 Although the inclusion of a busway connection represented only 0.25% of the project's overall cost, the LNP state government were at the time focused on reducing the Queensland government debt.In November 2013 The Queensland Minister for Transport and Main Roads announced a plan to connect buses from the Underground Bus and Train Tunnel project with Legacy Way.In April 2014 Queensland Premier Campbell Newman confirmed a plan to shorten the travel time of Brisbane Transport's western suburbs bus routes by connecting Legacy Way with the Bus and Train (BaT) Tunnel project.