Pacific Motorway (Brisbane–Brunswick Heads)

This article is about the Pacific Motorway in Queensland and Northern New South Wales. For the Pacific Motorway between Sydney and Newcastle in New South Wales, see Pacific Motorway (Sydney–Newcastle). For the freeway in South Australia, see South Eastern Freeway.

The Pacific Motorway is a motorway in Australia between Brisbane, Queensland, and Brunswick Heads, New South Wales, through the New South Wales–Queensland border at Tweed Heads.

Pacific Motorway Queensland –New South Wales
General information
Type	Motorway
Length	158 km (98 mi)
Route number(s)	M3 Brisbane CBD – Eight Mile Plains M1 Eight Mile Plains – NSW/Qld Border M1 NSW/Qld Border – Brunswick Heads
Former route number	Queensland: Metroad 3 National Route 1 Alternate National Route 1 New South Wales: National Route 1 (1955–2013)
Major junctions
North end	Inner City Bypass
	Gateway Motorway Logan Motorway Gold Coast Highway for full list see exits.
South end	Pacific Highway Brunswick Heads
Location(s)
Major suburbs / towns	Queensland: Rochedale, Loganholme, Beenleigh, Nerang, Mudgeeraba, Tugun New South Wales: Tweed Heads, Banora Point, Chinderah, Brunswick Heads, Tyagarah
Highway system
Highways in Australia National Highway • Freeways in Australia Highways in Queensland Highways in New South Wales

The motorway starts at Coronation Drive at Milton in Brisbane, The Brisbane city section of the motorway is often referred to by its former name, the Riverside Expressway. The motorway is about 150 kilometres (93 mi) long, and features eight traffic lanes with a 110 km/h (68 mph) speed limit between the M6 Logan Motorway and Smith Street Motorway and generally six or four lanes at 100 km/h (62 mph) on other sections. The motorway passes through the major tourist region of the Gold Coast, the destination for most of the vehicular traffic from Brisbane. More than A$2 billion was spent on the motorway between 1990 and 1998, including widening the road and safety measures.

The motorway passes Gold Coast attractions such as Warner Bros. Movie World, Wet'n'Wild Water World, and Dreamworld, which are among the most popular theme parks in Australia.^{[citation needed]} Since 2008 the motorway connects with the Tweed Heads bypass in New South Wales.

There are also plans to progressively widen the four lane section from Nerang to Tugun to six lanes. The first section of this upgrade (Nerang to Varsity Lakes) was completed in May 2012. Planning is ongoing for the remaining section of the upgrade (Varsity Lakes to Tugun).^[1]

The highest point of the motorway is 92 metres (302 ft) AHD on a cutting 130 km (81 mi) south of Brisbane (between Cudgera Creek Rd and Sleepy Hollow Rest Area).^[2]

History

Queensland section

The first section, opened in Brisbane in November 1972, was originally known as the Southeast Freeway.^[3] It included the Riverside Expressway which was designed to alleviate traffic congestion in central Brisbane. The first segment reached south to Annerley, then to Mt Gravatt by 1982.^[4] The Southeast Freeway was connected to the Pacific Highway at Springwood by 1985.^[3] The Southeast Freeway was designated originally as the F3, but this nomenclature was removed in 1994.

On 15 April 1996 it was announced that the Pacific Highway between the intersection with the Logan Motorway and Nerang would be upgraded to motorway standard.^[5] From the Albert River at Beenleigh to Coombabah Creek at Gaven, about 28 km (17 mi), the road surface is portland cement concrete. The upgraded road was opened to the public in October 2000.^[5]

In March 2006, the Queensland Government released planning for substantial changes to the section between Springwood and Daisy Hill, mainly at the entrances and exits along the section to deal with substantial traffic problems on surrounding streets and traffic backups onto the motorway. The planned upgrade led to some popular protest, mainly by people whose homes would be resumed for the project. Construction of the upgrade commenced in November 2009 and was completed in November 2012.^[6]

The Tugun Bypass was completed in 2008. It has four lanes (two in each direction in 2008 and provision for six lane widening in the future). Widening from four lanes to six lanes is planned for 2025.^[7]

Crossing the Logan River at Loganholme, 2017

Below is an overview of when each construction project on the highway (later motorway) was completed (from earliest to latest):

