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BUDGET 09: $884 MILLION DELIVERED FOR
IPSWICH MOTORWAY ADDITIONAL WORKS |
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Upgrading the Ipswich Motorway
The Government will provide an additional $884 million to undertake additional works on the Ipswich Motorway.
The Ipswich Motorway serves Brisbane's south‑west industrial and transport hub. Seventy per cent of all Brisbane's road and rail freight is destined for the Wacol‑Rocklea‑Acacia Ridge area.
The mainly four‑lane motorway carries more than 80,000 vehicles a day and traffic is often congested in peak periods. Vehicle numbers are expected to grow as the Ipswich region becomes home to 800,000 people, as |
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proposed in the Queensland Government's strategy for the development of south‑east Queensland.
From 2001 to 2006, 465 accidents occurred along the Ipswich Motorway.
The Government's additional investment will:
Completion of the Ipswich Motorway upgrade will deliver greater road safety. It will also help relieve traffic congestion.
Construction of the project is underway and is scheduled for completion in late 2012. |
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