Recent further vandalism of the Tugun Bypass has the member for Currumbin, Jann Stuckey, calling for alternative solutions to the glass panels.
‘Despite the successful completion of the long awaited Tugun Bypass, residents are now being faced with more costs for repairs due to the poor planning by the Bligh government’, said Ms Stuckey.
‘Less than a year after the completion of the Bypass, vandals have repeatedly smashed the glass panels along the Bypass, costing taxpayers over $30 000 in the Christmas/ New Year period alone.
‘It is very disappointing to see that, having waited so long for its construction, the Tugun Bypass is now being used as a target for vandals. The glass panels would appear to be a temptation for vandals.
‘This re-occurring anti-social behaviour raises the question of whether it is time for the government to consider other alternative materials for these panels.
‘Had the Bligh government planned better strategies to begin with, issues such as this sort of vandalism wouldn’t be a such a big problem and taxpayers wouldn’t be forking out even more money to fix it.
‘Instead of tax payer’s funds being directed into repairing the vandalised material shouldn’t it be going into much needed Boyd St Interchange?
‘Traffic congestion with the upcoming development at Cobaki Lakes will completely choke Boyd St and its surroundings.
‘An interchange near Boyd St was included in the early plans but due to massive cost blowouts and delays by the Labor government it has not been built.’
Ms Stuckey encourages people living around the Bypass to keep an eye out for future vandals.
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