The Gympie bypass will, like most such operations, be good for Gympie’s heart.
Previous experience shows this was true in Nambour (imagine the Bruce Highway still running through there), Yandina, Eumundi and Cooroy.
The Cooroy bypass inconvenienced two service stations for a few weeks, but then eastern Cooroy residents found they could more easily cross the old highway and shop locally, instead of going to Noosa.
Growth pressure and economic opportunity are fundamental drivers of an unstoppable Gympie future.
The new highway will be easier to exit and re-enter for fuel and fast food.
Through traffic will be safer and easier and Sunday drive tourism will see Kilkivan, Goomeri, Woolooga and Gunalda at least 20 minutes closer to Brisbane and the Sunshine Coast.
Cooloola Coast businesses will be closer in travelling time to Brisbane than Noosa was in the 1980s.
