Queensland’s most prominent public transport advocate says keeping the Gold Coast-Brisbane Airport direct link would create a dangerous rail connection.
A direct train service linking the Gold Coast with Brisbane Airport will end when Cross River Rail becomes operational in 2025,and the tourist mecca’s mayor is not happy.
Brisbane’s new underground Roma Street and Albert Street stations will be at the centre of a rail revolution from mid-2025.
New technology to make the train network more efficient was tested last week,so “we can run more trains more often and more tightly together”.
It was meant to be the next big thing after Cross River Rail,but the planned east-west Brisbane Subway has been largely forgotten. Until now.
Treasurer Cameron Dick announced the outlay on Sunday while marking a major milestone for the Cross River Rail project.
A leading rail advocate has called on the Queensland government to follow Victoria’s lead and release SEQ’s new rail map.
More than 30 months since work began on the new Albert Street station,construction crews have bottomed-out at Brisbane’s biggest-ever hole.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has hosed down suggestions a newly signed Queensland infrastructure deal worth $1.8 billion was completed because of the looming poll.
The state government will review the proportion of affordable housing units at the state government-owned Woolloongabba site,but 50 per cent of the Gabba site will be open space.
Adrian Schrinner says the tight rental market justifies having twice as many affordable and social housing units.