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The Brisbane Valley Rail Trail will get another $4.4 million in upgrades this year thanks to investments by Somerset Regional Council and the State and Federal Governments (Photo: BVRTUA)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

February 4, 2021<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Brisbane Valley Rail Trail will receive $4.4 million in upgrades this year, thanks to an investment by Somerset Regional Council and grants from the State and Federal Governments.<\/p>\n

Last year Somerset Regional Council secured matching funding from the State Government to improve two sections of the trail.<\/p>\n

The $2.1m project will upgrade the trail’s surface from Fernvale to Lowood (9.2 km), and a second 5.1km section north and south of Coominya.<\/p>\n

Sections within the towns will also be concreted to provide an all-weather surface.<\/p>\n

On January 22, the Council announced it had received a further $2.38 million under Federal and State funded bushfire recovery programs which it will use to install concrete surfacing and solar lighting in Esk and Toogoolawah.<\/p>\n

The new funding will also allow upgrades of parking areas in towns located along the Rail Trail to make it more accessible to visitors; and improvements to facilities at Moore.<\/p>\n

Somerset Mayor Graeme Lehmann said the funding was “fantastic news” and would bring great benefits to residents and visitors to the region.<\/strong><\/p>\n

“This funding will assist to drive the economic recovery of our community that was impacted by the 2019 bushfires,” Cr Lehmann.<\/p>\n

“We are grateful for the funding that will enable us to deliver these key projects across Somerset.<\/p>\n

“These projects … had been put forward by Council because they provide economic benefits across the Somerset region.”<\/p>\n

The funding announcements have been welcomed by the Brisbane Valley Rail Trail Users Association (BVRTUA), which recently raised $13,000 to install modern murals on the trail’s Nurinda underpass.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The BVRTUA now plans to commission and install sculptures along the trail, and are organising a BVRT Festival of Cycling for June 5 which is expected to attract cyclists from all over south-east Queensland.<\/p>\n

BVRTUA president Paul Heymans said he estimated more than $20 million has now been invested in the BVRT since it opened in 2008.<\/p>\n

This investment had come about because of the positive economic impact the trail has had on the Brisbane Valley.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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