Springwood Busway, motorways and highways in joint SEQ plan

Six major transport projects were officially put on to a wish list on Tuesday when the state government and councils including Logan, endorsed a wide-ranging transport plan for the southeast.

Acting mayor Cherie Dalley listens as Redland mayor Karen Williams shows her the transport upgrade plans.

● TRANSPORT PLAN FOR LOGAN

SIX major transport projects were officially put on to a wish list on Tuesday when the state government and councils including Logan, endorsed a wide-ranging transport plan for the southeast.

The plan, called Transforming SEQ, includes upgrades to Logan roads, bus and rail networks including extending the Southeast Busway from Eight Mile Plains to Springwood.

Other projects on the list included upgrading the Mount Lindesay Highway and the Gateway Motorway through Logan; building the Salisbury to Beaudesert rail line; high speed rail from Brisbane to the Gold Coast; supporting the Logan Motorway Upgrade and the Park Ridge Connector.

Logan acting mayor Cherie Dalley said the six “game-changing” projects included Cross River Rail, which she said would unlock the South East’s economic potential.

Traffic congestion is expected to be alleviated under the 20-year plan.

“An SEQ City Deal would be an unprecedented agreement between the three levels of government to work together towards improving quality of life in our region.”

Logan commuters were given hope that solutions to daily road chaos were at hand when the South East Council of Mayors released a wish list of 47 traffic-busting projects this week.

A map showing some of the areas targeted in the SEQ City Deal.

One of the larger projects listed was the Brisbane Metro which included uncosted plans to extend the Southeast busway from Rochedale to Springwood.

The document stated the busway project still required state government agreement for the busway corridor.

Removing open level rail crossings was one of the 11 projects listed for Logan.

No 8 on the list, the Centenary Motorway Upgrade, was tagged as a Logan project as it included a four-lane upgrade to the Logan Motorway to Springfield and Springfield to Yamanto.

That was followed by the Salisbury to Beaudesert Rail Line upgrade at No 13, also slated as a Logan project.

Upgrades to the Pacific Motorway including building eight lanes from the Gateway Motorway to Logan Motorway was No 14.

The Mt Lindesay Highway Upgrade Project from Chambers Flat Rd to Woodhill and Browns Plains Rd to Compton Rd, clocked in at No 15.

Also on the list, at Number 28, was stage 1 of the Park Ridge Connector which, if built, would link the Logan Motorway and Gateway Motorway to Granger Road at Park Ridge.