Sunshine Motorway (Mooloolaba - Peregian), David Low Way to Yandina - Coolum Road, duplication, business case
The department is planning to duplicate the Sunshine Motorway, between David Low Way to just north of Yandina-Coolum Road.
Yandina—Coolum Road, South Coolum Road and School Road, upgrade roundabout
Construction for a project to replace the roundabout with a signalised intersection has been completed.
The primary objective of the upgraded intersection is to improve pedestrian safety by installing three new signalised pedestrian crossings on Yandina–Coolum Road, South Coolum Road, and School Road. Students attending Coolum State School, other pedestrians and bike riders can now cross this busy intersection more safely.
Benefits
- Improves safety
- Reduces interchange queuing
Key features
- Replaced the current roundabout with a signalised intersection.
- Installed 3 new signalised pedestrian crossings at the intersection.
- Removed the existing pedestrian refuge on Yandina—Coolum Road.
- Installed a new concrete footpath to connect the Barns Lane school bus drop-off zone to School Road.
- Installed new dedicated left-turn and right-turn lanes from Yandina—Coolum Road into South Coolum Road and School Road.
- Installed a new dedicated through lane on Yandina—Coolum Road.
- Widened the pavement to incorporate these traffic modifications.
- Installed bike lanes.
- Updated signage and linemarking.
Funding
This project is fully funded by the Queensland Government. Investment ID 2383109
- Total investment
- $6 million
- Queensland Government
- $6 million
Current status
Construction complete.
Yandina—Coolum Road, South Coolum Road and School Road, upgrade roundabout project location map
The department has funding committed for planning of a separate project to duplicate the Sunshine Motorway.