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Gabba to be ‘demolished’ in $1b Olympic Games facelift: Premier – Brisbane Times
Asked if the historic Brisbane stadium would be “essentially demolished”, Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszcuk said it would “and there will not be a bad seat”….
We are actually going to lift this stadium.
Ms Palaszczuk said the upgrade to the Woolloongabba stadium would increase its capacity to about 50,000.
It would also include a new pedestrian plaza linking the stadium to the Cross River Rail station, which is currently under construction.
Ms Palaszczuk said final details were still being worked out but the upgrade would cost about $1 billion.
She said having a main stadium two kilometres from the CBD would give Queensland an advantage other Games hosts…
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