• 1960 – Gaven Way. New road connecting Pacific Highway to Nerang, essentially forming the first stage of the Gold Coast bypass route, opened to traffic on 10 December 1960.
• 1961 – Gold Coast Highway interchange. Grade-separated interchange at Gaven Way.
• 1963 – Oakey Creek duplication. 0.7 miles (1.1 km) of highway widened to four lanes at Oakey Creek.
• 1965 – Halfway Creek to Bridge Creek duplication. 1.84 miles (2.96 km) of new pavement opened to traffic by the end of June 1965.
• 1965 – Beenleigh bypass. First carriageway of the Beenleigh bypass opened to traffic in December 1965, followed by the second carriageway in December 1966.^[8]
• 1965–1966 – Coomera deviation. Highway realigned to replace an old railway bridge with very windy approaches on the north side of Coomera. As the railway had closed in 1964, the new alignment did not need a bridge. Aerial photos show it was open by 1967.
• 1967 – Ormeau duplication. Highway duplicated from Goldmine Road to Mirambeena Drive including a short deviation 1 mile (1.6 km) between the two ends of Reedmans Road. Total construction spanned 2 miles (3.2 km). The old highway is now Tillyroen Road.
• 1968 – Logan River bridge duplication. Second bridge across the Logan River opened as part of the duplication of the Pacific Highway.
• 1970 – Pimpama Deviation. 3.1 miles (5.0 km) of new road constructed to four lane standard.
• 1970 – Oxenford Deviation. 1.1 miles (1.8 km) of new road constructed to four lane standard.
• 1971 – Coomera River bridge duplication. Second bridge across the Coomera River officially opened by Minister for Main Roads Ron Camm on 3 June 1971, completing four lanes between Brisbane and Helensvale.^[9]
• 1973 – Alice Street to Juliette Street. First stage of the South-East Freeway, including the Captain Cook Bridge, officially opened to traffic on 7 March 1973.^[10]
• 1976 – Riverside Expressway. New expressway between Hale Street and Alice Street, mostly constructed on bridges, officially opened on 22 July 1976.^[11]
• 1976 – Nerang to Reedy Creek. Reconstructed and realigned highway along the former rail reserve completed in December 1976.^[12]
• 1977 – Slacks Creek deviation. Northbound carriageway realigned onto a straighter alignment paralleling the southbound carriageway. Village Drive intersection (which provided access to Loganlea Road) was also upgraded.
• 1977 – Juliette Street to Marshall Road. Second stage of the South-East Freeway opened between Juliette Street and Marshall Road on 27 July 1977.^[13]
• 1979 – Nerang bypass. 2.5 miles (4.0 km)two-lane bypass of Nerang officially opened by Minister for Main Roads Russ Hinze on 6 April 1979.^[14]
• 1980 – Marshall Road to Klumpp Road. Third stage of the South-East Freeway between Marshall Road and Klumpp Road officially opened on 21 October 1980.^[15]
• 1981 – Loganlea Road Overpass. New interchange built at Loganlea Road to replace the Village Drive intersection, which was closed after the overpass opened.
• 1982 – Klumpp Road to Logan Road. Fourth stage of the South-East Freeway opened between Klumpp Road and Logan Road by Queensland Premier Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen on 13 August 1982.^[16]
• 1983 – Bryants Road interchange. Interchange opened at Bryants Road, eliminating the previous at-grade intersection.
• 1984 – Oxenford Interchanges. Two new interchanges opened at Hope Island Road and Helensvale Road. One interesting part of this project was the extra off-ramp built directly to The Ox Tavern. The person behind this was most likely Minister for Main Roads Russ Hinze, who would later become very well known for his corruption.
• 1985 – Reedy Creek to Tugun Extension. Two-lane bypass of West Burleigh opened to traffic in three stages; West Burleigh to Palm Beach in October 1981,^[12] Reedy Creek to West Burleigh in November 1983,^[12] and Palm Beach to Tugun on 17 May 1985.^[17]
• 1985 – Helensvale to Nerang duplication. Four-lane duplication works completed between Gold Coast Highway and Nerang River in June 1985.^[18]
• 1985 – Tweed Heads bypass. Two-lane bypass opened by Minister for Main Roads and Racing Russ Hinze on 18 July 1985 at a total cost of A$3.6m; second carriageway completed in December 1986.^[19]
• 1985 – Logan Road to Compton Road. Fifth and final stage of the South-East Freeway officially opened by Minister for Main Roads and Racing Russ Hinze on 22 November 1985.^[18]
• 1986 – Logan River bridge duplication. New concrete bridge across Logan River, duplicating the 1968 bridge, officially opened by Minister for Main Roads and Racing Russ Hinze on 16 July 1986.
