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However, in 2001 the Nundah Bypass Tunnell was constructed under nearby Bage Street, diverting through traffic away from the suburban centre. There was considerable popular support to name the road tunnel after George Bridges in recognition of his contribution to the development of the district and the fact that the tunnel was located on his original land holding.<ref>Letter to Dept of Main Roads from Nundah & Districts Historical Society, 1 May 2001</ref> In 2009 as part of [[Q150|Queensland's 150th Birthday Celebrations]], the Nundah Bypass Tunnel was renamed "George Bridges Tunnel".<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=http://statements.cabinet.qld.gov.au/MMS/StatementDisplaySingle.aspx?id=67494 |title=Local pioneer honoured in Q150 celebrations – Thursday, November 19, 2009 |last=Wallace |first=Craig |publisher=Queensland Government |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110317012627/http://statements.cabinet.qld.gov.au/MMS/StatementDisplaySingle.aspx?id=67494 |archive-date=17 March 2011 |url-status=dead |work=Ministerial Media statements |access-date=3 February 2012 |df=dmy }}</ref>
In 1999, the construction of the tunnel required the demolition of the 1923 Baptist Church on the corner of Bage and Chapel Streets.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Nundah Baptist Church resumed|url=https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=3052690138296644&set=p.3052690138296644|url-status=live|access-date=2021-12-01|website=Friends of Baptist Heritage Queensland (FBHQ)|archive-date=1 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211201085214/https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=3052690138296644&set=p.3052690138296644}}</ref> In 2005 the North-East Baptist Church was built "more or less" on the site of the 1923 Nundah Memorial Baptist Church, adjacent to the 1889 former Baptist Church. The naming of the 2005 church as "North-East" reflects the amalgamation
In 2008 the [[Brisbane City Council]] [[Urban renewal|suburban renewal]] programme has seen new art installations, cafés and commercial enterprises open in Nundah, creating a village-like atmosphere along the now-quiet Sandgate Road.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.northgateward.org/news/page6.html|title=Another boost to Nundah's renewal|publisher=Northgate Ward|author=Kim Flesser|access-date=30 January 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050711171730/http://www.northgateward.org/news/page6.html|archive-date=11 July 2005|df=dmy-all}}</ref> The suburb has now become popular among [[White-collar worker|white collar workers]] seeking relatively inexpensive housing and apartments only a moderate distance from the Brisbane CBD. Since then, along with the rest of the city, housing prices in the area have skyrocketed, pricing most of the traditional working class out of the suburb.{{Citation needed|date=December 2021}}
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