He said the changes included improvements to the vertical geometry on the Beerburrum Rd overpass connection to Steve Irwin Way. The rail track has also been shifted slightly to the west near Evans Rd at Glass House Mountains to make construction easier and to minimise impact on the Matthew Flinders rest area and Tibrogargan Creek. Mr Ryan said the overpass near Glass House Mountains had also moved further south to Barrs Rd to align with Sunshine Coast Council s strategic network planning. The jointly-funded $550 million Sunshine Coast rail upgrade will result in three new bridges being built, three park n ride facilities expanded as well as the duplication of the section of rail track between Beerburrum and Beerwah.
He said he had been unable to get solid answers on where the multi million-dollar project was at.
“Sadly, due to politics, I’ve not been able to get detailed briefings on what the latest design looks like, between Beerwah and Beerburrum,” he said.
“I sought a briefing before the election and basically got told ‘Sorry, we can t show you that at the moment we’re in discussions with the Federal Government’.
“I get that those kind of discussions can occur but I do know they re having very detailed discussions with landholders about what the design looks like.
“And that s frustrating because I’m actually here to help.”