A tunnel stretching almost 12 kilometres from Bald Hills to Kedron has been investigated as a new study warns north Brisbane's transport network faces failure within a decade.
The viability of a tunnel stretching nearly 12 kilometres from Bald Hills to Kedron and costing at least $9.5 billion is being investigated.The $10 million study was funded by the federal governmentThe six-lane tunnel, which would connect with Airport Link, was part of the outcome of a $10 million federally-funded study undertaken over two years by Brisbane City Council.
Stretching from Carseldine to Alderley and including the Chermside Hills Reserve, the land was a "significant biodiversity corridor" likely to contain a number of threatened species, the study observed. A longer-term option of extending the underground motorway with an 11 kilometre tunnel from McDowall to Toowong by 2041 was also considered.Brisbane City Council Labor leader Jared Cassidy said Brisbane's LNP council had announced a multi-billion dollar proposal "without saying when it will be funded".
"This plan is meant to be a missing link for the motorway network – but this council is missing the mark."Mr Wines said the study had been sent to the federal and state governments, as well as Infrastructure Australia, for consideration.