This week it was revealed in Senate Estimates that the Gladstone Port Access Road Extension project is still in the planning stages with most of the funding being pushed into the forward estimates by the Federal Labor Government.
Federal Member for Flynn, Colin Boyce said that it was unacceptable that the full $100 million committed for the project will not be received until the 2029-2030 financial year.
“Despite $100 million being provided in early 2019 by the previous Coalition Government to upgrade road access to Queensland’s largest multi-commodity port at Gladstone, State and Federal Labor Governments have still not progressed the project other than renaming it,” Mr Boyce said.
“There are 4 bridges in the Gladstone area that have oversized load and weight restrictions. These bridges need to be repaired and present huge logistical problems for transporting goods to and from the Port of Gladstone.
“It is beyond belief that the Queensland and Federal Labor Governments are more than happy to reap the benefits of the billions of dollars that are exported out of the Port of Gladstone every single year yet can’t invest in the infrastructure that our regional communities need.
“I will be speaking to the new Queensland Minister for Transport and Main Roads about the importance of the project and the need to get works started as soon as possible.”
