In December 1977 the question of whether Campbelltown needed traffic lights was a hot topic. The idea absolutely horrified some residents, with such comments as “Sydney is saturated with these electronic monstrosities” and “let’s not get carried away with the traffic light installations”. There was no stopping progress however, and the lights were given the go-ahead.
The lights were to be situated at the intersections of Queen
and Railway Streets, and Queen and Dumaresq Streets. They were installed by the
Department of Main Roads and ancillary work such as kerbing and guttering was
undertaken by council. On Thursday 8th June 1978 an electrical
engineer made final checks on the system and at the end of June the lights
became active.
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| Intersection of Dumaresq and Queen Sts.circa 1970 prior to traffic lights. Geoff Eves Collection, Campbelltown City Library |
It’s hard to imagine a Queen Street today without traffic lights, but those original locations are still the only traffic lights along the main drag of Queen Street, from Allman Street to Railway Street!
Written by Claire Lynch
Sources - Campbelltown Ingleburn News.
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