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South-east Queensland transport infrastructure rollout since 1975

Major infrastructure roll-out in the 35 years since the Riverside Expressway was opened (including costs where available).

1975:

  • Riverside Expressway

1978:

  • Merivale Rail Bridge
  • Pacific Highway realignment

1979:

  • Houghton Highway (Sandgate to Redcliffe)

1980:

  • Railway link to Fisherman Islands port

1983:

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  • Extension of rail line - Lota to Thornside

1985:

  • South-east Freeway - Brisbane to Springwood

1986:

  • First section of main rail line electrification
  • Gateway Motorway $140m

1987:

  • Reopening of rail line to Cleveland

1988:

  • New Brisbane Domestic Airport Terminal
  • Logan Motorway (including 21 bridges) - Goodna to Logan $77m
  • Logan Motorway - Gailes to Logan $77m
  • Electrification to Eagle Farm completes Brisbane suburban train network
  • Eumundi Range deviation - North Coast line

1989:

  • Spirit of Capricorn (Brisbane to Rockhampton rail link) electrification

1990:

  • Sunshine Motorway Stage One (including four-lane upgrades)

1993:

  • Nambour bypass (including four-lane upgrades) $3.54m
  • Hale Street

1994:

  • Fisherman Islands intermodal terminal (now called Brisbane Intermodal Terminal) $16.7m

1995:

  • New Brisbane International Airport $240m

1996:

  • Beenleigh to Helensvale rail link
  • Inner-city rail quadruplication

1997:

  • New Roma Street Railway Station

1999:

  • Hale Street extension

2000:

  • Pacific Highway - Brisbane to Gold Coast $900m
  • First section of South-East Busway CBD to Woolloongabba $452.8m (including Stage 2)

2001:

  • Second section of South-East Busway Woolloongabba to Eight Mile Plains$452.8m (including Stage 1)
  • Airtrain rail link to Brisbane Airport $233m

2002:

  • Inner City Bypass $220m
  • Port of Brisbane Motorway - Lytton $196m

2003:

  • Caboolture Northern Bypass $64.8m
  • Waterworks Road upgrade $53m
  • Gatton Bypass $46m

2006:

  • Eleanor Schonell Bridge $55.5m
  • Ormeau to Coomera Rail Duplication $30m

2007:

  • Maroochy Boulevard and interchange $32.1m

2008:

  • Tugun Bypass $543m
  • Expansion of Brisbane International Airport Terminal $339m
  • Inner Northern Busway Queen Street to RBWH $330m
  • Salisbury to Kuraby line upgrade $256m
  • Rail duplication Helensvale to Robina $70m
  • Rail duplication Mitchelton to Keperra $46m
  • Hamilton Road upgrade $20m

2009:

  • Centenary Highway extension - Springfield to Yamanto $366m
  • Eastern Busway Eleanor Schonell Bridge to South-East Busway Buranda $366m
  • Robina to Varsity Lakes rail extension $324m
  • Caboolture to Beerburrum rail duplication $298m
  • Ipswich Motorway Upgrade - Goodna to Gailes $255m
  • Moreton Drive northern access road (Brisbane Airport) $240m
  • Northern Busway from RBWH to Windsor $198m
  • Beerwah Rail Crossing $70m

2010:

  • Clem Jones Tunnel $2.09 billion
  • Gateway Upgrade, including bridge duplication $1.88 billion
  • Go Between Bridge $370m
  • Ted Smout Memorial Bridge (Houghton Highway duplication) Sandgate to Redcliffe $315m
  • Corinda to Darra rail upgrade $189m
  • Acacia Ridge rail crossing $113m

2011:

  • Darra to Springfield transport corridor, Darra to Richlands - Stage 1 $800m
  • Darra to Springfield transport corridor, Darra to Springfield - Stage 1 $800m
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2012:

  • Airport Link tunnel $4.8 billion
  • Northern Link tunnel $1.7 billion
  • Keperra to Ferny Grove rail upgrade $100m

2014:

  • Gold Coast Rapid Transit $949m

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