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

He's the local member. We've been waiting for six years for that to start. Guess what? Four months out from the state election, they've got their signs up. They're going to start it. I have to say that in 2018 we secured $120 million of the $150 million needed by the previous federal coalition government. Have a guess what the cost to build it is now. Six years later, it's $290 million. It has gone from $150 million to $290 million. The member for Wannon knows what I'm talking about, because he is from the great state of Victoria. The Queensland government's Department of Transport and Main Roads have said that they could have started this project a lot earlier. This should have been done straightaway.

I want to thank all the local people in Griffin and Murrumba Downs and the area for signing my petition. It's because of your determination and advocacy that we were able to get the state Labor government to start. The upgrade will see north-facing ramps to help increasing traffic and local connectivity. The project will make a big difference to those local communities. Steven Miles, the Labor Premier, has said that he basically wants people to forget the last nine years of his government.

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