Ross Vasta (Bonner, Liberal Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I would like to take this opportunity to share with the House some great news regarding progress of the Brisbane Metro in my electorate of Bonner. The Morrison government delivered $300 million to support the Brisbane City Council project, and I recently joined Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner to tour the depot site, which will house a fleet of 60 fully electric vehicles. What an exciting milestone for the $944 million Metro project! It will create 165 direct jobs during construction and 185 jobs once completed. With four Metro stops in my electorate of Bonner, residents will be able to enjoy a service into the Brisbane CBD every three minutes during peak periods. This is not only a win for commuters, with reduced travel times, but will help bust congestion on the region's busy roads. I'm so pleased to be part of a government that jumped at the opportunity to fund this vital public transport infrastructure which will do away with timetables and revolutionise the way commuters travel. With construction of the depot now underway, stage 1 will begin next year. Once completed, the Brisbane Metro will provide a 21-kilometre service connecting 18 stations along dedicated busways between Eight Mile Plains and Roma Street and the Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital at the University of Queensland.