Good news for grey nomads of the future, relief may be eventually coming to one of Queensland’s most maligned roads … the heavily congested Bruce Highway.
The state government released the proposed corridor for stage two of the Bruce Highway Western Alternative, a planned but as yet unfunded 60-kilometre road between Brisbane and the Sunshine Coast.
The western alternative will run from north Brisbane, near Bald Hills, north-west to Steve Irwin Way at Beerburrum and be built in four stages.
Transport Minister Mark Bailey told the Brisbane Times he had asked his department to provide the ‘preferred route’ for the second stage between Rocksberg, near the Caboolture River, and Browns Road at Narangba, running west of Morayfield.
Preferred alignment for the Bruce Highway Western Alternative Stage 2—Moorina to Narangba, PIC: DTMS
“This western alternative to the Bruce Highway will be essential in supporting growth and to prevent gridlock between Brisbane and the Sunshine Coast,” Mr Bailey said.
Stage one of the western bypass, between the Caboolture River and Moodlu on the D’Aguilar Highway, was confirmed in late 2021. This section allows planning for the large Caboolture West planned development to move ahead as population growth pressures impact Moreton Bay Regional Council.
The Brisbane Times reports that corridor planning for stage three (between Narangba and Bald Hills) will begin in 2023, and for the most northern section, stage four (from Moodlu through to Steve Irwin Way) in 2024.
They have not taken into account the people who live in the area and have bought properties . My daughter and son in-law have a property on Wingara Drive this route goes right through their newly renovated home which they have put everything into it !! time and money. This is their forever home they are devastated. The property is a peaceful area with a lot of bird life where’s the environment study? Why destroy people’s lives and happiness for the sake of progress !!! It’s the castle all over again!!!
Tipical of government planning.