Today’s “city deal” funding announcements for projects in my electorate, such as the new Gabba bus station & Kangaroo point foot/bike bridge are welcome, but the proof of the pudding will be in the eating.
The Morrison-Joyce government has consistently shown they are all announcement, no delivery.
This tendency has been evident with other “city deal” announcements, in other states, made before the last federal election.
This tendency has been evident with other “city deal” announcements, in other states, made before the last federal election.
Today’s announcements also represent a missed opportunity to deal with a significant road and rail infrastructure problem in the inner south-eastern suburbs.
I am disappointed that today’s announcements are yet another missed opportunity for the Morrison-Joyce government to commit funding for removing the open level crossing at Coorparoo station.
Back in April 2019 their government committed $85 million towards level crossing removal at Lindum station in Ross Vasta’s electorate of Bonner.
But the Morrison-Joyce government has never announced funding to remove the Coorparoo level crossing in my electorate of Griffith. And that remains true after today’s city deal announcement.
The Coorparoo level crossing is one of Brisbane’s worst for near misses. In mid-2021 the Courier Mail reported there had been 61 near misses at the crossing in the past decade.
The RACQ has identified level crossings at Coopers Plains, Alderley, Coorparoo, Runcorn, Lindum, Carseldine and Wacol as priority locations for removal.
And aside from the serious safety concerns, the Coorparoo Level Crossing is one of the Southside’s worst traffic snarls.
The federal government should have taken the opportunity to put serious money on the table in this set of “city deal” announcements for the removal of the Coorparoo Level Crossing.
• • •
Missing some Tweet in this thread? You can try to
force a refresh