• 1987 – Mudgeeraba Interchange. Half-diamond interchange at Mudgeeraba Road opened by Minister for Main Roads and Racing Russ Hinze on 21 August 1987.
• 1987 – Coomera Interchange. Interchange opened by Deputy Premier and Minister for Main Roads Bill Gunn on 10 December 1987.^[20] Much like the later interchanges at Ormeau, it had a very short life of only 12 years.
• 1987 – Smith Street Motorway. New motorway connection road opened to connect Southport to Gaven. A new interchange was built with the Pacific Highway as part of the project. The opening date was May 20.
• 1988 – Worongary Interchange. Half-diamond interchange opened by Deputy Premier and Minister for Main Roads Bill Gunn on 27 July 1988.
• 1988 – Chatswood Interchange Stage 1. This stage involved construction of the Paradise Road roundabout, service roads and northbound on and off-ramps.
• 1989 – Reedy Creek Interchange. Interchange completed in September 1989.
• 1989 – Chatswood Interchange Stage 2. Chatswood Road linked to Paradise Road roundabout via a new access road under the highway. Over 30 years later the interchange is still in use.
• 1990 – Computer Road Interchange. This interchange only lasted 9 years, being replaced by the current one in 1999.
• 1991 – Peachey Road Interchange. This one did not last long either, also being replaced in 1999.
• 1991 – Nerang to Mudgeeraba Duplication. Duplication to four lanes between Pappas Way and Mudgeeraba Road and a new interchange at Elysium Drive opened by Federal Minister for Transport Bob Brown on 23 December 1991.
• 1992 – Helensvale Interchange. Upgraded interchange at Gold Coast Highway opened by Federal Minister for Transport Bob Brown on 29 October 1992.
• 1993 – Mirambeena Drive Interchange. Like the two interchanges north of it, it was also replaced in 1999.
• 1993 – Rochedale Road to Watland Street six-laning.
• 1994 – Mudgeeraba to Reedy Creek duplication. Duplication to four lanes between Mudgeeraba Road and Reedy Creek Road and a new overpass at Reedy Creek Road opened by Minister for Transport David Hamill on 18 May 1994.
• 1994 – Yawalpah Interchange. Diamond interchange at Yawalpah Road opened by MP Paul Braddy on 3 November 1994. Unlike the other interchanges in the area, this one survived the late 90s upgrades and is still in use today. In June 2019, plans to redesign the interchange were announced. A detailed design has been released, but as of February 2022 construction is yet to begin.
• 1995 – Gateway Motorway to Sports Drive and Watland Street to Winnetts Road six-laning.^[21]
• 1996 – Winnetts Road to Beenleigh–Redland Bay Road six-laning. Widening to six lanes and a new interchange at Beenleigh-Redland Bay Road completed in December 1996.^[22]
• 1997 – Reedy Creek to Tugun duplication. Duplication to four lanes between Reedy Creek Road and Stewart Road and a southerly extension of Bermuda Street to the highway opened by Minister for Main Roads Vaughan Johnson on 16 June 1997.^[23]
• 2000 – Loganholme to Nerang Upgrade (Pacific Motorway Upgrade). 36 miles (58 km)-long eight-lane upgrade of the Pacific Motorway between Loganholme and Gaven, and six lanes including various interchange and service centre upgrades as well as heralding Queensland's first alphanumeric route number, M1, officially commissioned by Premier Peter Beattie and Minister for Main Roads Steve Bredhauer on 6 October 2000 at a completed cost of A$850m.^[24]
• June 2008 – Tugun Bypass. Features a tunnel. Crosses the state border.
• 2012 – Nerang to Worongary Upgrade. Six-lane widening works between Pappas Way and Gooding Drive completed on 25 May 2012.^[25]
• 2014 – Worongary to Mudgeeraba Upgrade. Six-lane widening works between Gooding Drive and Robina Town Centre Drive completed on 26 September 2014.^[26]
• 2016 – Coomera interchange upgrade. Roundabouts have been replaced by signalised intersections.
• May 2020 – M1/M3 Gateway Merge upgrade. Widening to five southbound lanes. A new busway on-ramp.^[27]
• June 2020 – Mudgeeraba to Varsity Lakes Upgrade. Widening to six lanes with smart technologies.
• September 2021 – Sports Drive to Gateway Motorway Upgrade. Widening to five northbound lanes between Sports Drive and Gateway Motorway. The upgrade was done on 7 September 2021.^[28]
• June 2022 – Eight Mile Plains to Daisy Hill Upgrade.^[29]
• November 2022 – Varsity Lakes to Burleigh upgrade. 2 km of highway widened to a minimum of three lanes in both directions including a new diverging diamond interchange at Exit 87.

