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Gladstone usurps Brisbane as much cheaper Inland Rail destination – Brisbane Times
With $4 billion in savings, project founder Everald Compton has called for a rethink of the Toowoomba to Brisbane leg of the $15 billion freight line, saying Toowoomba…
AEC Groups in-depth study found it could cost $8.1 billion to build the 480 kilometre Toowoomba to Port of Brisbane link, and $3.4 billion to build the 646 kilometre Toowoomba to Gladstone link.
Mr Abbott said two major issues affected the proposed Toowoomba to Brisbane link.
The two routes compared
Toowoomba to Gladstone
- Total estimated cost is $3.4 billion
- Toowoomba to act as an inland freight hub
- SEQ freight to be trucked in using new Second Range Crossing
- Rest of freight to Gladstone, not Brisbane…
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