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O’Byrne must release list of roads considered for speed reduction

2012

Infrastructure Minister David O’Byrne must immediately release the list of roads currently being considered for a reduction in the default speed limit from 100km to 90km.

Following concerns about the nature of the information available during the last consultation process, Tasmanians deserve transparency on this issue.

There is no doubt that David O’Byrne’s enthusiasm for the project is simply a way to cheaply and easily abrogate his responsibilities to fix the state’s road infrastructure, which has consistently been given ‘fail’ marks by Engineering Australia.

Regional Tasmania, including areas such as the East Coast, has strong views about wholesale speed reductions, with the difference of 20km/h between the state’s main highways and regional highways becoming a disincentive to tour the whole state.

The only fair way forward from here is for the Minister to immediately release the list of roads under consideration for a reduction, and allow for genuine community feedback of the wisdom of the proposed action.