Springfield Central Park ‘n’ Ride, a parking structure based on circular economy design principles, has taken home the Award of Merit in the Rail/Transit category at the Engineering News-Record (ENR) Global Best Project Awards.
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TREASURER Josh Frydenberg will hand down the federal budget next week and we will learn how much money will flow for infrastructure, upgrades and other programs in Ipswich.
Ahead of the budget, the QT asked all of the cityâs elected representatives what they believed to be the priority projects in their patches.
As the fastest growing city in Queensland, Ipswich desperately needs the infrastructure to keep up the expected population growth with the total number of residents set to more than double to 558,000 in the next 20 years.
Hereâs what they said:
FEDERAL MEMBER FOR BLAIR SHAYNE NEUMANN (LABOR)
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THE smallest bus in south east Queensland has been warmly welcomed by commuters in Ipswichâs rapidly growing south east pocket, with an increase in the number of people jumping on board despite many turning away from public transport during COVID-19.
Patronage numbers dropped drastically across the city during the pandemic but the 18-seat Hino Poncho bus in Springfield is carrying more passengers now than it did at the same time last year.
The mini bus was introduced in January last year for the new 533 Spring Mountain route.
Jordan MP Charis Mullen said comparative year-to-year- data revealed a surprising result.
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JORDAN MP Charis Mullen says the construction of the stateâs largest park ânâ ride facility in Springfield is a crucial piece of infrastructure for the rapidly growing area and congestion around the facility would be eased when the cityâs largest road upgrade is completed.
Construction of the facility, which will cost $44.5 million, started in September and it is expected to be finished by early next year.
It will create 1100 new parking spaces with the multi-storey car park located on the off-ramp of the Centenary Motorway towards Springfield Central. The $44.5 million facility is expected to be built by early next year.