Location
Gold Coast, Queensland
Client
Department of Transport and Main Roads
Sector
Transport
- Roads
Duration
2020 – 2023
Contract value
$250 – 300 million
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Pacific Motorway (M1): Palm Beach to Tugun
Fast facts
10 no.
bridges
86,315 t
EME2 high modulus asphalt
22,259 m3
foam bitumen stabilised base (FBSB) pavement
About
The Pacific Motorway (M1) between Palm Beach and Tugun (Package C) is the third and final section of the M1 Pacific Motorway Varsity Lakes to Tugun (VL2T) upgrade.
Package C involves the widening of a 5km section of the motorway, between Nineteenth Avenue Overpass and the Tugun interchange. The works include:
- Upgrade of the motorway from 4 to 6 lanes including rehabilitation / reconstruction of existing concrete pavements and new full depth asphalt pavement
- Lengthening of entry ramps and exit ramps to meet current design standards
- Demolition of the existing bridges
- Construction of 7 new bridges and widening of 3 bridges
- Reconfiguration of the KP McGrath intersection to incorporate a new off-ramp and western service road
- Upgrade of Nineteenth Avenue including an intersection with the western service road
- Construction of retaining walls, signals, noise fences, road lighting and smart motorway infrastructure.
Key challenges include working in a heavily constrained corridor, live traffic environment carrying over 90,000 vehicles per day and complex bridge demolition and construction over sensitive waterways.
Annual Sustainability Report 1
Annual Sustainability Report 2
