Gateway Motorway North Nudgee to Bracken Ridge
We have upgraded the Gateway Motorway between Nudgee and Deagon, with additional pavement and safety works through to Bracken Ridge.
The $1.1 billion Gateway Upgrade North project is complete. The official commissioning of the newly-widened section of the Gateway Motorway was held on Friday 15 March 2019.
Benefits
- Improves safety
- Increases capacity
- Improves network efficiency
- Contributes to economy
Key features
The project included:
- upgrading the motorway from 4 to 6 lanes between Nudgee and Deagon.
- reconfiguring the Nudgee interchange including a new Nudgee Road overpass and a relocated extended northbound on-ramp.
- widening the Deagon Deviation between Depot Road and Bracken Ridge Road to provide two lanes in each direction.
- modifications to the Bicentennial Road interchange including extended on and off-ramps.
- provision of a grade-separated interchange between the Gateway Motorway and the Deagon Deviation at Deagon.
- construction of an off-road shared pedestrian and cycle path between Nudgee and Bracken Ridge.
- installation of variable speed limit signs, variable messaging signs, traffic monitoring cameras and ramp metering.
- pavement rehabilitation and safety works from Deagon to Wyampa Road overpass, Bracken Ridge.
Key Milestones
- 2007 to 2011—planning study of Gateway Motorway between Nudgee and the Bruce Highway; community consultation.
- 2011—Gateway Motorway North project draft plan released; community consultation about Deagon Deviation options.
- 2012 to 2013—development of preferred plan for Gateway Upgrade North.
- Late 2013—release of the preferred plan and announcement of joint funding.
- Late 2013 to mid-2015—detailed design and procurement of tenderers for major works.
- September 2014—start of preliminary works to prepare the site.
- Mid-2015—contract awarded for the major works.
- February 2016—start of major works construction.
- End November 2018—widened motorway lanes made available to motorists northbound between Southern Cross Way Nudgee and Depot Road, Deagon and southbound between the Sandgate Road bridges and Nudgee.
- March 2019—project completion and commissioning.
Funding
The $1.1 billion project was jointly funded by the Australian Government and the Queensland Government on an 80:20 split.
- Total investment
- $1.1 billion
- Australian Government
- $880 million
- Queensland Government
- $220 million
Gateway Upgrade North
A flythrough video for the Gateway Upgrade North project—Nudgee to Bracken Ridge.