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The motorway is operated by toll road operator Transurban.It bypasses Brisbane in order to provide easier access between the Gold Coast and the Sunshine Coast. It runs from the M2 Logan Motorway in Drewvale (near Browns Plains) to the Gympie Arterial Road in Bald Hills. At the interchange with the Pacific Motorway at Eight Mile Plains (Pacific Motorway exit 16), its original terminus pre-1997, the route number changes from M2 (Logan Motorway \u2013 Pacific Motorway) to M1 (Pacific Motorway \u2013 Bruce Highway (Gympie Arterial Road)). The Sir Leo Hielscher Bridges are part of the Gateway Motorway and the Motorway provides access to the Port of Brisbane, Brisbane Airport and Brisbane Entertainment Centre.Table of ContentsBackground[edit]Construction history[edit]Upgrade projects[edit]Interchanges[edit]Southern Cross Way[edit]Interchanges[edit]See also[edit]References[edit]Background[edit]The motorway was constructed to connect the then-recently opened Gateway Bridge to the Bruce Highway in the north and the Pacific Motorway in the south. Construction on the road commenced in March 1985 and it was opened to traffic in four stages between August and December 1986.Originally, the route was called the Gateway Arterial Road because the road was not at motorway status, the road passing through three large roundabouts north of the Brisbane River. Therefore, to cope with the heavy traffic, the government began upgrading the road in 1987. Duplication to four lanes and grade-separation was completed in several stages between 1989 and 1996.In 1995, construction began on a southern extension to the Logan Motorway, creating the Southern Brisbane Bypass. The road was opened to traffic by Vaughan Johnson, then-Minister for Transport and Main Roads, on 13 May 1997.[1] Following this work, the road was renamed Gateway Motorway.In 2007, construction began on the Gateway Upgrade Project, which duplicated the Gateway Bridge, added a deviation between Eagle Farm and Nudgee and upgraded the motorway south of the river. The duplicate Gateway Bridge was opened on 24 May 2010 and both bridges were renamed the Sir Leo Hielscher Bridges. The original bridge was refurbished to match the new structure and was finished on 28 November 2010. The northern deviation was routed east from its old alignment (the old alignment is now named Southern Cross Way) and added a second access road, Moreton Drive, to Brisbane Airport. The deviation opened on 19 July 2009 whilst Moreton Drive opened on 3 December 2009. South of the bridges, the motorway was expanded to 9 lanes up to the Wynnum Road interchange, and 8 lanes to the Old Cleveland Road interchange. From that point the motorway is six lanes up to the Pacific Motorway Merge. The upgrades between Lytton Road and Mount Gravatt-Capalaba Road were completed on 28 January 2010, while the final stage between Mount Gravatt-Capalaba Road and Pacific Motorway (also the final stage of the entire Gateway Motorway Upgrade) was opened to traffic on 30 July 2011.Upon its original opening, the road did not have a route number. However it gained the Metroad 1 shield in March 1994, before being replaced with M1 in 2005. Manual toll booths were removed and replaced with electronic toll gates (which require vehicles to have a transponder attached to the windscreen) in 2010.The motorway has three toll points, the Murrarie,  Kuraby and Compton Road toll points.