Brisbane City Council’s Labor opposition continues to reject the $1.4 billion electric Metro megabus project, despite support from their Labor colleagues at the state level.Brisbane City Council’s Labor opposition continues to reject the $1.4 billion electric Metro megabus project, despite support from their Labor colleagues at the state level. The project, set to launch in October, will introduce two megabus routes forming a central axis in and out of the CBD. New suburban bus services will connect to designated “nodes” along the Brisbane Metro. The Queensland Government has approved these plans after a two-year review. However, Opposition Leader Jared Cassidy claims several bus routes will be reduced or eliminated. “In some neighborhoods, bus users will have to take multiple services to reach the city, despite having a direct service currently,” Cassidy stated. Ryan Murphy, chair of the Council’s public transport committee, countered that three new services and 11 upgraded suburban services will connect to Brisbane’s metro lines. He acknowledged that some suburban services (11 percent) would experience slower travel times due to the need to transfer to an electric metro hub before continuing into the city. Premier Steven Miles announced an additional $75 million for Brisbane City Council and increased the state government’s annual funding of the council’s bus network from 66% to 75%.
Brisbane City Council’s Labor opposition remains opposed to the $1.4 billion electric Metro megabus project, despite it being backed by their Labor colleagues in the state on Monday.
Two megabus routes will launch in October, forming a central axis in and out of the CBD, with new suburban bus services connecting to Brisbane Metro ‘nodes’.
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The Queensland Government has approved plans for this new network – built around the all-electric Brisbane Metro link – following a two-year review.
But Labor City Council Opposition Leader Jared Cassidy says a number of Brisbane bus routes will be halved, merged or cut.
“In some neighborhoods, bus users have to take multiple services to get into the city, even though their current service is direct,” Cassidy said.
Council public transport committee chair Ryan Murphy said three new services and 11 upgraded suburban services would connect to Brisbane’s metro lines.
Some suburban services (11 percent) to the city would be slower because commuters would first take a suburban bus to an electric metro hub and then the metro into the city, he said.
Premier Steven Miles on Monday promised an additional $75 million from the state government to Brisbane City Council and increased the state government’s annual funding of the council’s bus network from 66 per cent to 75 per cent.
