One street in Logan has been given a healthier look.
After a $2.4 million facelift, the Loganlea Road Healthy Street project is open to pedestrians and cyclists.
Meadowbrook has snuck up on real estate agents as a hot spot, and the vision to make the area a major health and well-being precinct might well be one of the reasons.
The early upgrades connect Logan Hospital to proposed medical facilities and the Meadowbrook Shopping Centre on the other side the road.
There’s a new off-street shared pathway on both sides of the road, landscaping, shade and a new crossing.
Street lighting has been improved and new safety cameras are operating across the precinct.
“Meadowbrook is well on the way to becoming a major health hub and these upgrades make it easier and safer for everyone to access the Logan hospital and other nearby health services,” deputy mayor Jon Raven said.
The project includes artwork along the Loganlea Road footpaths and other parts of the precinct.
The art is in the form of installations, shelters and murals painted on the footpath. Some designs were laser cut into double-sided, brightly coloured aluminium circular discs, which have been positioned along pedestrian thoroughfares.
Councillor Tony Hall said: “While the safety and access upgrades will be welcomed by those who visit the hospital and other health services in Meadowbrook, the addition of art and placemaking improvements is also important for those who live, shop and work in the suburb.”
Stage 2 of the project is expected to include the design and construction of an extension of the shared pathway on the eastern side of Loganlea Road to connect with Armstrong Road.
It will include a new pedestrian bridge to provide safe access to the proposed relocated Loganlea train station.
