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
| Federal Government | |
| Queensland Government |
Procurement
| Procuring Agency: | Department of Transport and Main Roads |
| Related contracts: |
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. |
Estimated Total Cost
(2021)
Sector
Road
Procurement approach
Unconfirmed |
Location
Queensland |
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