Coomera Connector

The new road will be an alternative to the M1, providing more transport capacity to support the rapidly growing residential and business communities in the northern Gold Coast and neighbouring Logan areas.

The complete gazetted corridor extends for 45km between the Logan Motorway and Pacific Motorway interchange in Loganholme and Nerang–Broadbeach Road in Nerang. 

The Coomera Connector will be delivered in sections: 

• Southern section - Stage 1 between Coomera and Nerang will be delivered in 3 packages:
  • Stage 1 North: Shipper Drive, Coomera to Helensvale Road, Helensvale
  • Stage 1 Central: Helensvale Road, Helensvale to Smith Street Motorway, Molendinar
  • Stage 1 South: Smith Street Motorway, Molendinar to Nerang-Broadbeach Road, Nerang.

• Northern section - future stages between Loganholme and Coomera.

Key features

• Relieve pressure on the M1 by providing an alternative route for local traffic and additional crossings of the Logan, Albert, Coomera and Nerang rivers. 
• Provide improved connections and accessibility to more transport options on the northern Gold Coast.
• Improve travel time between Brisbane and the Gold Coast by reducing the number of local trips on the M1.
• Improve safety on the M1 by reducing congestion and potential queuing at interchanges.
• Provide more reliable travel times between Brisbane and the Gold Coast.

Background

The Coomera Connector (formerly known as the Intra Regional Transport Corridor) will be a key link in an expanded road transport network between Loganholme and the Gold Coast, where residential and business communities are growing rapidly.

Since the 1990s, the corridor has been identified in various public planning documents, such as published street directories, regional transport plans, planning studies and City of Gold Coast planning schemes.

A joint 2015 study between TMR and City of Gold Coast confirmed the corridor as a future strategic transport link that will relieve traffic congestion on the M1 and surrounding local roads.

The Coomera Connector was formally declared a future state-controlled road, confirmed in the Queensland Government Gazette in 3 sections, the:

• Nerang to Coomera section on 18 March 2016
• Coomera to Stapylton section on 12 May 2017
• Stapylton to Loganholme section on 15 March 2019.

Formal confirmation of the corridor in the Queensland Government Gazette allows the corridor to be protected from new development and provides certainty for property owners, business and residential communities on the northern Gold Coast.

Our team continues to liaise with property owners when dealing with land sales and development applications. Early acquisition of properties by TMR may occur in some circumstances. 

Community consultation

Initial community consultation on the Coomera Connector was undertaken in late 2019.

The consultation program included a series of 10 community drop-in sessions along the 45km project corridor, plus online engagement activities.

There was significant interest from the community with 3200 visits to the website, more than 2000 people visiting the community drop-in sessions to talk with the project team, and 700 pieces of feedback received.

A telephone survey of 1000 residents and businesses revealed 4 out of 5 people in the project corridor area support the introduction of the Coomera Connector.

Further consultation was carried out in late 2020 and early 2021.

Read more about community consultation for Coomera Connector (Stage 1) and Coomera Connector (Future stages) projects.