Jake

Anyway you look at the bypass appears to be a great big stuff up. Just like all the other major issues that residents have who live here. Breaching noise requiremennts, killing threatened and vulnerable species, condeming a beautiful suburb to pollution and loss of green space and quietness. Not even an effective or sustainable way to reduce traffic congestion. I would rather see the $500 million of my tax payer money go to people in Victoria and North Queensland at least it wouldn’t be wasted money

When will Minister Pitt get the message that this is all wrong and should not be built.

Geoff of Kenmore

Good to have this analysis.
Looks like a new interchange isnt feasible. But if they would consider (which the State Government have advised me they wont ‘because of it’s impact on local suburban roads’), the proposed bridge over the river at Moggill connecting to Sumner Rd gets to utilise an existing interchange on the Centenary Highway. I know this is a no brainer; but I think our first step is to convince the State Gov. to consider this option. I think we need to calling the Kenmore Bypass as the ‘dumb option’, and question whether we are still the ’smart state when our Gov. refuses to look at all options. If they would only do this, and then demonstrate that the Kenmore Bypass is the best option, then and only then I would reconsider my opposition. This is even if it goes near my house. As I recognise development will always have a negative impact on someone. But I dont want to be impacted by the implementation of a ‘dumb option’. If you agree with this stand, let others know. I think we need to show we are level headed intelligent people, who can be objective. I think they will listen to us more if we can show this when we communicate to the pollies, newspapers etc.

Angus

I was told by a taxi driver yesterday that there are moves to build a bridge at the Moggill Ferry when the Kenmore Bypass is built.
This was the plan by Main Roads in the 1960’s I thought.

Do people in Moggill know this?

Does the Member for Moggill know this?

I want open and transparent Government, please.

This taxi driver wasn’t from around here, but they talk to people.

I was pretty upset to hear about that from him rather than my parliamentary representative.

StephanieC

Angus

As far as I know, there have been ‘moves’ to build a bridge at the Moggill Ferry since the 1890s.

My knowledge of this is piecemeal and third-hand, but I understand that citizens action groups have fought the proposal several times, with one fight going all the way to the Supreme Court (back in about the 70s I believe).

When I first moved to Anstead 10 years ago, I was completely against a bridge ever being built at the Moggill Ferry. But over the years, I’ve gradually changed my point of view.

So many commuters in the Bellbowrie, Moggill, Anstead, Pullenvale areas could be accessing the Riverview station - thus easing pressure on Moggill Rd - but can’t because of the ferry’s unreliability.

As for the not unreasonable fear of hoards of motorists using a bridge at Moggill as their own Ipswich ‘by-pass’ at peak hour, that is unlikely because it would not provide a quicker or easier route into the city at peak times than does the Centenary Hwy at present.

Although a bridge at Bellbowrie is by far my preferred option, I wouldn’t be opposed to a Moggill Bridge, if the planning process were transparent and if other residents in the area were in favour.

Kas new resident

as a new resident of Bellbowrie, I am wondering and I might be naive about the inticricies, why dont the citycat ferries travel up the river to Moggill? There are not many boats on the river, as I expected when first exploring the area. I once lived in Brooklyn, NSW on the Hawkesbury River. There were lots of boats there and also not too far from ferries. love to get some clarification on this.

anon77

IIRC this question has been asked in the past, and the answer has been that the river banks past UQ St Lucia are “too unstable” for a citycat stop.

i doubt any in-depth studies have been condutcted, and that this is just an excuse to keep investing in roads and freeways???

anyone else have any info?