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Statistics:

• Length: 1802 km (NSW Border to Reedy Creek: 13 km)
• Northern Terminus: Captain Cook Hwy (NR1), Florence St and Sheridan St, Cairns
• Southern Terminus: NSW Border at Tugun
• Miscellaneous: Continues as Pacific Mwy (M1) in NSW
• Suburbs, Towns & Localities Along Route: Currumbin Waters, Tugun, Elanora, Currumbin, Tallebudgera, Palm Beach, Burleigh Heads and Reedy Creek

Route Numbering:

• Current: M1

• Former:
• Road Authority Internal Classification: 12A (Pacific Motorway) 1

General Information:

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.

Pacific Motorway:

• 1930s: Pacific Highway named. 2
• October 1981: West Burleigh to Palm Beach section opened. 3
• 17 May 1985: Palm Beach to Tugun Extension. 4
• August 1997: Reedy Creek to Tugun Duplication. 5
• February 2007: Completion of tunnel excavation for Tugun Bypass. 6
• 2008: Completion of Tugun Bypass. 2

This page concentrates on the former alignment between NSW Border and Reedy Creek

Preview:	Description:
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign at Varsity Lakes approaching Penny Ln and Reedy Ck Rd (SR80), November 2010. Click here for a photo of this location by Paul Rands from March 2006. Image © Rob Tilley
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign at Varsity Lakes approaching Penny Ln, March 2006. Image © Paul Rands
	Reassurance Directional Sign: Exit distance sign at Varsity Lakes, March 2006. Image © Paul Rands
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign at Varsity Lakes approaching Penny Ln and Reedy Ck Rd (SR80), November 2010. Click here for a photo of this location by Paul Rands from March 2006. Image © Rob Tilley
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign at Varsity Lakes approaching Penny Ln, March 2006. Image © Paul Rands
	Penny Lane: Pacific Mwy (M1) at the now removed Penny Ln interchange, March 2006. Image © Paul Rands
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign at Palm Beach approaching Stewart Rd, March 2006. Image © Paul Rands
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign at Currumbin approaching Stewart Rd, March 2006. Image © Paul Rands
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign at Currumbin approaching Stewart Rd, March 2006. Image © Paul Rands
	Stewart Road & Former M1 terminus: Pacific Mwy (M1) at the Stewart Rd interchange at Currumbin, March 2006. This was also where M1 became Pacific Hwy (NR1). Image © Paul Rands

1 Department of Transport and Main Roads, The State Road Network of Queensland, 30 June 2010
2 Bulldust, Beef & Beyond
3 Tyler Bullock
4 Department of Main Roads Annual Report 1984-1985
5 Department of Main Roads Annual Report 1995-1996
6 Department of Transport and Main Roads, Pacific Motorway Upgrade Stage 1 Nerang - Varsity Lakes, April 2007

Last updated: 28-Dec-2019 9:11

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