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Logan Motorway (Metroad 6) (Decommissioned) - Former Alignment

Statistics:

• Length: 14 km
• Eastern Terminus: Pacific Mwy (M1) at Loganholme
• Western Terminus: Gateway Mwy (M2) and Logan Mwy (M2) at Drewvale
• Miscellaneous: Continues as M2 from Drewvale
• Suburbs, Towns & Localities Along The Route: Loganholme, Tanah Merah, Meadowbrook, Loganlea, Kingston, Berrinba and Drewvale

Route Numbering:

• Current: M6

• Former:
• Road Authority Internal Classification: 210A 1

General Information:

Metroad 6 is a motorway standard route that passes through the City of Logan local government area, south of Brisbane.

The route features 2 lanes in each direction, with central divider, and electronic tolling points at Meadowbrook

The route started life as Logan Arterial Road - a super-2 expressway.

History:

• 1 October 1987: Construction commences on Logan Motorway. 2
• 13 December 1988: Logan Motorway officially opened, with a toll free period for one week after its opening. 2
• 1997: Logan Motorway upgraded to two lanes in each direction. 2
• March 2007: Opening of upgraded Paradise Road interchange by Premier Peter Beattie and Minister for Transport and Main Roads, Paul Lucas. 3
• June 2009: Upgraded interchange ramps for access to Loganlea Road at Meadowbrook opened to traffic. 4
• July 2009: Cashless tolling introduced on the motorway. 5

This page covers the former Logan Motorway toll plazas and remnant Metroad 4 signage.

Drewvale to Loganholme			Loganholme to Drewvale
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	Toll Charges Sign: Toll charges sign at Tanah Merah, March 2006. Image © Paul Rands			Intersection Directional Sign: ID sign on Station Rd Meadowbrook with remnant Metroad 4 shield. October 2016 Image © Dean Sherry
	Lane Sign: Sign indicating which tolling options are available for each lane at the toll plaza, Tanah Merah, March 2006. Image © Paul Rands			Freeway Green Advance Directional Sign: Freeway green AD sign from 1988 on Loganlea Rd approaching University Dr and Logan Mwy (Metroad 6) at Meadowbrook, with old Metroad 4 shields, March 2006. The interchange has since been remodeled and this sign replaced. Image © Paul Rands
	Wide Loads Sign: Signs at Meadowbrook approaching the toll plaza requiring wide loads to use the left lane only, March 2006. Image © Paul Rands			Freeway Green Intersection Directional Sign: Freeway green ID sign from 1988 on Loganlea Rd Meadowbrook at the junction with University Dr and Ellerslie Rd, March 2006. The interchange has since been remodeled and this sign removed. Image © Paul Rands
	Meadowbrook Toll Plaza: Logan Mwy (Metroad 6) at the Meadowbrook toll plaza, March 2006. Image © Paul Rands			Freeway Green Intersection Directional Sign: Freeway green ID sign from 1988 on Loganlea Rd Meadowbrook at the junction with Logan Mwy (Metroad 6), March 2006. The interchange has since been remodeled and this sign removed. Image © Paul Rands
	Toll Payment Sign: Sign after the Meadowbrook toll plaza displaying a number to pay your toll if you are not equipped with an e-tag, March 2006. Image © Paul Rands
	Remnant Sign: Remnant sign on Loganlea Rd at Meadowbrook, approaching Logan Mwy (Metroad 6) mentioning Pacific Hwy (NR1), the route in question hasn't been called that for a number of years before the image was taken, March 2006. Image © Paul Rands
	Freeway Green Advance Directional Sign: Freeway greeen AD sign from 1988 on Loganlea Rd at Meadowbrook approaching the Logan Mwy (Metroad 6) interchange, March 2006. The sign still shows the former Metroad 4 shields. The interchange has since been remodeled and this sign replaced. Image © Paul Rands

1 Department of Transport and Main Roads
2 Queensland Motorways, About Us, History, Logan Motorway
3 Queensland Government, Ministerial Media Statements, Paradise Found - Ahead of Time and Under Budget, 11 March 2007
4 Queensland Government, Ministerial Media Statements, Free-flowing Tolling Takes Shape at Stapylton Road Interchange, 29 May 2009
5 The Courier Mail, Gateway Motorway e-tolls drive users away, 07 September 2009

Last updated: 14-Feb-2019 21:59

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