The Urban Developer
AdvertiseEventsWebinars
Urbanity
Awards
Sign In
Membership
Latest
Menu
Location
Sector
Category
Content
Type
Newsletters
Untitled design (8)
FULL PROGRAM RELEASED FOR URBANITY-25 CONNECTING PROPERTY LEADERS ACROSS THE ASIA PACIFIC
FULL PROGRAM RELEASED FOR URBANITY-25 WHERE THE PROPERTY INDUSTRY CONNECTS
VIEW FULL AGENDADETAILS
TheUrbanDeveloper
Follow
About
About Us
Membership
Awards
Events
Webinars
Listings
Resources
Terms & Conditions
Commenting Policy
Privacy Policy
Republishing Guidelines
Editorial Charter
Complaints Handling Policy
Contact
General Enquiries
Advertise
Contribution Enquiry
Project Submission
Membership Enquiry
Newsletter
Stay up to date and with the latest news, projects, deals and features.
Subscribe
ADVERTISEMENT
InfrastructureLindsay SaundersMon 12 Jun 23

Government Plots $35m North Brisbane Tunnel Inquiry

The Queensland government has announced it will undertake a multi-million-dollar investigation into a road tunnel for Brisbane’s north.

The announcement, the day before the Queensland budget is due to be handed down, details that $35 million will be spent on a “detailed investment proposal towards building a congestion-busting road tunnel between Kedron and Carseldine”.

The proposal will be led by a new entity, North Brisbane Infrastructure, which will be established through the Queensland Investment Corporation.

North Brisbane Infrastructure will undertake detailed transport modelling, technical assessments and financial analysis as part of this process.

The analysis will also consider the interaction of the proposed tunnel with public and active transport needs and opportunities along the corridor.

Potential benefits to be examined as part of detailed investment proposal include shorter commuter times; better connections with the Bruce Highway to and from the Sunshine Coast; better connections to the west of the city through Legacy Way and south through the Clem7 to the M1; and improving amenity and liveability for locals by removing through traffic from Gympie Road.

“Given the significance of the project, any tunnel will need to be tolled, and this will be considered as part of the detailed investment proposal,” the government said.

“Community consultation to allow residents, businesses and other key stakeholders to have their say will be undertaken later this year.”

Treasurer Cameron Dick said the tunnel was a “new solution proposed for a long-established challenge—easing congestion through Brisbane’s north”.

null
▲ Kedron in the north of Brisbane. Source: Nearmap

He said the QIC, which has nearly $30 billion in infrastructure assets under management,  “has the expertise to give us the clearest answer in the shortest time to decide whether a Gympie Road toll tunnel stacks up”.

“Forecast population growth on the Sunshine Coast and in the Moreton Bay region will increase traffic into Brisbane, so now is the right time to do this work.

“Based on Brisbane’s most recent road tunnel projects, from this point the tunnel could potentially be built within about eight years if it stacks up.”

Brisbane Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner welcomed the news while bemoaning on social media that “it’s frustrating this will be the subject of yet another study (we completed one last year), it’s a big step in the right direction for residents”.

“Now that the state government has finally admitted tunnels are a better option, they must rule out bulldozing bushland and permanently preserve the North West Transport Corridor as an environmentally sensitive green corridor.”

Transport and main roads minister Mark Bailey said the investment proposal would also consider active transport, which we know is an important option for the future.

InfrastructureBrisbaneAustraliaPlanningConstructionConstructionOther
AUTHOR
Lindsay Saunders
The Urban Developer - News Editor
More articles by this author
linkedin icon
ADVERTISEMENT
Build-to-Rent

The 10 Biggest BtR Projects Under Construction in 2025

Editorial Desk
Port Stanvac has undergone 10 years of remediation for MAB to turn it into a masterplanned community 25km from Adelaide CBD.
Placemaking

MAB Moves Adelaide South Coast Masterplan Forward

Renee McKeown
Metrics Sir Stamford redevelopment
Residential

Metrics Takes Over Sir Stamford Hotel Sydney Project

Vanessa Croll
The non-bank lender plans to deliver the 16-storey apartment and hospitality project at its second JDH-linked site after…
LATEST
Build-to-Rent

The 10 Biggest BtR Projects Under Construction in 2025

Editorial Desk
5 Min
Port Stanvac has undergone 10 years of remediation for MAB to turn it into a masterplanned community 25km from Adelaide CBD.
Placemaking

MAB Moves Adelaide South Coast Masterplan Forward

Renee McKeown
2 Min
Metrics Sir Stamford redevelopment
Residential

Metrics Takes Over Sir Stamford Hotel Sydney Project

Vanessa Croll
3 Min
Wel Co's Thornhill Park, 40km west of the Melbourne CBD.
Exclusive

Waiting for Victoria: Why Wel.co says State Planning isn’t Working

Marisa Wikramanayake
6 Min
View All >
ADVERTISEMENT
Article originally posted at: https://theurbandeveloper.com/articles/north-brisbane-road-tunnel-inquiry
SHARE
3
print
Print
TOP STORIES
Wel Co's Thornhill Park, 40km west of the Melbourne CBD.
Exclusive

Waiting for Victoria: Why Wel.co says State Planning isn’t Working

Marisa Wikramanayake
6 Min
Woods Bagot Principal Alex Hall and Penny Place Adelaide
Exclusive

Amplified Affordability: Woods Bagot Cracks Housing Cost Code

Leon Della Bosca
8 Min
Goodman Brisbane Industrial EDM
Exclusive

Olympics a ‘Springboard’ for Brisbane’s Industrial Age

Clare Burnett
6 Min
Colliers build-to-rent head Robert Papaleo speaking at The Urban Developer's Build-to-Rent Summit in Melbourne.
Exclusive

Get Creative Before BtR Wellspring Runs Dry, Sector Urged

Marisa Wikramanayake
4 Min
PGIM Real Estate Reimagines 444 queen street to 450 queen street brisbane
Exclusive

Coming, Ready or Not: Relic Stripped to Bone for Green Glow-Up

Renee McKeown
5 Min
View All >