DEAR PUMICESTONE It's time to have your say about the next bribie island bridge

This year our Bribie Bridge turns 60!

I love looking back at photos of the opening of our bridge and being reminded of a simpler time, and certainly one with a lot less traffic!

With more cars, pedestrians and bikes using the bridge, it’s clear we need to improve access to and from Bribie Island.

I want locals to spend less time driving and more time enjoying the great lifestyle in beautiful Pumicestone. While the current bridge is safe and regularly inspected and maintained, it’s time to look to the future.

Our community is passionate about this issue, so I worked hard to get our Bribie Bridge on the agenda. Now, the much-anticipated community consultation is open and it’s time to have your say!

The Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR) is running community consultation on what features the next Bribie Island Bridge should have.

There are different ways to provide your feedback to TMR, including:

• An online survey and the interactive map which you can access at the QR code below

• A reply-paid paper survey and project newsletter

• Community drop-in sessions at the Bribie Island Shopping Centre Goodwin Drive on Monday 6 and Monday 13 February and at the Bongaree Jetty on Sunday 19 February 2023

• Contacting the project team on 1800 783 016 or emailing them at Bribie.Island.Bridge@tmr.qld.gov.au

This business case isn’t a study about whether we need a new bridge, it’s a crucial step for any major infrastructure project delivered by the state government. It is so important that everyone in our community can have their say on the next Bribie Island Bridge. Your feedback will help to develop a concept design for the bridge so that we finally have four lanes across Pumicestone Passage. The consultation will also help consider the future of our existing bridge.

The concept design will be presented to our community later this year for further comments.

The full business case is expected to be finished early in 2024.

This business case is an important step, and you can be sure I’ll fight hard to get funding to build our next Bribie Bridge as soon as possible.

If you’ve got any questions or need more information, please get in touch with my office on 3474 2100 or at pumicestone@parliament.qld.gov.au Warmly

Ali

PS - don’t forget to have your say here: https://www. yoursay-projects.tmr.qld.gov.au/bribie-island-bridge

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