#Project: Gateway Motorway & Bridge Duplication

nagelixin · June 21st, 2006, 01:54 PM

Gateway Upgrade Project

The Gateway Upgrade Project has launched a very good looking site, complete with animated fly through (Total download 6mb.)

Highlights:
ETag - no toll booths
6 lanes in each direction over the Brisbane River
Elevated roadway over the Airtrain line

KJBrissy · June 21st, 2006, 11:46 PM

This project is well overdue and is going to be fantastic upon completion. Be good to get this road up to real freeway status around the airport. Now all they have to do is stop the bit to the North from getting potholes in it every 2 months!!

SoulvisionQ1 · June 22nd, 2006, 06:49 AM

Agree! strongly agree! this will boost trade, employment in the area and population!

This is a fantastic development for the Australia trade coast... and port of bris

This...
Airport link
Airport Freeway
The NSBT

Great and well needed infrastructure...all funded by 1 government, the state gov...good on Beattie!

Arnzy · June 22nd, 2006, 07:05 AM

Faster deviation to Link the Gold Coast with the Sunshine Coast..

cowface · June 22nd, 2006, 09:18 AM

When it's complete what's gonna happen to the old section of the freeway?

17 floors up · June 22nd, 2006, 09:29 AM

Cool banjo music accompanying the virtual tour!!

nagelixin · June 22nd, 2006, 09:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cowface

When it's complete what's gonna happen to the old section of the freeway?

The old section will remain.

If anything I am very curious to see how or what they do with the Airport Link connection. Surely they will have to put an underpass under that set of traffic lights so that it is a not stop connection....

scottsimmons80 · June 22nd, 2006, 10:34 AM

I knew it was going to be cool, but that's sweet as! Thanks!

MelbourneCity · June 22nd, 2006, 12:37 PM

With the new deviation, will the existing motorway on the north side be torn up and redeveloped? Surely it would happen as it would be essentially redundant.

nagelixin · June 22nd, 2006, 01:18 PM

The old MWY stays. This will feed traffic to and from Kingsford Smith Drive, East-West Aterial (in the future the Airport link) and Toombul Road.

Maroon Grown · July 1st, 2006, 10:42 AM

in the video i didnt see a southbound access to the new bridge from the existing mwy allignment. this area is such a grey area of the project as no one from the public actually knows wats going to happen.

KIWIKAAS · July 1st, 2006, 12:09 PM

Watch it again.
The northbound split is on the video. 3 lanes on existing alignment and 3 lanes on the new. I presume that would be the same for the southbound merge.

zach24 · July 2nd, 2006, 03:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SoulvisionQ1

Agree! strongly agree! this will boost trade, employment in the area and population!

This is a fantastic development for the Australia trade coast... and port of bris

This...
Airport link
Airport Freeway
The NSBT

Great and well needed infrastructure...all funded by 1 government, the state gov...good on Beattie!

All by one party?
I’m pretty sure two of those projects have been conceived by the Lord Mayor and financed to some extent.
Also, indirectly most of state government revenue comes from the Federal Government (i.e. QLD’s large share of GST revenue vs the (low) contributions QLD makes to company profits and (low contribution to total) GST expenditure).

zach24 · July 2nd, 2006, 03:49 AM

I like the video of the planned upgrade - however the music is very hick

nagelixin · July 2nd, 2006, 10:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Arnzy

Faster deviation to Link the Gold Coast with the Sunshine Coast..

Longer term the Deagon Deviation will link up with the Sunshine Motorway, this is still a decade or two away...

Maroon Grown · July 2nd, 2006, 12:35 PM

i dont see that ever happening and really it has no merit.

there is a north south arterial through northlakes but thats about it.

the sunshine mwy i know for a fact will link with caloundra rd. its on the DMR site under Caloundra-Mooloolba Rd

joninbrisbane · July 2nd, 2006, 01:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Maroon Grown

in the video i didnt see a southbound access to the new bridge from the existing mwy allignment. this area is such a grey area of the project as no one from the public actually knows wats going to happen.

Watch carefully, the southbound section goes underneath the new north and south sections to merge on the right side about 250m before the bridge.

SoulvisionQ1 · July 2nd, 2006, 03:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zach24

All by one party?
I’m pretty sure two of those projects have been conceived by the Lord Mayor and financed to some extent.
Also, indirectly most of state government revenue comes from the Federal Government (i.e. QLD’s large share of GST revenue vs the (low) contributions QLD makes to company profits and (low contribution to total) GST expenditure).

Yeah sorry, the Airport link and the Gateway upgrade is funded partly by the state gov.

