I stated my disappointment that it has been removed. I also questioned the impact on the historic Kingston School of Arts Building, which looks like it will be replaced by the improved Park ‘n’ Ride.
The school of arts was built in 1915 and is listed under the heritage overlay in Logan’s planning scheme.
With the LGCFR being changed to Skyrail, I have a very bad feeling with how mismanaged the project will be as elevated rail is more expensive and difficult to make compared to a few road-over-rail overpasses.
Also, since this design has been changed from the previous design featuring road overpasses by the LNP, what would happen to the project if the ALP gets elected? Will they keep the new Skyrail design, or will they run around in circles coming up with a new design for LGCFR?
I’m not sure I’m following. What has been changed?
I’m just a bit late in observing that LGCFR has become elevated rail under the LNP. I’m quite worried about whether LGCFR would be another one of those projects that get tossed back and forth between political parties and end up being half baked like CRR.
Unless I’m mistaken I think the only part that has become elevated is the part at Bethania station, which seems like an improvement on the original design for the area. But am happy to be corrected if I’m wrong.
I saw a render of Woodridge station being elevated as well.
Off the top of my head, Loganlea Station will be elevated for the platforms only, with earthworks to get to the elevated level either side. I may be mistaken for another station though.
Regardless, you’ll probably find that the elevated rail proposal started under the previous government anyway. It’s only been a little over a year since the government changed hands, and planning works are quite slow…
Yes, it’s Woodridge, not Loganlea 
Yeah only Woodridge and Bethania are elevated. Not sure what the problem is here. TMR are building an elevated station right now at Hope Island, it’s not rocket science
I will point out that we have’t seen the finalised designs for Edens Landing, Holmview or Beenleigh yet. I would be VERY surprised if any of them were elevated, but the possibility still exists.
Curious as to why Woodridge is being elevated. Won’t that make the grade to/from Kingston even steeper?
Whenever a different political party gets elected in and rolls out a different design for a rail project compared to the former government, thing are bound to go south with a tonne of back-and-forth and running around in circles before building the project only for it to end up half-arsed.
This already happened with CRR; the ALP proposed the southern portal at Yeerongpilly. When the LNP got elected, they cut the tunnel to Dutton Park and featured a redundant bus tunnel. This was only scrapped by the ALP and reverted back to a rail-only tunnel, but they kept the portal at Dutton Park, and that’s how we got a half-arsed CRR.
Now the same thing is happening with LGCFR where the ALP proposed to remove crossing be building road overpasses, while the LNP published new designs featuring elevated rail (apparently the elevated rail was being drafted by ALP). But I fear that this project will suffer the same fate at CRR.
I don’t think this was a political move though. From what I understand these modified designs came directly from the companies contracted to do the work. Labor awarded the contracts with preliminary designs, then lost the election before the contractors could do the revised designs. The revised designs (especially for Bethania) were mostly based on flood mitigation anyway, which hardly seems like a political move. I don’t think Bethania is in a marginal seat, and if anything that will add cost to the project rather than lower it like the CRR changes
Phew, that’s a relief.
It’s not. Waterford is held by Shannon Fentiman by a greater than 10% margin 2PP. Nor is Woodridge (Kingston, Woodridge, and Trinder Park stations) or Stretton (Kuraby). Macalister (Beenleigh, Holmview, and Edens Landing) is fairly marginal, though—less than 2% 2PP. If there’s any pork-barreling being done, it’s likely to be in Macalister.
I’m waiting for the project’s name to change and the inevitable ‘review’.
Hope not 
Kuraby station precinct
Kuraby level crossing removal
Trinder Park station precinct
Woodridge station precinct
Kingston station precinct
Loganlea station relocation
Bethania station precinct
Edens Landing station precinct
Holmview Road level crossing removal
Holmview train station upgrade
Spanns Road level crossing removal
Beenleigh station precinct
^ there is a lot to this project. As the LGC Alliance has been formed I think it will proceed as it has been described. Major construction activities are to commence next year after site establishment activities and early works in the first half of 2026. It is a good thing that Queensland Rail is part of the LGC Alliance. Projects where QR has been part of the construction alliances have generally gone well.
I’m not expecting any major reviews of LGCFR - I think the LNP recognise its importance.
Not major news, but I did see that a development application has been lodged with Logan City Council for a “Logan Fast Rail Site Office” at Beenleigh.
