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Victoria Bridge shade secured, but Metro expansion hits Games hurdle

The Sydney Morning Herald·Felicity Caldwell·6 months ago
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Shade will be finally installed on Victoria Bridge, but a full expansion of the Metro seems unlikely to be finished in time for the 2032 Olympic Games, according to a leaked draft of the council’s transport legacy plan.

And it even seems to suggest a dumped plan to build a walking and cycling bridge between St Lucia and West End could be resurrected.

The yet-to-be-released document, The Race to Gold: Brisbane’s Games Transport Legacy , is an update to the council plan released in 2024, and comes after the LNP state government changed Olympic venues last year .

While Victoria Bridge will get shade, an expected expansion of the Brisbane Metro has been delayed.…

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