WORK is progressing on Transurban Queensland’s $512 million Logan Enhancement Project with a new underpass now out of the ground and another bridge set to be demolished in coming weeks.
Algester MP Leeanne Enoch and Stretton MP Duncan Pegg joined Transurban Queensland Group Executive Sue Johnson to inspect construction progress on the Beaudesert Road southbound underpass that takes motorists onto the Logan Motorway and on to Ipswich.
“It was great to be on-site today to see first-hand progress of the underpass that will improve travel time reliability and safety for motorists by removing the need to cross oncoming high-speed traffic,” Ms Enoch said.
The $512 million Logan Enhancement Project is a suite of projects designed to reduce congestion and improve safety on the Logan and Gateway motorways. The works are expected to ease highway congestion all the way to Jimboomba and Beaudesert.
Transurban Queensland Group Executive Sue Johnson said important project milestones were scheduled over the coming months with construction now 60 per cent complete and more than 1.5 million hours worked.
“Later this month, we will move traffic onto the new southbound Wembley Road bridge over the Logan Motorway so we can demolish the existing bridge before starting work to build the new northbound bridge,” Ms Johnson said.
The bridge will be demolished between Friday, November 2 from 8pm until Monday, November 5 through until Monday, November 5 at 5am.
“To ensure the safety of motorists and construction workers there will be major traffic changes in the area during the works. I urge customers to plan ahead, allow additional travel time or use an alternative route.”
Works include a major traffic switch which commences next weekend weather permitting.
The last major milestone saw four bridges over the Logan motorway – two over the eastbound carriageway and two over the westbound carriageway demolished over 22 nights though August and September.
The four bridges were comprised of 210 concrete deck units, 400m of bridge barrier, 16 columns, six headstocks and four abutments.
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