| Gold Coast Highway | |
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| General direction | North-South |
| From | Binstead Way Helensvale, Gold Coast |
| via | Southport, Surfers Paradise, Broadbeach, Burleigh Heads |
| To |   Pacific Highway (Pacific Motorway)Tweed Heads |
The Gold Coast Highway in Queensland, Australia links the coastal suburbs of the Gold Coast. Helensvale is a suburb of the Gold Coast, Australia. Helensvale was the first integrated suburb built on the hinterland fringe of the Gold Coast Southport is a suburb and a business district near the mid-point of the Gold Coast, Australia and has one of the city's largest communities Surfers Paradise ( is a town on Australia 's Gold Coast in Queensland. Broadbeach is a suburb of the Gold Coast. It wasn't until the construction of Lennon's Broadbeach Hotel (now the site of the Oasis Hotel and Shopping Centre Burleigh Heads is a suburb of the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia. The Pacific Highway is a major transport route in eastern Australia and is part of Australia's Highway 1. Pacific Highway (Australia|Riverside Expressway The Pacific Motorway is a 110 km long Motorway in Australia between Brisbane, Queensland Tweed Heads is a town located in north-eastern New South Wales, Australia in Tweed Shire. Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern corner of the mainland continent For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. The coast is defined as the part of the land adjoining or near the Ocean. This article is an expansion of a section entitled '''Urban structure''' within the main article Gold Coast Queensland. This article is about the Australian city Gold Coast For other uses see Gold Coast. 33km in length, the highway passes through popular tourist resorts such as Southport, Surfers Paradise, Burleigh Heads and Currumbin. Southport is a suburb and a business district near the mid-point of the Gold Coast, Australia and has one of the city's largest communities Surfers Paradise ( is a town on Australia 's Gold Coast in Queensland. Burleigh Heads is a suburb of the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia. Currumbin is a Suburb in the Gold Coast region of Queensland, Australia. It is characterised by a variety of urban forms, ranging from high-density high rises in Surfers Paradise, Main Beach and Broadbreach, low rise apartments in Palm Beach and Bilinga, shopping at Southport and Mermaid Beach historic motels and low-rise residential areas at Miami and light industry at Arundel. Southport is a suburb and a business district near the mid-point of the Gold Coast, Australia and has one of the city's largest communities Mermaid Beach is a suburb of the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia. For It has coastal views at Currumbin Creek and passes alongside the Burleigh Heads National Park.
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History
It was formerly part of the Pacific Highway, when it handled transport between Queensland and New South Wales through the Gold Coast. The Pacific Highway is a major transport route in eastern Australia and is part of Australia's Highway 1. The Pacific Highway now runs about 8 km to the west as the M1. The Pacific Highway is a major transport route in eastern Australia and is part of Australia's Highway 1. The M1 in Brisbane Queensland, Australia, is a major urban road corridor
Road Conditions
The highway is divided with 4 lanes along the entire length except Labrador (2 lanes) and a few 6 lane segments (often as bus lanes). Traffic hazards include rear-end collisions at traffic lights, pedestrians crossing (many have been killed) and 'hooning' (speeding). The highway at Surfers Paradise is subject to conjestion during events, notably the Indy racing carnival, when it is reduced to 2 lanes.
The speed limit is mosly 70km/h. It is 60km/h at Palm Beach, Surfers Paradise and Labrador. It is 50km/h at Burleigh Heads and 80km/h north of Captain Cook Drive (Arundel).
Current Projects and Capacity improvements
1. Labrador: Between Government Road and North St, along a section also called Frank Street. The Highway is being duplicated from a two lane road. A new bridge with a 4 lane crossing has been completed across Loders Creek in 2007. Single lane sections north of the bridge, will be upgraded in next few years. The road upgrade will result in a throughfare similar to that in Surfers Paradise, with a narrow median and sections of bus lane constructed as a third lane through traffic lights. [1]
2. Mermaid Beach: During 2008 bus lanes will be extended as well as changes to U-Turns, traffic lights, lighting and the median strip. [2]
3. Tugun: The most notorious "bottle-neck" is at Tugun, where the Gold Coast Highway joins the Pacific Highway 8km north of Coolangatta. Tugun is a beachside suburb of the City of the Gold Coast, in the state of Queensland, Australia. The Pacific Highway is a major transport route in eastern Australia and is part of Australia's Highway 1. Coolangatta is the southernmost suburb of the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. This problem will be rectified by the completion of the Tugun Bypass, scheduled for 08 Jun 2008. The Tugun Bypass is 75 km long bypassing through the suburb of Tugun on the Gold Coast, Australia. [3] Once the bypass is complete, improvements at the Tugun end of the highway are planned.
Public Transport
As of 17 December 2007, the highway has a 5 minute frequency bus service between Southport and Burleigh Heads during the day and a half-hourly 24-hr bus service between Southport and Tweed Heads. This is operated by Surfside for Translink. Surfside Buslines is the principal provider of Public transportation on the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia For a list of all TransLink services see the list of TransLink services. Bus lanes are in place at some stages and will be consolidated into a continuous corridor in future. Light rail or a busway is also being considered given that more than half of all public transport trips on the Gold Coast use the highway corridor. The Gold Coast Rapid Transit system is a proposed rapid transport system for the Gold Coast, Australia.
See also
References
- ^ Gold Coast Highway - Government Road to North Street (HTML). Freeways in Australia This is a list of Highways in Australia, listed alphabetically along with its route number and location Queensland being the second largest state in Australia is also the most decentralised Road Projects. Queensland Government Department of Main Roads (2007-10-29). Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 437 - Valentinian III, Western Roman Emperor, marries Licinia Eudoxia, daughter of his cousin Theodosius II Retrieved on 2007-12-17. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 546 - Gothic War (535–554: The Ostrogoths of King Totila
- ^ Gold Coast Highway upgrade and bus lanes - Broadbeach to Miami (HTML). Road Projects. Queensland Government Department of Main Roads (2007-10-29). Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 437 - Valentinian III, Western Roman Emperor, marries Licinia Eudoxia, daughter of his cousin Theodosius II Retrieved on 2007-12-17. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 546 - Gothic War (535–554: The Ostrogoths of King Totila
- ^ Tugun Bypass project (HTML). Road Projects. Queensland Government Department of Main Roads (2007-12-07). Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 43 BC - Marcus Tullius Cicero assassinated 1696 - Connecticut Route 108, one of the oldest highways Retrieved on 2007-12-17. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 546 - Gothic War (535–554: The Ostrogoths of King Totila
External links
- Main Roads Web Cameras - Gold Coast Highway
- ABC - The Gold Coast Highway: who knew it was beautiful?
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