Queensland Upgrade Projects

List of projects on the Pacific Motorway (Brisbane–Brunswick Heads) (Queensland section)

Project	Length (km)	Construction dates		Value	Status	Description	Distance from Brisbane (km)
		Start	End
Watland Street to Sports Drive.[30]		November 2020		$750 million	Under construction	Provide additional lanes
Daisy Hill to Logan Motorway.[31]				$1 billion	In planning	Increase capacity
Eight Mile Plains to Daisy Hill.[32]		Mid 2022		$750 million	Under construction	Rochedale bus station and park 'n' ride

New South Wales section

Banora Point Upgrade on the Pacific Motorway (looking south)

Barneys Point Bridge over the Tweed River, 2017

The NSW section of the Pacific Motorway to Brunswick Heads is part of the Pacific Highway upgrade from the Queensland border to Ballina. It was renamed to Pacific Motorway from Pacific Highway in February 2013.^[33][34]

The motorway's first stage was completed in July 1985 with the opening of the first stage of the Tweed Heads Bypass, followed by the second stage in November 1992.^[35] Over the next 20 years, sections of the motorway progressively opened to traffic, until the final section, the Banora Point upgrade, opened in September 2012.^[36] For more comprehensive information on this section of motorway, see the Ozroads website.

Below is an overview of when each stage of the motorway was completed (from south to north):

Southern terminus	Northern terminus	Distance		Date completed	Notes
		km	mi
Tyagarah	Ewingsdale			16 October 1998	Realignment[37]
Tandys Lane bypass				19 December 2001	Bypass[38]
Yelgun	Brunswick Heads			11 July 2007	Realignment[39]
Chinderah	Yelgun			6 August 2002	Included the Cudgen Road Tunnel[40]
Chinderah bypass				29 November 1996	Included the Barneys Point Bridge[41]
Banora Point upgrade				22 September 2012
Minjungbal Drive	Kennedy Drive			14 November 1992	Tweed Heads bypass
Kennedy Drive	Tugun bypass			18 July 1985

Service centres

The Pacific Motorway, when it was upgraded in September 2000, was the first motorway in Queensland to have service centres integrated. There are two service centres, Stapylton servicing southbound traffic, and Coomera servicing northbound traffic. The travel centres include fuel and fast-food restaurants, picnic areas and a shop. Solar panels on the roofs of the centres provide power to the facilities.

Speed limits

Southern terminus	Northern terminus	Speed limit		Notes
		km/h	mph
Tyagarah	Chinderah	110	68	Some variance
Chinderah	Gaven	100	62	Crosses the state border
Gaven	Beenleigh	110	68
Beenleigh	Greenslopes	100	62
Greenslopes	Vulture Street, Woolloongabba	90	56
Vulture Street, Woolloongabba	Elizabeth Street (CBD)	80	50	Concurrency with the Riverside Expressway
Elizabeth Street (CBD)	Herschel Street (CBD)	70	43
Herschel Street (CBD)	Hale Street (CBD)	60	37

Speed cameras

There is a fixed speed camera on the Pacific Motorway at Tarragindi, facing northbound. There is another at Loganholme just after the Logan Motorway exit facing northbound.^[42] A third set of speed cameras, situated on the northbound side of the motorway at the Smith Street overpass at Gaven, became active around March 2013.^[43][44]

Major settlements

M1 Motorway as it passes through the Gold Coast

The southbound Pacific Motorway at the Smith Street Motorway exit.

