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Flaws found in rail tunnel plan as truckie pushes underground road

  • Aaron Isherwood
  • Feb 17, 2021
  • 1 min read
A tunnel solution proposed as part of the Inland Rail has been exposed as flawed after it was revealed it would be too small for double-stacked trains.

By Judith Kerr - February 17, 2021 - Albert & Logan News (The Courier Mail)

Transport Minister Mark Bailey and Member for Toohey Peter Russo.
Truckie Craig Minns wants a road tunnel to take trucks off the road; his plan includes two possible options with entrances at Acacia Ridge and Riawena St.

A tunnel solution proposed as part of the Inland Rail has been exposed as flawed after it was revealed it would be too small for double-stacked trains.


Community action group Southern Brisbane Suburban Forum said the underground plan, raised by federal MP Ross Vasta, would never work as the width and height of the proposed tunnels was too narrow for the freight trains.


Instead, the group has backed a road tunnel link to the Brisbane Port, specifically designed for trucks, which has been given the thumbs up from the truckie fraternity.


Civil engineer and spokesman for the group Max Hooper said Mr Vasta’s plan to use machines drilling the Cross River Rail tunnels showed a lack of planning and foresight. ... Read more ...



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