The federal government has invested an extra $50 million in the delivery of a business case to expand the Brisbane Metro.
The business case will assess four different extension routes: to Carseldine, Springwood, Capalaba and the airport.
It will also look at station locations, infrastructure requirements like the number of fast charging sites and fleet size, and how the new routes would integrate with the existing public transport system.
It builds on $51.5 million recently committed to Brisbane Metro to ensure the project’s delivery.
It takes the Australian Government’s total investment in the project to more than $400 million.
The government will also contribute to the development of two more business cases.
The cost and scope of works required for the restoration and future maintenance of the Story Bridge will be assess at a cost of $2.25 milliion, while $1 million has been allocated to updating the business case for the construction of a new active travel bridge from Toowong to West End.
The Albanese Government also recently committed $78.5 million towards cost pressures on the Moggill Road Corridor Upgrade project, replacing the Indooroopilly roundabout with an overpass over Moggill Road, upgrading key intersections and providing new on-road cycling facilities and footpaths. This new investment takes the government’s total contribution to this project to $128.5 million.
Senator Murray Watt said that with Brisbane continuing to grow at a rapid pace, it’s important to invest in projects that improve connectivity and build safe and active transport options for residents – and that’s what this funding does.
“Whether you’re jumping on the new metro, cycling out west or crossing the most quintessential of Brisbane of landmarks, the Story Bridge, the Albanese Government is contributing strongly to keeping this city moving.”
