Sunshine Motorway (Mooloolaba – Peregian) Pacific Paradise to Coolum, planning
The department has commenced planning for the future duplication of the Sunshine Motorway, between David Low Way to just north of Yandina-Coolum Road, to help accommodate future growth and improve safety, connectivity and efficiency.
Planning will investigate doubling the motorway's capacity from 2 to 4 lanes, to help accommodate future growth and to improve safety, connectivity and efficiency.
As part of the project, provisions for active transport and improvements to the Yandina-Coolum Road roundabout and the School Road intersection will also be considered.
A preliminary evaluation for the project is being undertaken and is expected to be complete in late 2022.
Benefits
- Improves safety
- Increases capacity
- Increases traffic flow
- Reduces peak hour congestion
- Reduces interchange queuing
- Improves flood immunity
- Reduces travel time
- Contributes to economy
- Contributes to regional growth
- Better active transport
Key features
- Increased motorway capacity from 2 to 4 lanes.
- Improvements to active transport infrastructure.
- Improvements to existing interchanges.
- Opportunities for new interchanges.
- Inclusion of Smart Motorway technologies.
- Provisions for fauna treatments.
Funding
The Queensland Government has committed $1.75 million to undertake a preliminary evaluation for the project. Investment ID: 1551863
- Total investment
- $1.75 million
- Queensland Government
- $1.75 million
Current status
We are undertaking a preliminary evaluation to develop preferred options for the project. Community consultation was undertaken in November and December 2021. Further consultation will take place in 2022.
Sunshine Motorway (Mooloolaba – Peregian) Pacific Paradise to Coolum, planning location map
