The Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC) has established a fifth community consultative committee (CCC) for the Inland Rail project’s Kagaru to Acacia Ridge and Bromelton section, appointing a former local mayor as chair.
The CCC will address and raise community issues during the planning and design phase of the Kagaru to Acacia Ridge and Bromelton section of the 1,700-kilometre freight rail line. With the establishment of the committee, all Queensland corridor sections now are covered by CCCs.
Former Scenic Rim Mayor John Brent will lead the committee, which will also feature 16 members that have been selected from the local community through an independently-run process.
“We welcome the appointment of Mr Brent for the Kagaru to Acacia Ridge and Bromelton CCC. It is great to see ARTC’s ongoing commitment to genuine community engagement for the once-in-a-generation Inland Rail project,” federal infrastructure and transport minister Michael McCormack said.
“Together with the ARTC, we are committed to delivering Inland Rail and are working with communities and land-owners along the route to ensure local knowledge informs the planning of the project.”
The project along the section will see 49km of existing track to be upgraded to enable double-stacking capability along the existing interstate route both south from Kagaru to Bromelton and north from Kagaru to Brisbane’s major intermodal terminal at Acacia Ridge.
The first meeting of the Kagaru to Acacia Ridge and Bromelton CCC is expected to take place in November this year.