[Qld] G/Coast Light Rail - more news

[Leigh Kirwan <lalkirwa@redback.ins.gu.edu.au>]

As part of his electioneering visit to the Gold Coast yesterday, Premier
Beattie promised $650,000 (to be matched dollar by dollar by G/C City
Council) for a feasibility study for the light rail line.

Beattie believed the PM had renegged on giving the $65M previously
earmarked for the Briztram project to the Brisbane busway, and that the
money was to go to the G/C light rail project.  The PM is in Brisbane
today, and the Premier will be asking him for money for both projects.

Beattie said 2003 was 'probably a bit optimistic' for a startup, but the
mayor says it must be operational by 2005 'otherwise we're facing major
problems with our traffic'.   from Gold Coast Bulletin Fri Feb 9

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Leigh John KIRWAN  L.Kirwan@mailbox.gu.edu.au
Lecturer in Japanese
School of Languages & Linguistics, Faculty of Arts,  Griffith University
Gold Coast Campus
Parklands Drive, Southport  4215.
PMB 50 Gold Coast Mail Centre, Queensland, Australia 9726.
NOTE NEW UNIVERSITY PHONE NUMBER FROM 3 DEC 2000:  +61 7 5552 8612
Mobile 0403 169 445
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