I welcome the State Government’s decision to progress a Brisbane Metro-style bus rapid transit solution for the southern Gold Coast.
It’s fantastic the Crisafulli Government is building on Brisbane’s success by exploring bus rapid transit expansions right across South East Queensland, including the Gold Coast and the Sunshine Coast.
Brisbane Metro began as our city’s answer to the growing demand for reliable, high-frequency transport.
As we head towards the 2032 Games, the focus has to be on projects that are reliable, scalable and value for money.
Both heavy rail and light rail options have proven to be incredibly costly and slow to deliver compared to high-quality bus rapid transit.
An expanded Metro Bus Rapid Transport network is the only timely and affordable way to keep our region moving in the near future.
Metro is quicker to deliver, more flexible to run and better value than light rail.
It’s already transforming how people move around Brisbane and shows what can be achieved when you focus on practical, common-sense solutions that deliver for our community.
The first stages of Metro in Brisbane have been enormously successful, with more than 3 million trips already taken on the turn-up-and-go network.
It’s exciting to see our metro project now being used as a benchmark for bus rapid transit across the country and also internationally.