***BrizzyChris*** · July 4th, 2006, 02:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Maroon Grown

i dont see that ever happening and really it has no merit.

there is a north south arterial through northlakes but thats about it.

the sunshine mwy i know for a fact will link with caloundra rd. its on the DMR site under Caloundra-Mooloolba Rd

Neither do I. It's too long a stretch, without any huge demand right now. Maybe a second link to Bribie Island, but not all the way to Caloundra.

joninbrisbane · July 4th, 2006, 11:33 AM

Second link to bribie? Would it run through Redcliffe, D/Bay and Beachmere? It's all swamps btwn dbay and bchmere.

June 21st, 2006, 01:54 PM	#1
nagelixin GFY Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 1,154 Likes (Received): 5	#Project: Gateway Motorway & Bridge Duplication Gateway Upgrade Project The Gateway Upgrade Project has launched a very good looking site, complete with animated fly through (Total download 6mb.) Highlights: ETag - no toll booths 6 lanes in each direction over the Brisbane River Elevated roadway over the Airtrain line

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KJBrissy ........... Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane Posts: 9,355 Likes (Received): 136	This project is well overdue and is going to be fantastic upon completion. Be good to get this road up to real freeway status around the airport. Now all they have to do is stop the bit to the North from getting potholes in it every 2 months!! __________________ "Traditionally what has hurt people has not been rising interest rates but rising unemployment. I don't care what rate you're paying, if you have a mortgage five times your income and you lose your job, you're toast." Gerard Minack, chief economist at Morgan Stanley.

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SoulvisionQ1 New Urbanist Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Queensland Posts: 4,161 Likes (Received): 53	Agree! strongly agree! this will boost trade, employment in the area and population! This is a fantastic development for the Australia trade coast... and port of bris This... Airport link Airport Freeway The NSBT Great and well needed infrastructure...all funded by 1 government, the state gov...good on Beattie! __________________ Brisbane's dedicated development news site: BrisbaneDevelopment.com Follow BD Online on twitter

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MelbourneCity Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Melbourne Posts: 1,546 Likes (Received): 1	With the new deviation, will the existing motorway on the north side be torn up and redeveloped? Surely it would happen as it would be essentially redundant. __________________ Vires Acquirit Eundo

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June 22nd, 2006, 07:05 AM	#4
Arnzy Rosewood all-stops train Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 660 Likes (Received): 0	Faster deviation to Link the Gold Coast with the Sunshine Coast..

June 22nd, 2006, 09:18 AM	#5
cowface Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Melb Posts: 985 Likes (Received): 6	When it's complete what's gonna happen to the old section of the freeway?

June 22nd, 2006, 09:29 AM	#6
17 floors up Registered User Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Melbourne Posts: 377 Likes (Received): 15	Cool banjo music accompanying the virtual tour!!

June 22nd, 2006, 10:34 AM	#8
scottsimmons80 GumbyWench Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Brisbane Posts: 272 Likes (Received): 0	I knew it was going to be cool, but that's sweet as! Thanks!

June 22nd, 2006, 01:18 PM	#10
nagelixin GFY Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 1,154 Likes (Received): 5	The old MWY stays. This will feed traffic to and from Kingsford Smith Drive, East-West Aterial (in the future the Airport link) and Toombul Road.

July 1st, 2006, 10:42 AM	#11
Maroon Grown QUEENSLANDER!!! Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Brizzie Posts: 2,148 Likes (Received): 5	in the video i didnt see a southbound access to the new bridge from the existing mwy allignment. this area is such a grey area of the project as no one from the public actually knows wats going to happen.

July 1st, 2006, 12:09 PM	#12
KIWIKAAS Registered User Join Date: May 2003 Location: The Hague Posts: 3,719 Likes (Received): 10	Watch it again. The northbound split is on the video. 3 lanes on existing alignment and 3 lanes on the new. I presume that would be the same for the southbound merge.

July 2nd, 2006, 03:49 AM	#14
zach24 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Sydney Posts: 1,965 Likes (Received): 1	I like the video of the planned upgrade - however the music is very hick

July 2nd, 2006, 12:35 PM	#16
Maroon Grown QUEENSLANDER!!! Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Brizzie Posts: 2,148 Likes (Received): 5	i dont see that ever happening and really it has no merit. there is a north south arterial through northlakes but thats about it. the sunshine mwy i know for a fact will link with caloundra rd. its on the DMR site under Caloundra-Mooloolba Rd

July 4th, 2006, 11:33 AM	#20
joninbrisbane The Delivery Guy Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Brisbane Posts: 1,320 Likes (Received): 2	Second link to bribie? Would it run through Redcliffe, D/Bay and Beachmere? It's all swamps btwn dbay and bchmere.