[2] The Murrarie toll point is located immediate south of the Sir Leo Hielscher Bridges and charges all vehicles travelling on the bridges. The Kuraby toll point is located north of Compton Road and charges vehicles between the Logan Road \/ Pacific Motorway and Compton Road \/ Logan Motorway. The nearby Compton Road toll point is located on the northbound exit and southbound entry ramps to\/from Compton Road, which opened in 2019. The sections north of Brisbane Airport and between Port of Brisbane Motorway and Logan Road are toll-free.The Murrarie toll point was introduced in 2005 to fund the duplication of the Sir Leo Hielscher Bridges.[3] At the time, the Murrarie tolls were proposed to expire in 2041.In 2011, tolls on the Gateway (Kuraby toll point) and Logan Motorways were extended from 2018 to 2051, as well as the Murrarie tolls, as a result of the transfer of Queensland Motorways’ tollways to the Queensland Investment Corporation (QIC).[4]The motorway is operated by Transurban Queensland.[5] The state continues to own the road and bridge infrastructure.[6]Toll prices as of 1\u00a0January\u00a02023[update][7]Toll roadClass 1 (Motorcycles)Class 2 (Cars)Class 3 (Light Commercial Vehicles)Class 4 (Heavy Commercial Vehicles)Toll increaseToll concessionaire[8]Expiry of toll concession[9][10]Gateway MotorwayMurrarie toll point(Sir Leo Hielscher Bridges)$2.54$5.07$7.61$16.73Annually on 1 July, by CPITransurban Queensland[a](62.5% owned by Transurban)31 December 2051[11]Kuraby and Compton Road toll points$1.50$2.99$4.49$9.87Annually on 1 July, by CPI^ Under a long-term concession agreement with the stateConstruction history[edit]1986 – Gateway Bridge and associated approach roads (Lytton Road to Airport Drive) officially opened by QLD Premier Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen on 11 January 1986.1986 – Stage 1 Gateway Arterial Road (Airport Drive to Toombul Road). Two-lane arterial road and extension of Toombul Road officially opened by Federal Minister for Transport Peter Morris on 8 August 1986.1986 – Stage 2 Gateway Arterial Road (Depot Road to Bruce Highway). Two-lane arterial road and connections to Deagon Deviation officially opened by Minister for Main Roads and Racing Russ Hinze on 17 October 1986.1986 – Stage 3 Gateway Arterial Road (South-East Freeway to Lytton Road). Two-lane arterial road including interchange at Wynnum Road officially opened by Minister for Main Roads and Racing Russ Hinze on 17 November 1986.1986 – Stage 4 Gateway Arterial Road (Toombul Road to Depot Road). Two-lane arterial road and extension of Bicentennial Road officially opened by Minister for Main Roads and Racing Russ Hinze on 11 December 1986.1989 – Airport Drive to Cannery Drain duplication. Duplication to four lanes including interchange at Airport Drive officially commissioned by Deputy Premier and Minister for Main Roads Bill Gunn on 26 July 1989.1990 – Mt Gravatt-Capalaba Road Interchange.[12]1991 – Cannery Drain to Bicentennial Road duplication and Bulimba Viaduct duplication. Duplication of two sections to four lanes and Nudgee Road interchange concurrently commissioned by Federal Minister for Transport Bob Brown on 19 September 1991.[13]1992 – Old Cleveland Road interchange. Overpass bridges officially opened by Federal Minister for Transport Bob Brown on 4 February 1992.1992 – Bicentennial Road to Depot Road duplication. Duplication to four lanes commissioned by Federal Minister for Transport Bob Brown on 3 December 1992.1993 – Bicentennial Road interchange. Overpass bridges officially opened by Federal Minister for Transport Bob Brown on 12 February 1993.1993 – Toombul Road interchange. Four-lane overpass bridge officially opened by MP Wayne Swan on 25 October 1993.[14]1993 – Miles Platting Road to Mount Gravatt-Capalaba Road duplication. Duplication to four lanes completed in November 1993.[15]1995 – Miles Platting Road interchange. Completed January 1995.