Les Avalook

Add to what others have said in the next 3 years there looks like no improvement while this work is carried out.

http://www.tmr.qld.gov.au/Projects/N...-Motorway.aspx

http://www.tmr.qld.gov.au/~/media/pr...ctober2009.pdf

DeadVim

Ta, I was wondering what was planned at Loganlea Road but never been arsed to check out the plans ... all sounds very nice ... now, when are they going to sort out the crippling peak hour delays during the lane merges from the CBD to Daisy Hill AND educate the f'wits that driving 10cm from the car in front will produce accidents even worse delays?

Carbery

Its all great to widen the highways but all that happens is the bottleneck of 4 lanes to two moves a few k down the road.
The main problem with the run from GC to Brissie is that there is no alternative route.

Sunbound

Nic, back when we first arrived i spent nearly everyday up and down the motorway from Mudgeeraba coming off just before Springwood/Slacks Creek for 2 weeks and i have to say, it was torture and really quite depressing, only really in the fact that it just seems to go on forever!! If its for a job for either of you then i would only advise it if the wage is worth it. But what is torture to one, is run-of-the-mill to another so i would give it a go yourself and see how it feels.. Hugs Sunbound xxxx

lapin_windstar

MTFU
Drink a cup of gravel
Carpy Dime
**** off, we're full
Justify your existence
Unit

etc

bybyQLD

Hi, i'v just moved from gold coast( the most perfect place in the world) I commuted to Brisbane every day. I had a 7.00am start, that mad eit very easy. The big problem for you is the trip home, at 4.30 pm the highway is pretty bad.
Did I mention gold coast is great!

GoldCoastOrBust

I train it, Varsity Lakes to Roma street, wound up with a 2 hour commute each way, wasn't expecting to be in Brisbane 5 days a week, so it just makes a very long day. Will be moving closer to Brissie next year (when the house is built). Train seems to take ages from Loganlea to Roma...

Les Avalook

You do get the sense you could push the train quicker.

Brisbane seems to spend all of it's new money on the buses and roads and the train is still running in the 1960s.

Don_Angel

They are starting to pump money into rail now but they were slow of the mark. We went to the glass house mountains today and there is a brand spanking new station there that nobody uses and busy stations like Toombul are an absolute disgrace. The new trains are very nice but just not frequent enough.

On the same subject, I read in local newspaper that the new busses are costing Bribane city council $500,000 each, that is double the cost of a London double decker so it looks like even BCC are getting ripped off.

ABCDiamond

The new British buses are also a tad more expensive, although they hope to get the price down with quantity, to only A$510,000.

Don_Angel

Ah that is the Borismaster, I didn't mean that one because I don't think that will ever happen to be honest. Wasting money like that will not go down too well in the current economic climate. Your link reports that the regular UK double deckers are £190,000 each ($313,000) The $500,000 Aus ones were standard Volvo diesel single deckers assembled by Volgen at Toowong, Brisbane. Nearly $200,000 more for a much smaller bus.

Jan4kids

I've just given in and bought a set of those 'My Family' Stickers....but at least I haven't got any Frangipanis......just need to clean the car sufficiently so they will stick lol!

DeadVim

No problem with ours, we managed to spill a can of fizzy yesterday and have done so again today ... that's what happens when you leave Dad in charge, a major drinking problem

sa2uk2oz

Hi
I am a rep and do the commute about 3 days a week into Brisbane from Robina. Most days i leave Robina around 8am and reach the Daisy Hill Off ramp by about 8.50am. Today was super quick, left Robina at 7.55am and was at south bank by 8.45am. (could be because its school holidays)

DeadVim

Yup, school holidays make a huge difference, take all those Prados and Landcruisers off the roads and it means more space for people who don't need a tank.