BRISBANE, Queensland, Oct. 7 -- The Queensland Department of the Premier and Cabinet issued text of the following statement:

JOINT STATEMENT

Premier and Minister for Veterans

The Honourable David Crisafulli

Minister for Transport and Main Roads

The Honourable Brent Mickelberg

* Work has officially begun at Maryborough's notorious Walker Street-Bruce Highway intersection. * Upgrade is just one of the tools in theCrisafulli Government's arsenal to fix the Bruce, including the $9 billion Bruce Highway Targeted Safety Program, with every cent being spent between Gympie and Cairns. * TheCrisafulli Government is fixing the Bruce to get Queenslanders home sooner and safer, after the former government failed to.

The Crisafulli Government is ...