This Brisbane CBD lift is so unreliable, it’s been out of service almost half the days in 2024

This is particularly bad because Queens Wharf Rd has been closed for the construction of the mega-casino since 2017, making it very difficult to get into the CBD by bike from the Bicentennial Bikeway, the most heavily-trafficked bikeway in the city.

And since 2022, the nearest bikeway ramp was also closed due to Metro construction. So this lift has, for the last 2 years, been the only way to get into the CBD by bike anywhere close to Victoria Bridge & Queen St. And it's insanely unreliable.

And of course the LNP Councillors would rather spend effort blaming vandals than actually addressing the underlying problem: that the lift itself is essential due to a lack of other options.

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This is particularly bad because Queens Wharf Rd has been closed for the construction of the mega-casino since 2017, making it very difficult to get into the CBD by bike from the Bicentennial Bikeway, the most heavily-trafficked bikeway in the city.
And since 2022, the nearest bikeway ramp was also closed due to Metro construction. So this lift has, for the last 2 years, been the only way to get into the CBD by bike anywhere close to Victoria Bridge & Queen St. And it's insanely unreliable.
And of course the LNP Councillors would rather spend effort blaming vandals than actually addressing the underlying problem: that the lift itself is essential due to a lack of other options.
- Doesn't affect cars, so your chances of it being prioritised are low.