The project will deliver a range of upgrades to Sunshine Motorway at Mountain Creek to provide an improved Mooloolah River Interchange. The full scope of the project includes:
- additional northbound lane between the Mooloolah River Interchange and Buderim-Mooloolaba Interchange
- new north to west Sunshine Motorway overpass
- new eastbound overpass with a link to Brisbane Road
- duplication of the Sunshine Motorway between the existing Kawana Way Interchange and the new Mooloolah River Interchange
- new direct local road connection between Karawatha Drive and Brisbane Road
- northbound overpass connecting Nicklin Way and Brisbane Road
- new Mooloolah River Crossing connecting the Sunshine Motorway to Kawana Way, and
- new signalised intersection with Kawana Way
Delivery of the project is required to enable construction of the Wave Stage Three - Bus Rapid Transit between Birtinya and the Sunshine Coast Airport.
Key Dates
| Jun 2018 | Project Announcement |
| Dec 2025 | ROIs Open |
| Dec 2025 | ROIs Close |
| Feb 2026 | EOIs Open |
| Mar 2026 | EOIs Close |
| 2026 | Expected Contract Award |
| 2031 | Expected Construction Completion |
Funding contributions
| Queensland Government | |
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As part of the Infrastructure Investment Program review in November 2023, the Federal Government withdrew its $160 million share of 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. |
| Oct 2025 | The Queensland Government announced that early works are now underway. |
| Nov 2025 | The Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads issued a forward notice for the procurement process to deliver The Wave Stage Three and the Mooloolah River Interchange (MRI) Upgrade. |
| Dec 2025 | Registrations of Interest for the project commenced. |
Sector
Road
Procurement approach
Alliance |
Location
Queensland |
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