From The Campaign Trail

I completely support the full six lane upgrade of the Ipswich Motorway. This vital infrastructure project, part of the National Highway, is a Federal Government responsibility. A full upgrade is the only appropriate response to the social and economic needs of South East Queensland. Local Liberal Federal MPs who support the disruptive Goodna bypass option - with multiple bridges over the Brisbane River - are acting against community interests. The Goodna bypass solves barely a fifth of the problem, would be the most expensive piece of road in Australia, and allows, still, an unsafe and overcrowded Motorway. Local residents and thousand of Ipswich Motorway users need the full upgrade - that will come only from the next Labor Government, or if John Howard becomes politically desperate!