QUEENSLAND Transport Minister Mark Bailey has called on the federal government to up the ante on Mount Lindesay Highway funding.
When asked if the state government would match the federal government's $30 million announcement, Mr Bailey said the federal government needed to stump up at least $75 million to deliver genuine benefits.
"It's very disappointing the federal LNP didn't use this budget to make a real contribution to the Mount Lindesay Highway," he said.
"The $30 million it announced earlier this year and re-announced in (Tuesday) night's budget is a last-minute election after thought and can be contrasted with the Palaszczuk government's heavy lifting with $98 million being spent on the Mount Lindesay Highway in state funding."
Mr Bailey did not say if or when the state government would match federal funding.
The federal government also made a $16 million contribution to the $20 million North Maclean upgrades currently underway.
Assistant Roads and Transport Minister Scott Buchholz said he was disappointed the Queensland government would not come to the table.
"It would be better if the Queensland Labor Government worked constructively in partnership with the Federal Government, which is delivering a record infrastructure package that will bring real benefits to our region," he said.
"I urge Minister Bailey to reconsider the Labor Government's position. While Minister Bailey and Labor might like to fight about dollars, I will continue to deliver the roads and infrastructure funding our region deserves."
Meanwhile, Logan Country Safe City chairman David Kenny said both sides of politics needed to work together and take greater responsibility.
"I'm sick of the state telling me the federal government is responsible and I'm sick of the feds telling me the state is responsible," he said.
"Their responsibility is to the community which is left behind. Both the state and federal government have a responsibility to keep us safe and this is the third worst performing highway in the state.
"It will not get any better unless they do a plan."
Mr Kenny said costing and funding the duplication of the Maclean bridge and four lane projects from Park Ridge to Beaudesert was the highest priority for the highway.
He pointed to a state and federal commitment to fund a $670 million upgrade of the Warrego Highway in addition to $75 million for safety as evidence that the west Logan community was missing out at the expense of others.
The Warrego Highway is part of the National Land Transport Network with the federal government contributed 80 per cent of the upgrade funding.
Logan City Council and the Logan Country Safe City group have repeatedly called for the Mount Lindesay highway to be considered a road of national importance.
Mr Kenny said the Bromelton Freight Terminal was already putting pressure on the highway which would increase once the ARTC Inland Rail project goes ahead.
"We have got Bromelton putting an extra 2000 truck trips on the highway and this is growing every week," he said.
"We also have the Yarrabilba and Flagstone EDQ developments and we can't get a second road out of Flagstone. The highway is clogged."
The federal government's 2019-2020 budget revealed $100 billion would be spent on infrastructure projects across the country over the next decade.
