- The Crisafulli Government is getting on with the job of delivering its election commitment to deliver a vital project at Carseldine, left ignored by the former Labor Government.
- Expressions of Interest are open for the upgrade of the intersection at Gympie Arterial Road and Beams Road to improve safety, increase capacity and ease congestion on the key northern Brisbane corridor.
- Local member and former Labor Transport Minister watched his community contend with traffic, while failing to take action during Labors decade of decline
- As part of a fresh start for Queensland, the upgrade will support a better lifestyle for local families and a stronger economy for the region.
The Crisafulli Government is giving Queensland a fresh by getting on with the job of delivering another election commitment targeting congestion in Brisbane's north
Expressions of Interest are open for the upgrade of the Gympie Arterial Road and Beams Road intersection at Carseldine, a week after Labor lied to Queenslanders, about the future of the project.
During Labor's decade of decline, local MP and former Transport Minister, Bart Mellish left thousands travelling to work and school each day, delayed and stuck in traffic instead of planning infrastructure that kept pace with the region's growth.
Now, the Crisafulli Government is making good on its election commitment, moving into the next phase of delivery of the busy intersection at Gympie Arterial Road and Beams Road.
Minister for Transport and Main Roads Brent Mickelberg said opening Expressions of Interest demonstrated the Crisafulli Government's commitment to delivering outcomes, not announcements.
"The Crisafulli Government is doing what we said we would by getting on with the job of delivering a road network to reflect the region's growth and that Queenslanders deserve, moving this project toward construction," Minister Mickelberg said.
"Opening the EOI for this Carseldine intersection sends a clear signal our government is committed to delivering congestion-busting infrastructure that backs the needs of real Queenslanders for a better lifestyle and stronger economy, just like we promised at the election.
"Despite this congested intersection sitting squarely in his own backyard, the former Transport Minister turned a blind eye to the need to upgrade Beams Road ignoring his community, commuters, and industry as they sat stranded in traffic in and around Brisbane's north."
Fully funded under the Queensland Government's Safer Roads, Better Transport Initiative, the project's EOI will be combined into a single construction contract with the duplication of the Linkfield Road Overpass.
