Map showing where a future bridge could go on land zoned as a transport corridor between Indooroopilly train station and former interrogation cells at Witton Barracks on the river. It shows the alignment of Lambert Road and Station Road as a possible rail overpass.
Cr Schrinner said the need for a bridge over the Indooroopilly rail line — possibly connecting Lambert Road on the St Lucia side of the rail line to Station Road at Indooroopilly — emerged during ongoing studies.
“This would be a complex project and an expensive one,” he said.
“But we are committed to the public that will investigate this work and investigate the different options.”
One option to build a new bridge beside Indooroopilly’s Walter Taylor Bridge is for a new bridge to go upstream of the existing bridges and connect to parkland beside Witton Barracks. From there a new second bridge would go over the rail line if that option is chosen.Credit:Tony Moore
Stakeholders will need to assess how traffic movements are altered by the new $244 million three-lane bridge on the Centenary Highway and the $126 million Indooroopilly Roundabout.
More than 25,000 vehicles per day use Indooroopilly’s Coonan Street driving towards or from the Indooroopilly Roundabout, according to Brisbane City Council.
Queensland Transport Mark Bailey supports a new bridge beside the Walter Taylor Bridge, but says council should fund the work because it on local roads, not state roads.
Tennyson Ward councillor Nicole Johnston has previously suggested reducing traffic from the University of Queensland by making the St Lucia Eleanor Schonell “green bridge” a full traffic bridge towards Dutton Park or introducing a CityCat terminal at Indooroopilly.
Local Greens state MP Michael Berkman, meanwhile, argues a new bridge is “a waste of money” and suggests additional active and public transport will resolve traffic problems.
Communities wanting another bridge at Indooroopilly might need two: Schrinner
Source: Philippines Alive
