The 3.6km Suburbs 2 City Buslink would include a bus-only bridge across the Brisbane River and separate buses from other traffic and link up with the existing underground network.
The city’s civic cabinet has this week given approval to undertake a US$2.04 million feasibility study into the Suburbs 2 City Buslink to ensure Brisbane can cope with the daily number of central business district bus passengers. The number is expected to grow from 87,000 to 192,000 during the next 20 years.
The mayor said that the feasibility study would start by the end of the year and take approximately 18 months to complete.
“Council cannot fund this project and nor is it our responsibility – this is a state government responsibility - but I know that this infrastructure is needed and as a city government, I think we should be prepared to contribute towards it to help make it happen but this would need to be negotiated through,” he said. “I won’t sit on my hands and do nothing – I’m committed to start the planning now so we can present a professional business case to the State and Federal Governments for funding.