[16]1996 – Depot Road to Bruce Highway duplication. Duplication to four lanes and southbound Deagon Deviation overpass completed April 1996.[17]1997 – Southern Brisbane Bypass (South-East Freeway-Logan Motorway). Southerly extension of Gateway Motorway officially opened by Minister for Main Roads Vaughan Johnson on 13 May 1997.[18]2010 – Eight Mile Plains to Nudgee – Widening to three lanes in each direction.. Also duplicating the Gateway Bridge. Including variable speed limits.March 2019 – Nudgee to Bracken Ridge. Widening to three lanes in each direction. Including smart motorway technologies.[19]August 2019 – Logan Enhancement Project. Widening to three lanes in each direction from Compton Road to Logan Motorway, and new south-facing ramps at Compton Road.[20][21]December 2020 – Heavy vehicle restrictions eased on Gateway flyover of Gympie Arterial Road.[22]Upgrade projects[edit]A project to plan and construct upgrades to the Gateway Motorway and the Bruce Highway, at a cost of $2.1 billion, was in planning in July 2022 with finalisation  of business cases expected in 2023.[23] Major components are:Upgrading the Gateway Motorway (Bracken Ridge to Pine River).Upgrading the Bruce Highway (Gateway Motorway to Dohles Rocks Road).Upgrading Gympie Arterial Road (Strathpine Road to Gateway Motorway).Delivering north-facing ramps (northern connections) at Dohles Rocks Road interchange to the Bruce Highway.Building the North South Urban Arterial corridor between Dohles Rocks Road and Anzac Avenue.Interchanges[edit]The kilometres shown below are subject to change as upgrades to the road are implemented.The entire motorway is in the City of Brisbane local government area.kmExit 1270.0Gympie Arterial Road, Bruce Highway1.1Wyampa Road2.6Exit 1232.93.2Bracken Ridge RoadExit 1233.45.15.2Deagon DeviationExit 120B5.55.65.7Depot RoadExit 120A5.97.1Sandgate Road7.2Shorncliffe railway lineExit 1178.6Bicentennial Rd, BEC\/Paperbark Dr, Boondall WetlandsExit 1179.511.1Nudgee CreekExit 11213.113.313.6Nudgee Road14.0Nudgee Service CentreExit 11214.7Exit 11015.5Southern Cross Way (northbound)15.9Southern Cross Way (southbound)16.2Kedron BrookExit 10816.917.217.3Moreton Drive (to airport)17.5Moreton Drive (from airport)17.8Exit 10818.018.3Airport Drive18.4Lakeside Drive18.619.320.220.4Kingsford Smith Drive20.620.7Lavarack AvenueExit 10620.820.9Southern Cross Way (southbound)Exit 10521.2Southern Cross Way (northbound)22.2Brisbane River, Sir Leo Hielscher Bridges22.9Murarrie Toll PointExit 10323.123.2Exit 10223.323.5Lytton Road23.7Port of Brisbane Motorway (eastbound)23.8Port of Brisbane Motorway (westbound)Exit 10224.124.2Cleveland railway line24.4Goodman Place24.5Bulimba CreekExit 10025.225.325.9Wynnum RoadGraystone Street26.0Stanton Road WestExit 10026.326.628.1Meadowlands RoadExit 9728.428.6Belmont Road28.8London Road29.2Boston Road29.329.4Old Cleveland Road29.8Exit 9729.330.030.5Greendale Way32.032.3Vehicle Inspection Site32.8Exit 9233.433.534.1Weedon Street West34.2Mount Gravatt \u2013 Capalaba RoadExit 9234.634.736.2Prebble Street37.5Exit 8837.7Exit 8837.9Exit 8738.038.1Miles Platting Road38.438.538.5South East Busway38.6Pacific MotorwayExit 8638.738.839.0Logan RoadExit 8639.539.5Bulimba Creek40.0Underwood Road40.1Bulimba Creek41.1Access Track41.541.5Beenleigh Road42.3Kuraby Toll Point42.4Kuraby Toll PointExit 8342.7Persse Road42.843.0Compton Road43.2Compton Road Toll Point43.4Exit 8343.746.9Illaweena Street47.0Exit 7847.147.6Logan MotorwayExit 1148.548.4(at Overpass)Southern Cross Way[edit]LocationEagle Farm to NudgeeLength7\u00a0km\u00a0(4.3\u00a0mi)Southern Cross Way is a 7 kilometres (4.3\u00a0mi), 4 lane motorway which