www.Parctel.com: Taxi-drivers and shuttle bus operators have blasted new traffic lights on the Brisbane airport roundabout as a "pointless" exercise that has doubled peak-hour congestion.
Four sets of lights were installed on each corner of the roundabout at the end of August to improve safety and traffic flow.
The Department of Main Roads says the $1.48 million project has reduced to zero the number of accidents on the notorious trouble-spot.
But businesses that rely on access to the airport say the new system has turned a traffic headache into a congestion nightmare, with cars banking up back to the international airport on a daily basis.
BAP Airport Parking General Manager Andrew Bell says his business has been inundated with complaints from frustrated customers.
Full story on the Brisbane Times
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