$1m footbridge to replace pipe as crossing across Cabbage Tree Creek
A $1 million pedestrian and cycle bridge will be built across a north Brisbane creek, replacing a water pipe which has been used for years to cross the waterway.
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A $1 MILLION pedestrian and cycle bridge will be built across Cabbage Tree Creek at Carseldine, replacing a water pipe which has been used for years to cross the waterway.
The new bridge will make it safer for Aspley State High School students, and residents, to access Carseldine station and surrounding areas including the Carseldine Urban Village sport and recreation precinct, which is currently under construction.
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Member for Aspley Bart Mellish said the bridge would divert residents away from nearby roads and give them safe, direct access to sporting activities and transport.
“While it is discouraged, we know that students and residents regularly use a water pipe to cross the creek, or they walk along the busy Dorville and Beams Rds,” Mr Mellish said.
“Soon though, they’ll be able to walk or cycle across a new footbridge, allowing them to move seamlessly between the school, the sports fields and Carseldine train station.
“The new bridge will also connect to existing cycling infrastructure around Cabbage Tree Creek.
“The proposal includes lighting, so we’ll have a better and safer integration of the school, the village precinct and the broader community, and we’ll see more people on their bikes, using public transport, and taking advantage of our green space, which is a real win for the community.”
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Aspley State High School Principal Jacquita Miller welcomed the announcement.
“This new bridge will create an opportunity to supplement the school’s current sports facilities with the new Carseldine Urban Village sports precinct during major sporting carnivals,” Ms Miller said.
“It will also encourage students to take part in extra-curricular sporting activities outside of what the school offers, enhancing a healthy lifestyle and broadening their community connections.”
Construction is set to start later this year and will take about three months (excluding offsite bridge fabrication).
A Department of State Development, Manufacturing, Infrastructure and Planning spokesman said the proposal was for a bridge of about 25 metres, upgrades to pathways leading to and from the bridge, and lighting to enhance community safety.
“There is already a pathway leading to the proposed bridge location,” the spokesman said.
“The impact to vegetation is anticipated to be negligible.
“The bridge will provide a missing connection between existing cycleway infrastructure north and south of Cabbage Tree Creek, as well as improving access to the Carseldine Train Station from the Aspley State High School.
The cost of the bridge is indicative construction cost and based on engineering requirements and advice, as well as a bridge concept design, which formed the initial feasibility for the Growth Area and Regional Infrastructure Investment Fund.”
The project will be funded through the Palaszczuk Government’s Growth Area and Regional Infrastructure Investment Fund ($900,000), with the additional $100,000 coming from Queensland’s Department of Education.
Minister for Education Grace Grace said she was happy to pitch in $100,000 towards the project, as well as the small amount of land required.
“I’m pleased that this bridge will provide a safe link for students to travel between Aspley State High School and the new sports fields,” Ms Grace said.
Minister for State Development, Manufacturing, Infrastructure and Planning Cameron Dick said the works would support three jobs.
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