A Tim Nicholls-led LNP Government will invest $600,000 to help deliver the $3 million Bruce Highway – Buxton Road Intersection upgrade.
LNP Leader Tim Nicholls said he was absolutely committed to ensuring Bundaberg and Wide Bay got the infrastructure they deserved.
He said this much-needed project formed part of the LNP’s 10-year Bruce Highway Action Plan.
“Bundaberg and Wide Bay residents have suffered from a lack of new infrastructure projects for too long under Annastacia Palaszczuk,” Mr Nicholls said.
“Enough is enough. Only the LNP has the plans to build the roads, bridges and dams our state needs.
“This is why I am committing $600,000 to help deliver the Bruce Highway – Buxton Road Intersection upgrade to make it safer for all Queenslanders travelling this section of road.
“By delivering this project, not only will we build the roads Queenslanders need but we will create local jobs in the process.”
Mr Nicholls said an LNP Government would work with the Federal Government to deliver this project.
“Unlike Annastacia Palaszczuk, I will work with the Federal Government, not against them, to deliver the infrastructure our state needs,” he said.
“My commitment of $600,000 will leverage a total of $3 million in partnership with the Federal Government.”
LNP Burnett MP Stephen Bennett said the infrastructure project would ensure the road was safe for tourists and the local community.
“The LNP has listened to the concerns of locals and committed to funding and building this vital project,” Mr Bennett said.
“All too often we have seen this intersection in the media for all the wrong reasons – tragically it has taken lives.
“Labor are certainly not interested in delivering this project for our community – they are more interested in building a $15 billion tunnel in Brisbane.
“Instead of sitting around talking about it, the LNP has put its money where its mouth is and will actually deliver this vital project for our community.
“I am proud to be part of an LNP team that listens and acts on community concerns.”