branches from the Gateway Motorway at Eagle Farm before merging back with it at Nudgee. Prior to 2010, Southern Cross Way formed part of the Gateway Motorway before the Gateway Upgrade Project constructed a shorter route (and additional Brisbane Airport access road, Moreton Drive), between those two suburbs. The old, longer motorway section was preserved, connected to the deviation and renamed Southern Cross Way, after the aircraft flown by aviator Charles Kingsford Smith, to allow motorists to distinguish between the routes. Southern Cross Way (also colloquially called the ‘Old Gateway Motorway’) thus follows the previous alignment of the Gateway Motorway between Eagle Farm and Nudgee and has three exits.[25]  Airport Flyover over the Southern Cross WayInterchanges[edit]The entire motorway is in the City of Brisbane local government area.See also[edit]References[edit]^ [1] Queensland Motorways Annual Report 1996-1997^ “South-east Queensland toll road network” (PDF). go via. September 2015. Retrieved 11 January 2021.^ “New Gateway Bridge for Brisbane to begin next year”. ABC News Online. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 17 February 2005. Archived from the original on 9 January 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2010.^ “Logan Motorway toll to be charged until 2051, not 2018: State Government”. Brisbane Times. 27 October 2016. Retrieved 18 October 2021.^ “Brisbane”. Transurban. Retrieved 15 October 2021.^ “Qld Motorways transferred in $3bn deal”. Brisbane Times. Brisbane Times. 10 May 2011. Retrieved 15 April 2013.^ “Toll pricing”. Linkt. Retrieved 1 January 2023.^ “Toll roads”. Department of Transport and Main Roads. 10 April 2016. Retrieved 15 October 2021.^ “Brisbane”. Transurban. Retrieved 15 October 2021.^ “Transurban Queensland Euro Medium Term Note Programme Update” (PDF). 31 October 2016. p.\u00a09. Retrieved 18 October 2021.^ “Road Franchise Agreement – The State of Queensland (The State), Queensland Motorways Pty Limited ACN 067 242 513, Gateway Motorway Pty Limited ACN 010 127 303 and Logan Motorways Pty Limited ACN 010 704 300 (Franchisees)” (PDF). Department of Transport and Main Roads. p.\u00a052. Retrieved 15 October 2021.^ Queensland Transport Annual Report 1989-90, page 37^ File:Gateway Arterial Road Plaque 1.jpg^ File:Gateway Arterial Road Plaque 2.jpg^ Queensland Transport Annual Report, 1993-94^ Queensland Transport Annual Report, 1994-95^ Department of Main Roads Annual Report, 1995-96^ Queensland Motorways Annual Report, 1996-97^ “Gateway Motorway North Nudgee to Bracken Ridge”. Queensland Government. 15 July 2022. Retrieved 13 September 2022.^ “Logan Enhancement Project is complete”. Transurban. 23 August 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2021.^ “South Facing Compton Road Ramps And Widening Of The Gateway Extension Motorway” (PDF). go via. July 2015. Retrieved 11 January 2021.^ “Gateway Motorway flyover – strengthening works and heavy vehicle restrictions”. Queensland Government. 15 July 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2022.^ “Gateway Motorway and Bruce Highway Upgrades, North Brisbane to Moreton Bay Region”. Queensland Government. 15 July 2022. Retrieved 13 September 2022.^ “Google Maps”  (Map). Bald Hills, Queensland 4036 to Drewvale, Queensland 4116. Retrieved 25 October 2021.^ AAP. (http:\/\/news.smh.com.au\/breaking-news-national\/gateway-renamed-the-southern-cross-way-20100917-15f0l.html “Gateway renamed the Southern Cross Way”) Sydney Morning Herald (17 September 2010). Retrieved 30 August 2012.^ Google (31 March 2015). “Southern Cross Way” (Map). Google Maps. Google. 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