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$6.2 million extra a year for Gold Coast Buses |
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| Posted by Administrator (admin) on Apr 04 2006 |
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Gold Coast bus services will receive a major boost following a State Government announcement of an extra $6.2 million a year to improve services, including a new 24 hour high frequency bus service along the Gold Coast Highway.
Member for Southport Peter Lawlor, said "25 new air conditioned low floor buses manufactured on the Gold Coast would be provided for the new services."
A new Route 700 high- frequency service will operate around the clock along the Gold Coast Highway between Coolangatta and Southport.
Route 700 will be Australia's best all night bus route, with a 30 minute service frequency 24 hours a day, 7 days a week," he said.
This new route, combined with other service improvements, will mean buses every five minutes between 7 am - 7pm Monday to Friday between Southport and Burleigh Heads.
There will be buses a minimum of every 15 minutes between Southport and Helensvale and Burleigh Heads and Coolangatta.
The State Government is prepared to back the Gold Coast with these new services and the Gold Coast should back the new services with their support.
The other major service improvements from May 15 2006 include:
» new timetables to ensure on - time running
» extra services to address over - crowding
» a new direct University service, bypassing the bus
Southport business district
» three routes bypassing Pacific Fair Shopping Centre, delivering
time savings of 10 minutes
» tripling of services from Harbour Town to Southport and Surfers
Paradise
» doubling of services from Helensvale Town Centre to Southport
» new routes to the popular Gold Coast theme parks
» improved coordinated bus services from the Highway corridor to
train stations at Helensvale, Nerang and Robina.
The State Government is also investing $200,000 a year to provide a new bus route for Pacific Pines, where many residents currently have little access to public transport. The proposed route for this service is available from Translink and is expected to commence by August.
"We are providing the services the community has asked for.Translink will continue to consult the community about further improvements to local bus services" Mr Lawlor said.
Timetables for the new services will be available soon.
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