Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner said resumptions were partly needed for “layover sites” where Metro vehicles could be charged,maintained and redirected to new lines.
An existing bus layover would be shifted,and connections improved between trains,buses and Metro vehicles.
“From a network point of view,having the transfer point between the two modes of travel – bus and train – is absolutely critical,especially,if it is going to be the Olympic stadium,” Schrinner said on Friday.
He said a final decision had not been made on the sites needed for the project.
“[It] will be quite large,the underground works will be quite extensive. It is a major underground Metro station,effectively.”
Amid debate over the future of housing and transport in Brisbane,Schrinner said he expected industrial areas of Moorooka and Salisbury,along the Beenleigh rail line,to be converted into well-connected residential communities.