Road Photos & Information: Queensland: Logan Motorway (Metroad 6) (Decommissioned)

Road Photos & Information: Queensland

Logan Motorway (Metroad 6) (Decommissioned)

Statistics:

Length: 14 km
Eastern Terminus: Pacific Mwy (M1) at Loganholme
Western Terminus: Gateway Mwy (Metroad 4) and Logan Mwy (Metroad 4) at 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
January 2016: Metroad 6 replaced by M6.

Click here for photos of Logan Motorway toll plazas and remnant Metroad 4 signage

Drewvale to Loganholme		Loganholme to Drewvale
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	Intersection Directional Sign: ID sign at the interchange with Logan Mwy (M2), Logan Mwy (Metroad 6) and Gateway Mwy (M2) at Drewvale, April 2012. Image © Paul Rands		M1 / Metroad 6 interchange: Southbound as you leave the Pacific Motorway (M1) (Exit 31) at Loganholme, March 2006. Image © Paul Rands
	Gateway Motorway: Gateway Mwy (M2) overpass at Drewvale, April 2012. Image © Paul Rands		Burchill Street: Start of the Logan Motorway at Loganholme. Burchill Street offers access back onto the Pacific Motorway and also a section of the Pacific Highway that acts as a service road, March 2006. Image © Paul Rands
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign at Drewvale for Wembley Rd (SR50) interchange, April 2012. Image © Paul Rands		Advance Directional Sign: AD sign at Loganholme approaching Clarks Rd and access to Pacific Mwy (M1) northbound, March 2006. Image © Paul Rands
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign at Drewvale for Wembley Rd (SR50) interchange, April 2012. Click here for a photo by Paul Rands from March 2006 of the previous freeway green sign at this location. Image © Paul Rands		Advance Directional Sign: AD sign at Loganholme approaching Clarks Rd and access to Pacific Mwy (M1) northbound, March 2006. Image © Paul Rands
	Wembley Road Interchange: Freeway green ID sign at the Wembley Rd (SR50) interchange at Drewvale, October 2004. Image © Michael Greenslade		Advance Directional Sign: AD sign approaching Drews Road interchange - the first exit after the Pacific Motorway interchange, westbound at Tanah Merah, March 2006. Image © Paul Rands
	Third Avenue: Logan Mwy (Metroad 6) at Third Av bridge in Kingston, April 2012. Image © Paul Rands		Distance Sign: Westbound RD at Tanah Merah, after the Drews Road interchange, March 2003. Image © Michael Greenslade
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign at Kingston approaching the Jutland St interchange, October 2004. The sign should be prefixed with 'To' for SR95. The Metroad 6 shield is also the wrong colour, and SR95 in this area is named Kingston Rd. Image © Michael Greenslade		Advance Directional Sign: AD sign approaching the Loganlead Road interchange at Meadowbrook, March 2006. Image © Paul Rands
	Eurora Street: Logan Mwy (Metroad 6) as it passes over Eurora St, April 2012. Image © Paul Rands		Freeway Green Advance Directional Sign: Freeway green AD sign from the 1980s approaching the Loganlead Road interchange at Meadowbrook, March 2006. Image © Paul Rands
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign at Kingston approaching the Jutland St interchange, April 2012. The sign should be prefixed with 'To' for SR95. SR95 in this area is named Kingston Rd. Image © Paul Rands		Distance Sign: Westbound distance sign (partial freeway green) after the Loganlea Road interchange at Meadowbrook, March 2006. Image © Paul Rands
	Toll Sign: Sign at Kingston indicating Jutland St interchange is the last chance to exit before passing through the toll point, April 2012. Image © Paul Rands		Freeway Green Advance Directional Sign: Freeway Green AD sign for the interchange with Station Road. Westbound at Loganlea, March 2003. Sign should be prefixed with 'To' Kingston Rd and also should have SR95 shield. The road is not named Kingston-Beenleigh Rd in this area. Image © Michael Greenslade
	Kingston Road & Jutland Street interchange: Logan Mwy (Metroad 6) as it crosses Kingston Rd (SR95) and approaches Jutland St interchange, April 2012. Image © Paul Rands		Advance Directional Sign: AD sign for the Wembley Road (SR50) interchange at Berrinba, March 2006. Image © Paul Rands
	Toll Sign: Sign indicating distance to electronic toll point, April 2012. Image © Paul Rands		Freeway Green Advance Directional Sign: Freeway Green AD sign for the Wembley Road (SR50) interchange at Berrinba, March 2006. Image © Paul Rands
	Advance Directional Sign: Logan Mwy (Metroad 6) as it crosses Railway Pde and also AD sign at Kingston for University Dr interchange which connects with Loganlea Rd, April 2012. Image © Paul Rands		Wembley Road Interchange: Westbound at the interchange with SR50 at Berrinba, March 2006. Image © Paul Rands
	Supplemental Advance Directional Sign: Logan Mwy (Metroad 6) as it crosses Railway Pde and also supplemental AD sign at Meadowbrook for University Dr interchange which connects with Loganlea Rd, April 2012. Image © Paul Rands
	Advance Directional Sign: Logan Mwy (Metroad 6) as it crosses Railway Pde and also AD sign at Meadowbrook for University Dr interchange which connects with Loganlea Rd, April 2012. Image © Paul Rands
	University Drive Interchange: Logan Mwy (Metroad 6) at the University Dr interchange at Meadowbrook, April 2012. Click here for a photo from March 2012 of the previous freeway green sign at this location. Image © Paul Rands
	Toll Sign: Sign indicating distance to electronic toll point, April 2012. Image © Paul Rands
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign at Meadowbrook approaching Drews Rd which connects to Pacific Mwy (Metroad 1) and the interchange with Pacific Mwy (M1), October 2004. Image © Michael Greenslade
	intersection Directional Sign: ID sign assembly at the interchange with Drews Rd and Pacific Mwy (M1) at Meadowbrook, October 2004. Image © Michael Greenslade
Click here for the continuation of Logan Motorway as Metroad 4

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: 03 Nov 2019 23:38

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