Gold Coast businesses urge faster work on light rail stage 3 construction project

Businesses along the Gold Coast's latest light rail extension are likely to suffer noise and traffic disruptions for another two years before the project is complete. Key points: Businesses say noise and traffic disruptions are causing chaos during construction Light rail operator GoldLinQ says trams should be testing on tracks by late 2025 A preliminary business case for light rail stage 4 is yet to be released For property manager Colin Brown, who runs a holiday apartment complex at Burleigh Heads, the end cannot come soon enough. Gold Coast Light Rail Stage 3 will extend the city's tram network from its existing end-point at Broadbeach south to Burleigh Heads. Studies into Gold Coast Light Rail Stage 4 – a 13-kilometre extension from Burleigh Heads to Coolangatta – have been completed by the Queensland government's Transport and Main Roads department. Gold Coast Light Rail Stage 4 would extend the city's tram network almost to the Queensland border.