THE Morrison government has pledged to spend more than $60 million on infrastructure projects to reduce congestion for motorists in the ultra marginal electorate of Forde.
Infrastructure Minister Alan Tudge announced $45 million would be spent on building commuter car parks at Loganlea, Beenleigh and Coomera train stations.
Mr Tudge said there would be 400 extra car parks available at each of the three stations when construction was complete.
"These three new commuter car parks will take up to 1200 cars off the road," he said.
Forde MP Bert van Manen said existing car parks were normally full as early as 6.30am.
"The car parks at these railway stations routinely fill up early in the morning, leaving commuters forced to park further away from the station," he said.
"This creates safety risks, particularly for commuters returning late at night, and discourages public transport use."
The car parks will help motorists catch express airport trains into the city which stop at Beenleigh, Loganlea and Altandi.
A further $18.75 million will be spent on three road projects at Beenleigh, Park Ridge and Waterford.
Mr van Manen said Chambers Flat Road would be upgraded from Park Ridge Road to Derby Road.
"That will pick up all the new developments coming from East Beaumont Road, Koplick Road and School Road," he said.
The Waterford Road upgrade will include High Street and Easterly Street between Sabre Street and Old Logan Village Road.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced funding for 13 new infrastructure projects for south-east Queensland today at a cost of $226.25 million.
The funding announcement comes one day after Queensland's peak motoring body called on the next Australian government to fund Mount Lindesay Highway upgrades from Browns Plains to Jimboomba and support Salisbury to Beaudesert passenger rail.
Mr van Manen said the Coalition had already put $30 million on the table which has not yet been matched by the state government.
"We have also committed $1.7 billion to fix the M1 and $46 million to upgrade the Mount Lindesay Highway. All of this means more jobs for the people of Forde and our infrastructure plan will get everyone home sooner each day," he said.
Logan MP Linus Power said he was disappointed not to see any new funding for the Mount Lindesay Highway in the Morrison government's budget.
"I see extraordinary funding for infrastructure projects in Melbourne and Sydney but no (new) funding for the Mount Lindesay Highway," he said.
"There is $700 million being spent on funding 80 per cent of a rail line from Melbourne to Geelong, but not much interest in the Mount Lindesay Highway corridor."
The federal election will be held on May 18.
