The Coalition Government is acting to provide critical upgrades to the M1 Motorway to deliver safer, less congested roads for the people of Queensland.
Federal Member for Forde Bert van Manen MP said the $1 billion investment means people in his electorate of Forde, which includes parts of Logan and the northern Gold Coast, would spend less time in traffic and more time with their families, improving the quality of life for residents of South-East Queensland.
“These upgrades will help people in Forde get home sooner and safer,” Mr van Manen said.
“We are funding the roads that the people of South-East Queensland need, and we are doing that because of our careful budget management.
“This work will ease congestion and improve safety, helping to future-proof the corridor against growing traffic demands.”
The Coalition Government is committing $1 billion for the construction of two high-priority upgrade projects – one between Varsity Lakes and Tugun on the Gold Coast end of the M1 Corridor, the other between Eight Mile Plains and Daisy Hill within the Brisbane urban area.
Consistent with other major infrastructure projects in urban areas, the Coalition Government will make this commitment based on a 50:50 funding share arrangement with the Queensland Government for both projects.
Federal Minister for Urban Infrastructure and Cities said the M1 was one of the most important and heavily congested routes in Queensland with nearly 30 million tonnes of freight moving between New South Wales and Queensland each year and between 50,000 and 155,000 vehicles per day using sections of the M1 from Springwood to Tugun.
“Investing in priority upgrades is critical to keep Queensland moving by reducing congestion and supporting future traffic demand,”.
The Coalition Government has previously committed funding to two projects on the M1 which are scheduled to commence construction in coming weeks: $115 million for the M1 Pacific Motorway – Gateway Merge and $110 million for the M1 Pacific Motorway – Mudgeeraba to Varsity Lakes project. These new projects will complement these two existing commitments.