South Coast

Key facts

6,535km²

Area covered by location¹

19.70%

Population of Queensland¹

868km

Other state-controlled road network

179km

National Land Transport Network²

88km

National rail network ²

Program Highlights

Our top investments included:

$2.163 billion Coomera Connector (Stage 1), Coomera to Nerang (jointly funded with the Australian Government)
$1.219 billion Gold Coast Light Rail (Stage 3), Broadbeach South to Burleigh Heads (jointly funded with the Australian Government and Gold Coast City Council)
$1 billion towards Pacific Motorway, Varsity Lakes (Exit 85) to Tugun (Exit 95) upgrade (jointly funded with the Australian Government)
$1 billion funding commitment for Pacific Motorway, Daisy Hill to Logan Motorway (jointly funded with the Australian Government). Project cost, scope and timing subject to further planning
$750 million Pacific Motorway, Eight Mile Plains to Daisy Hill upgrade (jointly funded with the Australian Government)
$500 million New Gold Coast Stations (Pimpama, Hope Island and Merrimac)
$134.4 million Cunningham Highway (Ipswich - Warwick), 2020 Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements reconstruction works (jointly funded with the Australian Government)
$110.8 million Pacific Motorway, Exit 49, upgrade interchange (jointly funded with the Australian Government)
$95 million towards Loganlea train station relocation (jointly funded with the Australian Government)
$57.4 million towards Mount Lindesay Highway (Brisbane - Beaudesert), Johanna Street to South Street (Jimboomba), duplication

Investments (interactive)

You can view the list of investments for the South Coast area via the QTRIP interactive tool or in the QTRIP PDF.

Map

^{Image: Pacific Motorway, Exit 45 southbound off-ramp, upgrade interchange. Shows the new southbound off ramp at Exit 45 of the Pacific Highway in Ormeau.}

¹ _{Data source: Queensland Government Statistician's Office (Queensland Treasury), Queensland Regional Profiles. www.qgso.qld.gov.au, retrieved 22 February 2023.}

² _{The detailed mapping data related to the National Land Transport Network (NLTN) Determination 2020 was not available at the time of publication. National Land Transport Network data and maps included assumed relevant state-controlled roads as at 1 July 2020.}