Bus turnaround boost for locals and visitors

Visiting one of the city’s most popular cultural and sporting precincts is now a lot safer and more convenient thanks to a new passenger set down area and the arrival of a Translink bus service at the end of Underwood Road at Priestdale.

A recently constructed sealed cul-de-sac provides a new bus turnaround which is a huge boost for people wishing to visit the Fo Guang Shan Chung Tian Temple, one of the city’s most popular tourist attractions.

It includes Translink’s new Temple Stop, now serviced by Route 578.

The new bus service will also be handy for those who use the many sporting and recreation facilities in adjacent Underwood Park and Daisy Hill Conservation Park.

The works also include road resurfacing, extended footpaths and creating a new entrance to the Daisy Hill Conservation Park.

The project was funded by Logan City Council with support from the Australian Government’s Investing in Our Communities Program.

Division 1 Councillor Lisa Bradley says the upgrade will encourage more visitors to the temple, Daisy Hill Conservation Park and Underwood Park, with the popular FUNderwood Hollow playground.

‘I wanted to ensure visiting this fabulous precinct was safe and enjoyable and that’s why a lot of work was put in over a number of years to deliver this much-needed bus turnaround,’ Cr Bradley says.

‘I look forward to seeing more people use public transport or private bus services to come into the area, which will help reduce traffic congestion and the demand for parking on busy days.’