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LNP launches grassroots campaign to fix Bruce Highway

I have launched a petition to fix the Bruce Highway calling on the Bligh Labor Government to produce the 20 year Queensland Infrastructure Plan they promised in May 2010 and to ensure it includes a detailed plan to fix the Bruce Highway.This Labor Government has failed to stand up for and get fair funding for Queensland roads from the Federal Government.  They’ve also failed to detail any plans for upgrading the Bruce Highway despite being in power for 20 of the past 22 years.

We need action and we need to highlight the absolute failure of the Bligh Labor government to push for improvements to our most important road.We also need to see a plan that’s going to fix problems along the Bruce within 10 years.

This is about ordinary Queenslanders taking direct action, and telling Parliament they are sick and tired of nothing being done to fix this dangerous and deadly highway.

This is about putting people-power pressure on the Bligh government to stop the spin, stop all the nonsense, and produce a proper plan to upgrade the Bruce Highway.

Labor has been in power for two decades – and has achieved nothing.

Countless state and federal infrastructure reports have highlighted how bad the Bruce Highway is, and the latest RACQ road safety report confirms what every Gympie and district resident knows – the Bruce Highway is s disaster, a daily death trap that’s been ignored by Labor for 20 years. 

That’s why the Government needs to start working with Canberra to come up with a plan to fix the Bruce over the next 10 years. 

If they can’t come up with a plan to fix the Bruce in 10 years, they simply aren’t serious about infrastructure in Queensland. 

The Labor Minister responsible, Craig Wallace, bypasses any responsibility for the neglect – blaming everyone but himself for the condition of the road. The Minister has been an absolute failure. 

LNP Member for Gympie, David Gibson, whose electorate includes the horror stretches from Black Mountain through to Federal, onto to Gympie and beyond, says everyone is sick of Labor inaction.

“Apart from upgrades to the highway south of town, Gympie desperately needs a flood-proof bridge over the Mary River. It’s a top priority from the local feedback we’ve received,” Mr Gibson said. "

Queensland desperately need a government that can cut waste and plan and deliver on-time and on-budget the roads, schools, hospitals and frontline services they need and deserve.

Petitions will be available for signing at the offices of LNP MPs and candidates.