Concept: UQ Lakes to Chancellors Place Cross-Campus Busway Tunnel

[GonzoFonzie]

@Metro

UQ restricts bike moments on campus in favour of pedestrians, so it’s likely the same logic will apply to buses too.

How does a cycling tunnel fit with UQ’s objectives when the above statement is true?

[Metro]

@GonzoFonzie

How does a cycling tunnel fit with UQ’s objectives when the above statement is true?

UQ objects to bikes on campus, but not bypassing under it. Both can be true at the same time.

[Southsider]

@Metro

It could be a real game-changer. For the cost of a short tunnel under UQ, you could unlock massive east-west connectivity and cross-town services without having to go into the Brisbane CBD

Strongly agree! This is one of long-term projects that Translink (or failing them Council) should have been working on ever since CRR and Metro commenced construction.

We’re about to reach the end of a 10 year construction cycle and everyone will realise the next major PT upgrade is literally another decade away because no one has bothered to do any homework.

We’ve lost a decade of planning and “business case” lead time, meaning the construction capacity from CRR and Metro is just going to drift off onto rubbish projects like freeway expansions.

[Southsider]

Coming back to this - it’s worth noting that the 2021 SEQ Regional Transport Plan includes this link in its mapping as a “Public Transport Investigation Corridor”

…and as a “Short term” Action at A3.25: *“*Investigate opportunities for a trunk public transport connection from Dutton Park, connecting through the University of Queensland to Indooroopilly.”

The new State government has committed to a new (!) “Integrated road and public and active transport plan for the western suburbs” as an LNP election promise by Dr Christian Rowan, MP for Moggill. He’s been talking about it lots (here, here and here). The last of those links from Feb 2026 says he was briefed by TMR on the “progress and specific processes for community consultation being undertaken”.

I haven’t seen any funding allocated by TMR, or any TMR documentation, consultation or timelines for the development of the plan.

[GonzoFonzie]

BTQ could contact the MP for Moggill directly regarding item A3.25 for the latest news about it, and what’s his involvement with the Integrated road and public and active transport plan for the western suburbs study?

@Southsider

I haven’t seen any funding allocated by TMR, or any TMR documentation, consultation or timelines for the development of the plan.

it will if its a “Integrated road transport plan for the western suburbs”

Perhaps it might appear in the 2026-27 budget?

[MossPickle]

@GonzoFonzie

it will if its a “Integrated road transport plan for the western suburbs”

It now has it’s own thread - see Western Transport Plan