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Gold Coast backs Clagiraba Road safety push but rejects closure
City of Gold Coast councillors have backed enforcement and new safety works for Clagiraba Road, but ruled out traffic calming devices and a permanent closure to through traffic.
City of Gold Coast councillors have ordered targeted police enforcement on Clagiraba Road and backed a push for end-to-end average speed cameras, but they rejected traffic calming devices and a permanent closure at the Transport and Infrastructure Committee meeting on 24 March 2026.
The committee also backed a vehicle activated speed sign and high friction surface treatment for Clagiraba Road, with funding to be sought through the 2026-27 budget process. In the adopted resolution, the Mayor was asked to write to the Minister for Transport and Main Roads, and the State Members for Theodore and Mudgeeraba, about average speed cameras and non-standard ‘Ignore GPS’ signage.
City officers were also told to contact vehicle satellite navigation system companies to ask that Clagiraba Road not be identified as a preferred route for through traffic.
The Clagiraba Road resolution went beyond the original recommendation. It added the vehicle activated speed sign, to be funded from Division 5 Local Area Works, and high friction surface treatment, to be funded from the Citywide Road Rehabilitation Program.
The committee kept its refusal to install traffic calming devices on Clagiraba Road and its refusal to permanently close the road to through traffic.
The same meeting also dealt with two other petition responses. In Palm Beach, councillors noted the findings of the investigation into road safety concerns on Nineteenth Avenue and acknowledged the reduced 50km/h limit between the Gold Coast Highway and Dogwood Drive.
In Burleigh Waters, councillors did not support a zebra crossing on Dunlin Drive near Dunlin Drive Link Park at this stage. They did support additional pedestrian warning signage and vegetation management, and they asked for investigation of a supervised children’s crossing, a pedestrian refuge island and a connecting pathway.
The committee also noted its forward planning schedule. The meeting was held on 24 March 2026 and the resolutions were later adopted by council on 2 April 2026.
For Clagiraba Road residents, the immediate steps are enforcement and requests to state authorities, not a closure. Around Dunlin Drive Link Park, the next steps are signage, vegetation work and further investigation rather than a zebra crossing.
Reference minutes
Source: City of Gold Coast Transport & Infrastructure Committee meeting, 24 March 2026.
Key facts from the minutes
- The City of Gold Coast requested targeted enforcement of the speed limit on Clagiraba Road through the Queensland Police Service.
- The Mayor was asked to write to the Minister for Transport and Main Roads, and State Members for Theodore and Mudgeeraba, about average speed cameras and non-standard “Ignore GPS” signage.
- Council did not support traffic calming devices on Clagiraba Road.
- Council did not support the permanent closure of Clagiraba Road to through traffic.
- The adopted Clagiraba Road resolution added a vehicle activated speed sign funded from Division 5 Local Area Works and high friction surface treatment funded from the Citywide Road Rehabilitation Program.
- On Nineteenth Avenue in Palm Beach, council noted the reduced 50km/h speed limit between the Gold Coast Highway and Dogwood Drive.
- Near Caningeraba State School in Burleigh Waters, council did not back a zebra crossing on Dunlin Drive near Dunlin Drive Link Park, but supported warning signage and further investigations.
Why it matters
- Clagiraba Road is staying open to through traffic, but council has backed enforcement and asked for new safety measures, including a speed sign and surface treatment. Elsewhere, the meeting confirmed a lower speed limit on Nineteenth Avenue and more pedestrian safety work near Caningeraba State School.