The project will deliver a range of upgrades to Sunshine Motorway at Mountain Creek to provide an improved Mooloolah River Interchange. The preferred option includes:
- a major upgrade to the Mooloolah River Interchange and existing connections to the Sunshine Motorway east-west and north-south links, and Nicklin Way
- a new road connection across the Mooloolah River connecting the upgraded interchange with Kawana Way at Parrearra
- upgrading the Sunshine Motorway from the Mooloolah River interchange to Kawana Way from two to four lanes, and
- new local road links including a direct connection for northbound traffic on Nicklin Way to Brisbane Road in Mooloolaba, and a new link between Karawatha Drive in Mountain Creek and Brisbane Road.
The Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR) is preserving a preferred alignment for the proposed road corridor.
Key Dates
| Jun 2018 | Project Announcement |
Funding contributions
| Queensland Government | |
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As part of the Infrastructure Investment Program review in November 2023, the Federal Government decided to withdraw its $160 million share of the committed funding. |
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Procurement
| Procuring Agency: | Department of Transport and Main Roads |
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PROJECT HISTORY
| Jun 2018 | The Queensland Government allocated $7.4 million in the 2018-19 Budget to support the development of the detailed business case. The business case development will be subject to open invitation in early 2019. |
| Jul 2020 | Building Queensland has completed a preliminary evaluation of the project and is developing a detailed business case. TMR expects the detailed business case to be completed in mid-2020. |
| May 2021 | The 2021-22 Federal Budget allocated $160 million for the project. |
| Jun 2021 | The 2021-22 Queensland Budget allocated $160 million for the project. |
| Dec 2021 | TMR awarded the Detailed Design contract for the project to a GHD and SMEC Joint Venture. |
| 2023 | Following the Federal Government’s decision to withdraw its share of the committed funding for the project, the Queensland Government advised that it is actively investigating viable solutions and alternative funding strategies to deliver it. |
Estimated Total Cost
(2021)
Sector
Road
Procurement approach
Unconfirmed |
Location
Queensland |
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