Luke Howarth (Petrie, Liberal Party) Share this | Hansard source

I want to speak about an important road in my electorate of Petrie that needs upgrade, the Linkfield Road overpass that crosses Gympie Arterial Road. The Linkfield Road overpass crosses Carseldine, Bald Hills and Bridgeman Downs. It's a high-growth area. This road is in need of urgent upgrade by the state Labor Palaszczuk government. It hasn't had any money spent in that area for several years. The last time the road was upgraded was by the Newman government. They upgraded the Linkfield Road through Bracken Ridge and across rail line along with the Brisbane City Council. The roads need upgrading across the Bruce Highway. Labor have been in power in Queensland for 25 years of the last 30 and they have spent absolutely nothing in the outskirts of Brisbane.

At least 40 residents of Carseldine, Bald Hills and Bridgeman Downs have contacted me saying, 'Luke, this road really needs upgrading.' I'm writing to the state minister, Mark Bailey, to make sure that they see this as a priority. They only fixate on the centre of Brisbane. They've got the blinkers on. They are talking about Cross River Rail, but they could get hundreds of extra infrastructure projects done on the outskirts of Brisbane or in the Moreton Bay region. Time's up; the state government need to deliver for the outskirts of Brisbane.

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