Gold Coast

Yatala to Coolangatta is within the City of Gold Coast. The city has a population of 500,000 and is Australia's sixth-largest city. The oceanside parts of the Gold Coast are characterised by high-rises, residential canal developments, a casino, theme parks, amusement parks and numerous tourist attractions, whilst its inland suburbs are leafy and well kept, looking much like the newer suburbia of other large Australian cities. The Gold Coast attracts tourists from around the world and is one of Australia's leading tourist destinations. Most of the city is bypassed by the Pacific Motorway (M1 Motorway) which continues from Metroad 3 at Logan City south of Brisbane. The former route of the Pacific Highway through the Gold Coast has been renamed as the Gold Coast Highway. The Gold Coast Highway was very congested until the Tugun Bypass opened in June 2008 bypassing a badly traffic snarled section near the Gold Coast Airport.

Tweed Heads

The highway crosses the Tweed River south of Banora Point. Tweed Heads is the major commercial centre of the southern part of the Gold Coast, which extends as far south as Chinderah in New South Wales. It was known as a "twin town" along with Coolangatta, Queensland before they coalesced with other towns to form the suburbia of the Gold Coast. The Tweed River valley contains the Cudgen Road Tunnel completed in 2002. The tunnel was built to avoid the visual impact of a road cutting.

Interchanges

New South Wales

LGA	Location	km[45]	mi	Destinations[lower-alpha 1]	Notes
Byron	Brunswick Heads	0	0.0	Gulgan Road [west] – Mullumbimby	Partial Dumbbell interchange
		3.0	1.9	Old Pacific Highway / Gulgan Road – Brunswick Heads	Dumbbell interchange
		6.0	3.7	Old Pacific Highway	Dumbbell interchange
Brunswick River		6.2	3.9	Matthew Devine Bridge
Byron	Billinudgel	10.0	6.2	Wilfred Street – Ocean Shores, Billinudgel	Northbound exit and entrance to the west only
		11.5	7.1	Tweed Valley Way / Brunswick Valley Way (Tourist Route 40) – Yelgun	Trumpet interchange, with partial dumbbell
Tweed	Cudgera Creek	24.5	15.2	Cudgera Creek Road – Cudgera Creek, Pottsville, Hastings Point	Diamond interchange
	Clothiers Creek	31.5	19.6	Clothiers Creek Road – Clothiers Creek, Tanglewood, Bogangar
Cudgen Road (no access)		37.1	23.1	Cudgen Road Tunnel
Tweed	Chinderah	40.0	24.9	Tweed Valley Way (Tourist Route 40) – Tumbulgum, Condong, Murwillumbah	Trumpet interchange
		43.0	26.7	Chinderah Road / Tweed Coast Road – Chinderah, Kingscliff	Grade-separated roundabout interchange
		44.6	27.7	Waugh Street – Chinderah	Northbound exit and entrance to the west only
		45.3	28.1	Chinderah Bay Drive / Fingal Road – Chinderah, Fingal Head	Southbound exit and entrance only; trumpet interchange
Tweed River		45.7	28.4	Barneys Point Bridge
Tweed	Banora Point	46.5	28.9	Sexton Hill Drive – Banora Point, Terranora	Trumpet interchange
		47.0	29.2	Wilsons Park Tunnel
		48.0	29.8	Mingjunbal Drive / Sexton Hill Drive – Banora Point, Tweed Heads South	Trumpet interchange
Tweed	Tweed Heads	49.7	30.9	Kirkwood Road – Tweed Heads South	Southbound exit and southbound entrance only
Terranora Creek		50.6	31.4	Bridge over the creek (bridge name unknown)
Tweed	Tweed Heads	51.2	31.8	Kennedy Drive – Tweed Heads, Tweed Heads West	Dogbone interchange
		52.0	32.3	Gold Coast Highway (Queensland State Route 2) – Coolangatta, Gold Coast, Gold Coast Airport	Diamond interchange
	Tweed Heads West	52.9	32.9	Tunnel under airport runway
		55.4	34.4	Pacific Motorway (M1)	Northern terminus in New South Wales; road continues in Queensland as the Pacific Motorway (M1)
New South Wales – Queensland state border				New South Wales – Queensland state border
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Incomplete access       Route transition

