The Greens member for Mawair, Michael Berkman says that duplicating the Walter Taylor Bridge in Indooroopilly is a waste of taxpayers money.
The Brisbane City Council has set aside $153,000 to assess whether the pre-feasibility of the heritage-listed bridge should be duplicated to cater for more commuters.
Mr. Berkman says, “The planned pre-feasibility study would only tell us what we already know: building more roads does not fix congestion".
However, the current vehicle count is considered by the BCC to be "higher than what is genuinely possible" across the bridge, suggesting people are willing to endure the long wait to cross the bridge.