Residents are being urged to help secure $200 million for the “critically-important Buchanan Rd overhaul” in Morayfield and ease congestion on the Bruce Highway.
Mayor Peter Flannery said is disappointed calls for a $100 million contribution towards the project have, so far, gone unanswered by both major political parties.
He is now urging undecided voters to look for election candidates “with voices loud enough to be heard in Canberra” and deliver the Buchanan Rd upgrade.
“Our roads are struggling with bottlenecks, so our network simply won’t cope under the population boom unless there’s major investments now,” Mayor Flannery said.
“The Buchanan Road corridor currently carries 19,500 vehicles a day, but one prang creates immediate gridlock on the Bruce Highway and Morayfield Rd.
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