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Infrastructure rollout in the
project continues with significant projects, commenced during 2006, to be
delivered over the next 3 years, these being :-
- Centenary Highway / Ipswich
Motorway Interchange upgrade, by Brisbane City Council/Main Roads.
Commenced construction in October 2005, estimated $42 million, with
completion early 2008
- Centenary Highway extension
Stage 2 from Springfield to Ripley Valley commenced 3rd quarter 2006,
estimated at $240 million. Completion scheduled for 2009, with link to Ipswich, Swanbank and Amberley to the west
- Brisbane
to Springfield Dark Fibre Network – the Stage 1 link via QRail and Goodna
- $2.1 million to Brisbane
now operational – diverse path to Brisbane CBD to be completed during 2007
via Greenbank/QRail network
- Public transport in the
first instance will be delivered by a bus service between Education City / Orion under the Ipswich
Brisbane Rail Line. These are in place now, under the management of
Translink
- The Springfield rail line from Darra was a
2005 commitment by the Queensland Government via its SEQ Regional Plan and
accompanying Infrastructure Plan. The construction of this $780 million
project has now been approved and will be built by John Holland
Constructions with a forecast completion in 2015
- All services were extended
into the CBD by December 2006. These include Water and Sewer mains,
Telstra fibre networks, Energex power including a new 33KVA substation and
gas lines
- Springfield also enjoys strategic
relationships with both Telstra and Energex as both organizations
appreciate the business opportunities that present themselves when
building a city, and its associated infrastructure, for some 100,000
people.
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