News & Information

28 October 2015

Congestion black spots on the Logan Motorway and Gateway Extension could be eliminated following the Queensland Government’s decision to progress Transurban Queensland’s proposal to deliver vital upgrades.

The proposed $450m project includes upgrades to congested interchanges at Beaudesert Road/Mt Lindesay Highway and Wembley Road, widening parts of the Gateway Extension Motorway and constructing new south-facing ramps at Compton Road.

While the announcement does not commit the parties to the project, Transurban Queensland will now partner with the State Government to develop a final business case, select a preferred contractor as well as undertaking community and stakeholder engagement.

Transurban Queensland Group General Manager Wes Ballantine said the significant infrastructure project would deliver a safer, more efficient motorway and drive jobs and economic growth for Queensland.

“The project proposal includes interchange upgrades at key congestion and crash hot spots on the Logan Motorway, widening parts of the Gateway Extension Motorway and constructing new south-facing ramps at Compton Road,” Mr Ballantine said.

“The project will deliver a safer and more efficient motorway network by relieving local traffic congestion, reducing travel times and enhancing connectivity with other major road networks,” he said.

“The project will generate more than $1.2 billion in economic benefits for Queenslanders and support more than 1,300 jobs throughout the life of the project.”

In just over a decade traffic volumes on the Logan Motorway have doubled with an 800% increase in commercial vehicles, largely due to the strong population and employment growth to the south-west of Brisbane.

“There is a compelling need for action to keep traffic moving in this region and to enhance safety for motorists through better designed roads,” Mr Ballantine said.

“We will work with the Queensland Government to identify and investigate possible funding solutions. The proposal does not envisage any changes to car tolls,” he said.

The proposed scope for the project has been released. The project is expected to be delivered with no private land acquisition, no new land disturbance and with the potential to rehabilitate and give back elements of the existing corridor for community use.

Subject to receiving final government approval, construction is expected to begin in 2016 and be completed by early 2019.