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Transport projects ‘too far away’

05 Jun, 2008 05:48 PM
REDLAND City Council, State Members, the Opposition and the Infrastructure Association of Queensland have raised concerns over the long wait for public transport and road upgrades.

The State Government’s latest infrastructure blueprint reveals three road projects affecting the Redlands will be delayed and some bus and train projects are 10 to 20 years away.

Council’s acting chief executive officer Greg Underwood said the plan now included Cleveland railway line upgrades beyond 2019, but this was “too far off to improve current public transport problems in Cleveland”.

He said the Eastern Busway’s 2026 completion date was also too far away.

State Labor Member for Redlands John English admitted he was disappointed with the road upgrade timeframes but said the dates were “not set in concrete” and would be reviewed.

Opposition infrastructure spokeswoman Fiona Simpson said the Government had undertaken poor planning in the first place, while shadow transport minister Tim Nicholls said the Redlands had been ignored.

Infrastructure Association executive director and former Redland mayoral candidate Paul Clauson said the Eastern Busway needed to be given a higher priority.

Labor MP for Capalaba Michael Choi said he would push for the busway and other projects to be sped up. Cleveland MP Phil Weightman said he would push for the rail duplication to be brought forward.

An Infrastructure Department spokesman said projects across South East Queensland had been “re-sequenced to provide the best possible infrastructure program for the region as a whole”.

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The calls from our local State Members for extra public transport just show that the State Government has not learnt a thing and that they don't even listen to their own members. Paul Lucas and the Premier seem to be driving the show for their mates ("we will deliver them the land!") and to hang with anyone else. Never mind about the sardines in the tin! Nor the koalas in the few trees left. Let's take the lot: there is money in it for our mates and we have wrapped it up in the paper of "housing affordability"! They sure are determined to roll out the extra population for Redlands to satisfy the development industry. Sadly our local Members will still be calling for better public transport for the next so many years!
Posted by Big Boy, 6/06/2008 7:20:39 AM
It seems everyone agrees that 20 years is too long. So who is the one causing such delay? We all know we need the Eastern Busway NOW, not 20 years later. By the time we probably would run out of petrol anyway. Our local members are all in Labour Party. Can we see some action here in stead of talking?
Posted by r, 6/06/2008 2:14:54 PM
When does Chandler Sports Centre get a rail line, its been 26 years since the 82 games?
Posted by Julian Thomas, 9/06/2008 11:50:19 AM

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