Pacific Motorway Upgrade M1 M3 Gateway merge
Construction to upgrade the M1/M3 Gateway merge to improve safety and reduce peak hour congestion was completed in May 2020.
CompletedPacific Motorway M1 North upgrade program
The Pacific Motorway M1 North upgrade program is being delivered in a 3-stage rolling program from north to south:
- Stage 1 is the M1/M3 Gateway Merge upgrade which was completed in May 2020
- Stage 2 is the Eight Mile Plains to Daisy Hill upgrade and is currently in varying stages of construction, preliminary and detailed design
- Stage 3 is the Daisy Hill to Logan Motorway upgrade and is currently in the planning phase of the project lifecycle.
Benefits
- Improves safety
- Increases traffic flow
- Reduces peak hour congestion
- Contributes to economy
- Better road access
- Increases capacity
8 Projects in Pacific Motorway M1 North upgrade program
Bruce Highway (Pine River - Cairns), Road Operations Improvements
This project will provide Intelligent Transport System infrastructure at various locations along the Bruce Highway between Pine River and Cairns.
Flinders Highway (Julia Creek – Cloncurry), Scrubby Creek, pavement, strengthening and widening of floodway
The department has delivered 9km of pavement strengthening and widening of the floodway along the Flinders Highway between Julia Creek and Cloncurry at Scrubby Creek.
Kennedy Developmental Road—(The Lynd-Hughenden) upgrade
The department has delivered 48km of new sealing along the Kennedy Developmental Road between The Lynd to Hughenden.
Pacific Motorway (M1) – Daisy Hill to Logan Motorway upgrade
Planning is underway for the Pacific Motorway (M1) – Daisy Hill to Logan Motorway upgrade. This section of the M1 cannot accommodate current traffic volumes and, as a result, experiences frequent and prolonged periods of congestion and poor travel time reliability.
Pacific Motorway Upgrade M1 M3 Gateway merge
Construction to upgrade the M1/M3 Gateway merge to improve safety and reduce peak hour congestion was completed in May 2020.
Pacific Motorway, Eight Mile Plains to Daisy Hill Upgrade
Work is being undertaken on the Pacific Motorway, Eight Mile Plains to Daisy Hill Upgrade, to improve 8kms of the Pacific Motorway (M1) between the Gateway Motorway and Watland Street.
Richmond - Winton Road, strengthen and widen pavement
The department will improve all weather access, travel reliability and safety along the Richmond – Winton Road by widening and strengthening this section of the road.
The Burke Developmental Road (Normanton – Dimbulah), flood resilience projects
More than $16 million is committed to improve flood resilience across Gulf communities after monsoonal flooding produced widespread impacts across the northern 2-thirds of Queensland in early 2023.