CAPALABA MP Don Brown is pushing for the eastern busway to be the road infrastructure project given top priority if Brisbane's 2032 Olympics bid is successful.
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Mr Brown said a reliable public transport system would be needed, with Brisbane's eastside likely to host a number of events.
His call comes after the federal government announced last week that it would cover half the costs of the games under a 50:50 infrastructure funding agreement with the state government.
Mr Brown said many venues likely to host events, including the Sleeman Sports Complex at Chandler, were on the city's eastern corridor.
"Firstly, the opening and closing ceremonies and athletics will be at the Gabba," he said.
"Diving, artistic swimming and water polo (will be) at the Brisbane Aquatic Centre at Chandler.
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"There is also track cycling and BMX racing at the Anna Meares Velodrome at Chandler and gymnastics at the Chandler Indoor Sports Centre, not to mention shooting at the Belmont range along with likely canoe slalom at Birkdale.
"If we are successful with our bid, we obviously will need a fast, frequent and reliable public transport for east of Brisbane and therefore the eastern busway will be a no brainer."
The busway runs between University of Queensland's St Lucia campus and Langlands Park station.
It is a separate road for busses, and differs from the $30 million eastern transitway project which is seeing bus lanes added to Old Cleveland Road between Coorparoo and Carindale.
Rail Back on Track spokesman Robert Dow said the transitway was more of a compromise.
"The costs of the first stages of the eastern busway were quite high, because it went through fairly built up areas," he said.
"The Redlands, generally, does need significant input in terms of improved public transport options.
"In principal, the eastern busway is good. But we are happy that the transitway is being done now."
Mr Brown said the busway should be extended to Capalaba and planning work done to assess whether it could reach southern Redlands.
"It is fantastic news that we have all three levels of Government coming together to support the Olympic bid in 2032," he said.
The eastern transitway upgrade has come under fire in the past, with Rail Back on Track telling the Redland City Bulletin last year that commuters had been let down by both sides of government.
Plans for stage one of the upgrades were labelled a major disappointment and progress on the busway had been agonisingly slow.
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