Queensland

LGA	Location	km[46]	mi	Exit[lower-alpha 2]	Destinations[lower-alpha 1]	Notes
New South Wales – Queensland state border		0.0	0.0		New South Wales – Queensland state border	Continues from 55.4km above
Gold Coast	Currumbin Waters	3.1	1.9	95	Stewart Road – west – to Currumbin Creek Road (State Route 98) – Currumbin Valley Tugun – Currumbin Road – east – Tugun	Diamond interchange connects to Gold Coast Highway (State Route 2)
Currumbin Creek		4.4	2.7	Bridge over the river (Bridge name unknown)
Gold Coast	Palm Beach	4.5	2.8	93	K.P. McGrath Drive / Sarawak Avenue – Elanora, Palm Beach, Currumbin
		5.9	3.7	92	Palm Beach Avenue – Palm Beach, Elanora
Tallebudgera Creek		8.4	5.2	Bridge over the river (Bridge name unknown)
Gold Coast	Tallebudgera	8.7	5.4	89	Tallebudgera Creek Road – Tallebudgera	Modified trumpet interchange
	Burleigh Heads	10.9	6.8	87	Southport–Burleigh Road (formerly Bermuda Street) (State Route 3) – Southport, Reedy Creek	Diverging Diamond Interchange
	Reedy Creek	13.0	8.1	85	Burleigh Connection Road (State Route 80) – Burleigh Heads, Reedy Creek, Varsity Lakes	Modified trumpet interchange
	Robina	16.1	10.0	82	Robina Parkway (State Route 7) – Clear Island Waters	Diamond interchange
Mudgeeraba Creek		16.6	10.3	Bridge over the river (Bridge name unknown)
Gold Coast	Mudgeeraba	17.4	10.8	80	The Link Way to Gold Coast – Springbrook Road (State Route 99) – Mudgeeraba, Springbrook National Park	Northbound exit only via a slip lane
	Robina	18.3	11.4	79	Mudgeeraba Road (State Route 42) – Gilston	Modified dumbbell interchange
	Worongary	21.0	13.0	77	Mudgeeraba Road (State Route 50) – south – Mudgeeraba Gooding Drive (State Route 50) – east – Carrara	Grade-separated dumbbell interchange
		22.8	14.2	75	Elysium Road	Grade-separated dumbbell interchange
	Highland Park	24.8	15.4	73	Alexander Drive – west – Highland Park Nielsens Road – east – Carrara
	Nerang	29.9	18.6	72	Pappas Way – Highland Park, Carrara	Formerly exit 71A
		31.5	19.6	71	Nerang Connection Road (State Route 90) – west – Nerang Nerang–Broadbeach Road (State Route 90) – east – Broadbeach	Diamond interchange
Nerang River		28.2	17.5	Bridge over the river (Bridge name unknown)
Gold Coast	Nerang	29.0	18.0	69	Southport–Nerang Road (State Route 20) – west – Nerang – east  – Surfers Paradise, Ashmore, Southport	Southbound exit and entrance, and indirect northbound exit and entrance via Nerang Connection Road
	Arundel	32.1	19.9	66	Smith Street Motorway (State Route 10) – Gaven, Parkwood, Sea World, Gold Coast University Hospital	Modified trumpet and grade-separated diamond interchange
	Helensvale	35.5	22.1	62	Gold Coast Highway (State Route 2) – Pacific Pines, Gold Coast	Modified trumpet and parclo interchange
		37.9	23.5	60	Helensvale Road – Hope Island, Oxenford, Movie World, Wet'n'Wild
		40.4	25.1	57	Hope Island Road (State Route 4) – Hope Island	Diamond interchange
				57	Tamborine–Oxenford Road (State Route 95) – Tamborine Mountain, Oxenford
Coomera River		41.4	25.7	Bridge over the river (Bridge name unknown)
Gold Coast	Coomera	43.6	27.1	54	Foxwell Road – Coomera, Upper Coomera, Dreamworld	Modified parclo
	Pimpama	48.3	30.0	49	Pimpama–Jacobs Well Road – Pimpama, Jacobs Well	Dumbbell interchange
	Ormeau	51.2	31.8	45	Mirambeena Drive / Tillyroen Road – Ormeau, Jacobs Well, Norwell	Dumbbell interchange, northbound exit and southbound entrance only
		53.6	33.3	45	Eggersdorf Road / Peachey Road – Ormeau, Kingsholme, Norwell	Dumbbell interchange, northbound entrance and southbound exit only
		57.1	35.5	41	Computer Road – Yatala, Ormeau	Dumbbell interchange
	Yatala	60.0	37.3	38	Stapylton – Jacobs Well Road – Yatala, Stapylton	Dumbbell interchange
Albert River		61.3	38.1	Bridge over the river (Bridge name unknown)
Logan	Beenleigh	62.3	38.7	35	Main Street (State Route 94) – Beenleigh	Grade separated roundabout interchange
