THE notorious ‘black spot’ on the main Lemon Tree Passage Road is now gone.

For years ‘the bend’ around the hill on the way out of the suburb has claimed many victims with a poorly cambered road and excessive speed being blamed.

Advertise with News of The Area today.
It’s worth it for your business.
Message us.
Phone us – (02) 4981 8882.
Email us – media@newsofthearea.com.au

Indeed, residents on the lower side of the black spot saw vehicles in their front yards or even inside their homes.

If you look closely at one of the red brick houses you will notice that the brick colour on the front corner is a different one to the rest of the building.

This resulted from tradesmen not quite being able to match it during the rebuild.

The most recent accident saw a four-wheel-drive and a boat wiped out as a car, in the early hours of the morning and travelling at speed, lost control on this dangerous section of road.

Council has just spent over $300,000 widening, resurfacing with ‘hot mix’ and kerbing and guttering the section which, according to local Councillor Steve Tucker, should eliminate the problem.

“There will be no parking permitted on the southern side of the road and if the 50 kilometre per hour speed limit is observed there should be no problems in the future,” he stated.

“The residents on the lower side will be very happy with the improvements and be able to sleep soundly,” he added.

Potholes continue to be a problem with the never ending wet weather and council gangs constantly repairing them on a rotational basis.

The $1,700,000 rebuild of Tanilba Rd Mallabula is well advanced with the expected finishing date being November this year.