Brisbane green bridges: Two of five planned crossings to be funded solely by council
Brisbane Mayor Adrian Schrinner has promised his administration will solely fund two of the city’s five planned green bridges, if necessary, in a bid to create local jobs as soon as possible.
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ADRIAN Schrinner has promised his administration will solely fund two of their five planned green bridges, if necessary, in a bid to create local jobs as soon as possible.
The Lord Mayor will today commit to delivering the $190 million Kangaroo Point Bridge as well as the Breakfast Creek Bridge in the next term of council.
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He will also rule out allowing buses onto two of the bridges that would link Toowong to West End and St Lucia to West End.
Cr Schrinner said while he still wanted funding from other levels of government, he was not prepared to wait for delayed State of Federal Budgets before kicking off his green bridge plan.
He confirmed his administration would solely fund the Kangaroo Point and Breakfast Creek bridges if it becomes necessary.
“In these challenging times, it’s more important than ever for us to invest in job creating infrastructure projects to help boost the local economy and create long term community assets,” he said.
“The Story Bridge was originally built to stimulate jobs following the Great Depression and it remains a vital and iconic asset for our city to this day.
“The new green bridges may not rival the Story Bridge for its size or grandeur, but they will certainly create local jobs and help transform the way people move around Brisbane going forward.”
Cr Schrinner said at the peak of delivering the five bridges, it is estimated that more than 500 full time jobs will be created.
The council has previously committed $550 million towards the construction of all five bridges.
“We have completed the Kangaroo Point business case and construction can start next year, with the bridge at Breakfast Creek to follow,” Cr Schrinner said.
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