Pacific Motorway M1 upgrade program

The Pacific Motorway M1 is one of Australia’s busiest highways and is a national freight route.

We want you to get where you're going more reliably, so you can spend more time doing the things you love.

The upgrade and widening of the Pacific Motorway M1 is being delivered in strategic priority stages as funding becomes available, based on traffic volumes and best value for money.

 Project Status
Coomera interchange Completed
Coomera Connector Stage 1 Construction
Coomera Connector Future Stages Planning
Daisy Hill to Logan Motorway Planning
Eight Mile Plains to Daisy Hill Construction
Logan Motorway to Palm Beach
Completed
Loganholme to Pimpama
Planning
M1/M3 Gateway Merge Completed
Mudgeeraba to Robina
Completed
Mudgeeraba to Varsity Lakes Completed
Ormeau interchange (Exit 45) southbound off-ramp Completed
Ormeau interchange (North) Planning
Pimpama interchange (Exit 49) Construction
Varsity Lakes to Tugun (Exit 85 to 95)
Construction
Worongary to Mudgeeraba
Completed
Yatala South Interchange (Exit 41)  Completed
Main Street overpass safety improvements
Planning
Logan Motorway to Nerang
Planning

Benefits

  • Improves safety
  • Increases capacity
  • Increases traffic flow
  • Reduces travel time
  • Reduces peak hour congestion
  • Reduces interchange queuing

19 Projects in Pacific Motorway M1 upgrade program

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Barcaldine-Aramac Road, rehabilitate and widen pavement

The Barcaldine-Aramac Road is undergoing upgrades with an additional 5km being widened to improve travel conditions.

Capricorn Highway (Emerald - Alpha), widen pavement project map

Capricorn Highway (Emerald - Alpha), widen pavement

3 high priority sections of the Capricorn Highway between Emerald and Alpha have been widened.

Coomera Connector Future stages Foxwell street - October 2023

Coomera Connector (Future stages) Loganholme to Coomera, planning

Planning is underway for the future stages of the Coomera Connector – the remaining 29km between Loganholme and Coomera.

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Coomera Connector (Stage 1)

The Stage 1 section of the Coomera Connector between Coomera and Nerang has been identified as the priority section to be built first.

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Coomera Connector Stage 1 Central

Coomera Connector (Stage 1) is around 16km long and will be delivered in 3 construction packages. Stage 1 Central, which is currently in the design phase, is the 8km section from Helensvale Road to Smith Street Motorway.

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Coomera Connector Stage 1 North

Coomera Connector (Stage 1) is around 16km and will be delivered in 3 construction packages. Stage 1 North, which is currently under construction, is the 4km section from Shipper Drive to Helensvale Road.

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Coomera Connector Stage 1 South

Design phase is underway for the Coomera Connector Stage 1 South package from Smith Street Motorway to Nerang-Broadbeach Road.

The map shows the location of rehabilitation and widening works underway on a three kilometre section of the Cramsie-Muttaburra Road. The road is situated between Longreach and Muttaburra in Central West Queensland. The map shows the proximity of the works to the Longreach township and includes the surrounding road network, such as the Landsborough Highway and local government-owned Longreach-Muttaburra Road.

Cramsie-Muttaburra Road, rehabilitate and widen pavement

A 3km section of aged, narrow pavement on the Cramsie-Muttaburra Road has been rehabilitated and widened, providing improved overtaking opportunities.

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Eyre Developmental Road (Bedourie - Birdsville), pave and seal

Works have been completed to seal around 35km of the 185km road, improving safety, connectivity and wet weather access.

Aerial view of Pacific Motorway through Springwood

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.

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Pacific Motorway M1 Interchange upgrades

Planning and construction is underway for short and long-term upgrades of various interchanges on the Pacific Motorway (M1)

Pacific Motorway M1 Mudgeeraba to Varsity Lakes upgrade Mudgeeraba Creek bridges

Pacific Motorway M1 Mudgeeraba to Varsity Lakes upgrade

We have delivered an upgrade of the M1 between Mudgeeraba and Varsity Lakes to reduce travel time and congestion, improve safety, and increase traffic flow. Interchange enhancements have improved access on and off the motorway.

Aerial view of M1 at Varsity Lakes and Tugun section

Pacific Motorway M1 Varsity Lakes to Tugun upgrade

The $1.5 billion Pacific Motorway Varsity Lakes to Tugun (VL2T) project is being delivered to upgrade 10km of the M1 and is being constructing in packages to ensure faster delivery and best value for money.

M1 M3 Gateway merge

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.

An aerial view of the Pacific Motorway Eight Mile Plains to Daisy Hill upgrade project.

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.

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Pacific Motorway, Exit 41, upgrade interchange

The Yatala South (Exit 41) interchange upgrade on the Pacific Motorway (M1) has resulted in significant enhancements to safety and traffic flow in the area.

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Pacific Motorway, Exit 49, upgrade interchange

The Exit 49 interchange upgrade will deliver significant improvements in safety and traffic flow efficiency by keeping traffic moving through the improved interchange and thereby reducing queuing.

The map shows the locality of three separate projects on the Richmond-Winton Road delivered as part of a progressive approach to sealing this road. The road is located between Richmond and Winton in western Queensland, with the three projects closest to Winton. Project location 1 is shown by a solid blue line. Project location 2 is shown by a green line with a broken blue line in the centre. Project location 3 is shown by an orange line with a blue line in the centre. The surrounding road network, including the Landsborough Highway and local government owned Corfield-Richmond Road are also shown on the map.

Richmond-Winton Road, pave and seal

Another 3km of the road has been sealed to improve safety and travel times on this key transport link.