The Queensland government will spend $35 million taking a fresh look at a proposal to build a road tunnel in Brisbane’s north.
The latest proposal – for a seven-kilometre tunnel – would provide a link from the Bruce Highway to Legacy Way, Clem7, M1 and the Centenary Highway between Kedron and Carseldine.Tony Moore
That three-year study looked at road, rail and public transport options to realign movements on the northside, and also resolve the fate of the preserved North West Transport Corridor.While the council study identified an overwhelming need for new connections, it lost the opportunity of further Commonwealth funds because it was deemed to have prematurely ruled out the unpopular option of surface-level construction on the corridor.
Announcing the funding ahead of Tuesday’s state budget, Treasurer Cameron Dick said the study would require a new entity, North Brisbane Infrastructure, to be established through the Queensland Investment Corporation. “Based on Brisbane’s most recent road tunnel projects, from this point, the tunnel could potentially be built within about eight years if it stacks up.”It comes ahead of council and state elections in 2024. In previous campaigns, residents have endured competing claims of secret plans to build a motorway along the corridor.
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