisdictions (except NSW), will use point-to-point speed cameras to target both cars and trucks. In NSW, these cameras are used to enforce speed limits on heavy vehicles only.
These speed cameras are capable of recording a vehicle’s registration plates at fixed points and then calculating the average speed it travels between the two points.
The system can also be used as a tool to catch unlicensed drivers and motorists driving an unregistered vehicle.
Transport and Main Roads said that point-to-point speed cameras have been proven to reduce instances of speeding along locations that are considered high risk. They also improve traffic flow and density.
Where these cameras will be located depends on the analysis of the lengths of roads, such as motorways and highways, with speeding-related crash history. They are particularly useful at enforcing speed limits, particularly in locations where using other speed enforcement systems may be difficult or dangerous to implement.
