Coomera Connector

The new motorway will be an alternative to the M1, and support the rapidly growing residential and business communities in the northern Gold Coast and neighbouring Logan areas.

The full corridor extends between the Logan Motorway and Pacific Motorway interchange in Loganholme and Nerang–Broadbeach Road in Nerang.

The Coomera Connector is being delivered progressively:

• Stage 1 between Coomera and Nerang is being delivered in 3 packages:
  • Stage 1 North: Shipper Drive, Coomera to Helensvale Road, Helensvale
  • Stage 1 Central: Helensvale Road, Helensvale to Smith Street Motorway, Molendinar
  • Stage 1 South: Smith Street Motorway, Molendinar to Nerang-Broadbeach Road, Nerang.
• Future stages between Loganholme and Coomera, including:
  • Stage 2: between Pimpama and Coomera as the next priority section for planning and design.

Key features

• North-south alternative to the M1 between Loganholme and Nerang, easing congestion from local traffic on the M1.
• 45km high-speed motorway, located east of the M1 and Gold Coast Heavy Rail Line.
• 45km walking and bike riding path, with connections to local roads and key community hubs.
• Additional bridge crossings of the Logan, Albert, Coomera and Nerang rivers, providing crucial alternative crossings to the M1.
• Wildlife crossings to support safe movement between habitat areas.

Background

The Coomera Connector will be a key link between Loganholme and the Gold Coast, where residential and business communities are growing rapidly.

Since the 1990s, the corridor has been identified in various public planning documents, such as published street directories, regional transport plans, planning studies and City of Gold Coast planning schemes. A joint 2015 study between the Queensland Government and City of Gold Coast confirmed the corridor as a future strategic transport link that will relieve traffic congestion on the M1 and surrounding local roads.

The Coomera Connector was formally declared a future state-controlled road, confirmed in the Queensland Government Gazette in 3 sections, the:

• Nerang to Coomera section on 18 March 2016
• Coomera to Stapylton section on 12 May 2017
• Stapylton to Loganholme section on 15 March 2019.

Three locations have since been identified for corridor amendments to improve outcomes and reduce environmental impacts. These locations are the crossing of the Logan River in Eagleby, Kerkin Road North in Pimpama and Foxwell Road in Coomera.

The changed alignment in Coomera and Eagleby was re-gazetted on 27 June 2025, with the Pimpama corridor amendment to be considered in upcoming phases of the project.

Formal confirmation of the corridor in the Queensland Government Gazette allows the corridor to be protected from new development and provides certainty for property owners, businesses and residential communities on the northern Gold Coast.

Our team continues to liaise with property owners when dealing with land sales and development applications. Early acquisition of properties by the Queensland Government may occur in some circumstances. 

Community consultation

Initial community consultation on the Coomera Connector was undertaken in late 2019.

The consultation program included a series of 10 community drop-in sessions along the 45km project corridor, plus online engagement activities.

There was significant interest from the community with 3200 visits to the website, more than 2000 people visiting the community drop-in sessions, and 700 pieces of feedback received.

A telephone survey of 1000 residents and businesses revealed 4 out of 5 people in the project corridor area support the introduction of the Coomera Connector.

Read the Coomera Connector 2019 community consultation summary.

Further consultation on the whole corridor was carried out in late 2020 and early 2021.

Stage 1 consultation occurred in March 2023 (North package), November 2023 (South package), March 2024 (Central package) and March 2025 (Stage 1 corridor).

Read more about community consultation for Coomera Connector (Stage 1) and Coomera Connector (Future stages) projects.