MICHAEL HART MP

So look at my proposed route, check the destinations and overlay population figures 400m either side. You can soon work out how many people are likely to use a western route rather than down the coast through Palm Beach (400m east is in the ocean).

The state already controls the western route versus the disruption, land resumptions, loss of on-street parking created by the coastal route through Palm Beach. If it cost more to build, so be it. If it takes longer to travel, so be it. It’s never going to make money, so be it.

We have it, now we have to make it work.

So before the thought bubbles become reality, let’s look at every alternative in a comprehensive business case and pick the best outcome for us all.