Congratulations on your front page article 31/3/2011 concerning the upgrade of the Eight Mile intersection.
In the past, I have drawn the attention of Main Roads to some road safety issues in the Stanthorpe district.
Some of these issues have subsequently been fixed while others are still a worry to me.
I would suggest that a local group of interested persons could be allowed or encouraged to form.
This group would have a common interest in pursuing these matters and taking up these issues with Main Roads.
The Eight Mile intersection is
very similar to the intersection allowing vehicles to exit the highway as they enter the road into Stanthorpe while travelling from the south.
Fatalities have occurred there in the past and more will occur in the future.
Perhaps roundabouts as are used where the Armidale exits join the highway could be considered for the Eight Mile and the Stanthorpe intersections.
A young life saved would more than pay for this kind of expense.
Alan Mayne
