The Eastern Busway is a bus-only road running from the

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campus to Langlands Park busway station in

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, Australia.

Development

The Eastern Busway was built and opened in stages. The first section between the

and the

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opened in August 2009 and the

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to Main Avenue section in August 2011.

UQ Lakes to Buranda section

Construction began in April 2007 on the UQ Lakes to

section with it opening on 3 August 2009. The UQ Lakes to Buranda section of the busway was built under an alliance with Thiess,

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and the

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. It included a tunnel built under the old

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. Tunnelling was done with a

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machine. A second tunnel passes under the Pacific Motorway to connect with the

at Buranda.

Fatality during construction

On 1 December 2008, a worker was killed in an accident during construction of the section near the Princess Alexandra Hospital. The accident occurred when an 18 tonne concrete bridge beam fell from its pier supports. The accident led to the suspension of construction for several days and charges being laid against construction contractor Theiss in relation to alleged breaches of the ''Workplace Health and Safety Act''. This death was the only recorded construction-related fatality on the busway network to date.

Buranda to Coorparoo sections

In June 2008, the

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approved the project's Concept Design and Impact Management Plan. The Concept Design and Impact Management Plan projects for a long-term investment in the future of the eastern suburbs. The Government committed $466 million for the next section of the Eastern Busway. This funding included 96 property resumptions between

and Cavendish Road, Coorparoo and construction of the section between the South East Busway and Main Avenue, Coorparoo with stations at Stones Corner and Langlands Park. In December 2008, the Queensland Government announced the Eastern Busway Alliance of

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, Maunsell and

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to build this section. The Buranda to Main Avenue section connects the existing South East Busway at Buranda with Coorparoo via Stones Corner. Busway stations have been built at Stones Corner and Langlands Park. Department of Transport and Main Roads compulsorily resumed the Myer building for Eastern Busway project on 31 July 2009. Construction work on the section commenced in August 2009. The Coorparoo bus station and busway proposed at the Myer building are not built. The section opened on 29 August 2011.

Further extensions

Further stages of the Eastern Busway are ready for immediate delivery, should funding become available under the Australian Government's Infrastructure Australia program. The Queensland Government's Transport and Main Roads Department has stated that uotePlanning for the ultimate Eastern Busway between Main Avenue, Coorparoo and Capalaba is currently being revised, with further stages subject to funding and government priorities. ''Busways - Department of Transport and Main Roads'' The department is developing cost-effective short and medium term options on Old Cleveland Road, including intersection upgrades to allow for bus priority. It is proposed to extend the Eastern Busway along the

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corridor via the suburbs of Coorparoo, Camp Hill,

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and Chandler to Capalaba. Historically, the Old Cleveland Road corridor was a major tram route until closure of Brisbane's tram network in 1969.

Stations

Busway stations on the Eastern Busway currently include: * UQ Lakes * Boggo Road * Princess Alexandra Hospital *

* Stones Corner * Langlands Park Major proposed stations on the busway include: *a new station underneath the old

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building at Coorparoo *a new station at Carindale busway station near

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*the existing Sleeman Centre

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facility at Chandler *the existing Capalaba bus station Road access to the busway is available at

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, Buranda (via the South East Busway and O'Keefe Street) and Langlands Park (via

and Main Avenue).

Boggo Road Station platform numbering

Boggo Road busway station is located alongside the Park Road railway station. The busway platforms are listed as Platform 5 (toward Buranda) and 6 (toward UQ Lakes) to align with the existing platforms at Park Road station. This may cause confusion to busway users as on each other station in the Busway network, inbound (toward city) traffic is designated Platform 1 while outbound (away from city) traffic is designated Platform 2.

Services

All services on the busway are operated by

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References

External links

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