The upgrade of the Park ‘n’ Ride at Mango Hill Station has reached another milestone with the release of the proposed designs today, which include an additional 280 car spaces and Kiss ‘n’ Ride (quick drop-off and pick-up zone) improvements.
Federal Minister for Communications, Urban Infrastructure, Cities and the Arts, the Hon Paul Fletcher MP, said the $10 million upgrade would help improve congestion by providing greater rail access to commuters.
“The Morrison Government is getting on with delivering infrastructure projects that improve congestion and safety for commuters across Australia, making it easier for them to move around our capital cities and ensuring they get home quickly and safely,” Minister Fletcher said.
“Under the Urban Congestion Fund, we are delivering 182 packages of work nationwide. The total number of projects that are now completed or underway nationwide is 77. By the end of 2022, more than 80 per cent of all packages are expected to be completed or under construction.
“This is just the latest example of us delivering on our commitment to progress critical infrastructure projects across the country under our record $110 billion, 10-year infrastructure investment pipeline, which is helping to drive Australia’s economic recovery.”
Deputy Premier and Member of Murrumba Steven Miles said the upgrade would more than double the park ‘n’ ride capacity for Mango Hill locals.
“The new Mango Hill Station parking facility will add an extra 280 spaces to the existing 220 spaces,” Mr Miles said.
“The land currently used as an informal car park next to Mango Hill Station and a vacant land to the north will be transformed into a park ‘n’ ride.
“This will see the number of accessible parking bays near the station go up, with customer concerns around drop off also addressed in the upgrade.
“A new kiss ‘n’ ride and taxi zone will now be located at the existing bus stop.
“Pedestrian connectivity to and from the station will also be improved, as will the safety of customers through extra lighting and CCTV.”
Queensland Transport and Main Roads Minister Mark Bailey said upgrades like this had provided customers with more than 1250 additional spaces across the South East, as part of the Palaszczuk Government’s record $27.5 billion road and transport plan.
“Upgrading the facility is part of our commitment to expanding park ‘n’ ride facilities across the South East Queensland public transport network,” Mr Bailey said.
“Over the past year, additional park ‘n’ ride spaces have opened at Carseldine, Darra, Ebbw Vale, Geebung, Lawnton, Ormeau, Salisbury, Varsity Lakes and Virginia train station.
“More than 3200 new park ‘n’ ride spaces will be delivered over the next four years as part of the $160 million park ‘n’ ride upgrade program, which adds to the over 32,600 spaces available to customers across the network.
“Providing better access and facilities at stations further encourages Queenslanders to choose public transport to get around and goes a long way in easing congestion on local road networks.”
Federal Member for Petrie, the Hon Luke Howarth MP, said land currently used as an informal car park next to Mango Hill Station would be upgraded to a formal parking facility and the vacant land to the north would be transformed to provide additional spaces.
“Pedestrian connectivity to and from the station will also be improved, as will the safety of public transport customers with lighting and CCTV also featuring in the upgrade,” Mr Howarth said.
“The number of accessible parking bays near the Mango Hill Station will also be increased.”
More than 3,200 new Park ‘n’ Ride spaces will be delivered over the next four years as part of the $160 million Park ‘n’ Ride upgrade program, which includes $60 million from the Australian Government.
The Mango Hill station park ‘n’ ride is being delivered as part of the $160 million jointly funded park ‘n’ ride upgrade program.