		64.2	39.9	34	City Road (State Route 92) – Beenleigh	Grade separated roundabout interchange
Logan River		65.6	40.8	Bridge over the river (Bridge name unknown)
Logan	Browns Plains	66.8	41.5	31	Logan Motorway (M6) – Ipswich, Toowoomba	Trumpet interchange
	Loganholme	68.0	42.3	30	Beenleigh–Redland Bay Road (State Route 47) – Redland Bay, Cleveland
	Tanah Merah	69.8	43.4	28	Bryants Rd – Shailer Park, Tanah Merah
	Slacks Creek	71.0	44.1	26	Murrays Rd – Slacks Creek	Northbound exit and entrance via Nujooloo Road Southbound exit and entrance via Mandew Street (part of Exit 28)
		73.3	45.5	24	Winnets Road / Loganlea Road – Daisy Hill, Loganlea
		74.6	46.4	23	Paradise Road / Chatswood Road (State Route 50) – Slacks Creek, Logan Central, Springwood	Northbound entrance and southbound entrance and exit only
	Springwood	75.8	47.1	22	Old Pacific Highway – Springwood	Southbound exit only
		77.3	48.0	20	Logan Road (State Route 30) / Old Pacific Highway – Rochedale, Underwood, Springwood	Trumpet interchange and partial diamond interchange
	Rochedale South	78.2	48.6	19	Rochedale Road (State Route 30) – Rochedale, Underwood	Northbound entrance and southbound exit only
Brisbane	Eight Mile Plains	81.5	50.6	16	Gateway Motorway (M1 [northeast]) – Murarrie, Sunshine Coast, Brisbane Airport Gateway Motorway (M2 [southwest]) – Drewvale, Browns Plains	Trumpet interchange. Pacific Motorway continues north as the M3. Gateway Motorway heads northeast as the M1. Heading south, the Pacific Motorway carries the M1 shield.
	MacGregor	83.4	51.8	14	Logan Road (State Route 95) – Upper Mount Gravatt, Eight Mile Plains
	Upper Mount Gravatt	86.6	53.8	11	Klump Road / Mains Road (State Route 36) – Upper Mount Gravatt, Griffith University	Northbound entrance and southbound exit only
	Mount Gravatt	88.6	55.1	9	Gaza Road – Mount Gravatt, Griffith University	Northbound exit and southbound entrance only
	Tarragindi	90.0	55.9	8	Marshall Road (State Routes 10 and 11) – Holland Park	Northbound entrance and southbound exit only
	Greenslopes	93.0	57.8	5	Juliette Street / Cornwall Street – Greenslopes, Annerley	Northbound exit and southbound entrance via Juliette Street Northbound entrance and southbound exit via Cornwall Street
	Woolloongabba	94.4	58.7	4	Clem Jones Tunnel (M7) – Sunshine Coast, Northern Suburbs, Brisbane Airport	Northbound exit and southbound entrance only
	South Brisbane	95.0	59.0	2	Stanley Street / Vulture Street (State Route 41) – East Brisbane, South Brisbane, Highgate Hill	Northbound exit and southbound entrance via Stanley Street Northbound entrance and southbound exit via Vulture Street
Brisbane River		95.6	59.4	Captain Cook Bridge
Brisbane	Brisbane CBD	96.4	59.9		Margaret Street
		96.7	60.1		Elizabeth Street
		97.1	60.3		Turbot Street	Northbound exit only
		97.4	60.5		Herschel Street	Northbound exit only
					Riverside Expressway (M3)	Northern terminus of the Pacific Motorway; road continues as the Riverside Expressway (M3) to – Sunshine Coast, Brisbane Airport State Route 33 Coronation Drive – Indooroopilly
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus       Incomplete access        Tolled       Route transition

Notes

1. Listing includes: terminals, declared roads, former alignments, and intersections where a turn is required to remain on the highway, and minor roads at these intersections.
2. Exits are numbered progressively from the Brisbane CBD.

See also

• Australian Roads portal
• Queensland portal
• New South Wales portal

• Freeways in Australia
• Freeways in New South Wales
• Freeways in Brisbane
• Freeways in Gold Coast
• M1, Queensland

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References

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External links

• "Pacific Motorway M1 upgrade program". Department of Transport and Main Roads. 3 December 2021.
• 27530 Slides of the South East Freeway and Lake Moondarra, State Library of Queensland