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| M1 A1 | Pacific Motorway, Gateway Motorway & Bruce Highway (M1 / A1) - Former Alignment: Bald Hills to Beerburrum |
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The M1 / A1 corridor is the main coastal route from the NSW border to the northern tip of the east coast of Australia, and links major cities and towns with Brisbane, and beyond the NSW border, Sydney.
Bruce Highway:
Bruce Highway is named after former Minister of Public Works, Henry Bruce 2 and connects Brisbane with all coastal regions north of the city.
The route is freeway standard from the Gateway Motorway interchange to Curra, north of Cooroy. From there, the route alternates between single and dual carriageway, and passes through rural, residential, industrial and commercial areas.
History:
Bruce Highway:
- October 1934: Bruce Highway named after Minister for Works. 4
- November 1934: Bruce Highway declared. 5
- December 1934: Bruce Highway was officially opened at Glasshouse Mountains. 6 After many years of agitation by the Great North Coast Road Committee, local authorities and the RACQ, the first declaration of the Bruce Highway, between what is now Rothwell and Eumundi was officially opened. 7
- November 1963: Construction begun on first four lane section with the Maroochy Shire Council region. 8
- March 1965: Construction of Stage 1 of Caboolture Bypass (Burpengary to Bribie Island Road) commenced. 3
- August 1966: Completion of Stage 1 of Caboolture Bypass. 3
- July 1968: Beerburrum to Glasshouse Mountains reconstruction completed. 3
- January 1969: Stage 2 of Caboolture Bypass (Pumicestone Road to Beerburrum) completed. 3
- 1972: Work begins on the Bald Hills to Burpengary Deviation. The new route took traffic from Gympie Road at Bald Hills to Uhlmann Road at Burpengary along a much more superior alignment which was also constructed to four lanes. 9
- August 1970: Stage 3 Caboolture Bypass (Bribie Island Road to Pumicestone Road) completed. 3
- April 1970: Work on the Pumicestone Road interchange commenced. 3
- October 1970: Pumicestone Road interchange completed. 3
- 10 November 1977: The Bald Hills to Burpengary Deviation was officially opened. 9
- 9 December 1985: Bruce Highway deviated around the Glass House Mountains region. 10
- April 2014: Work started on on-ramp upgrades at Uhlmann Road, Deception Bay Road, Boundary Road, Anzac Avenue and Dohles Rocks Road. Work included widening the southbound on-ramps to the Bruce Highway, installing ramp signals to control flow onto the highway; underground traffic sensors; closed circuit television cameras; dynamic message signs and necessary electrical and fibre optic cables. 11
This page focuses on the former alignment around the Caboolture area.
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Advance Directional Sign: AD sign on Bruce Hwy (M1) at the D'Aguilar Hwy (SR85) interchange at Caboolture, prior to the upgrade of the interchange and its signage, March 2009. Image © Rob Tilley |
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Supplemental Advance Directional Sign: Supplemental AD sign on Bruce Hwy (M1) at the D'Aguilar Hwy (SR85) interchange at Caboolture, prior to the upgrade of the interchange and its signage, March 2009. Image © Rob Tilley |
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D'Aguilar Highway Interchange: Exit gore signage on the D'Aguilar Hwy (SR85) interchange at Caboolture, March 2009. Image © Rob Tilley |
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Intersection Directional Sign: ID sign on the D'Aguilar Hwy (SR85) interchange at Caboolture, March 2009. Image © Rob Tilley |
1 Department of Transport and Main Roads, The State Road Network of Queensland, 30 June 2010
2 Bulldust, Beef & Beyond
3 Tyler Bullock
4 Nambour Chronicle, 26 October 1934
5 Nambour Chronicle, 23 November 1934
6 Nambour Chronicle, 21 December 1934
7 Department of Environment and Heritage Protection, North Coast Roadside Rest Areas
8 Nambour Chronicle, 8 November 1963
9 Caboolture in the 70s
10 Sam Laybutt (Ozroads)
11 Department of Transport and Main Roads, Projects, Bruce Highway Managed Motorway Project
Last updated: 07-Feb-2019 20:43
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