Length:

15 km

Termini:

Eastern: Pacific Mwy (M1), Loganholme

Western: Gateway Mwy (Metroad 4) and Logan Mwy (Metroad 4), Drewvale

Suburbs, Towns & Localities Along Route:

Drewvale, Berrinba, Kingston, Loganlea, Meadowbrook, Tanah Merah and Loganholme

Current: M6

Former: 4 6 40

Road Authority Internal Classification: ¹

210A

General Information:

Metroad 6, known as Logan Motorway, started life as Logan Arterial Road, a super-2 expressway road that was progressively upgraded to a motorway standard route that passed through the City of Logan local government area, south of Brisbane.

The route featured 2 lanes in each direction, with central divider, and electronic tolling points at Meadowbrook, which replaced traditional toll booths.

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 the then 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 with the completion of tolling gantries at Meadowbrook ⁵

January 2016: Metroad 6 replaced by M6.

This page concentrates on the former alignment between Drewvale and Loganholme

Loganholme to Drewvale

Toll Charges Sign:

Toll charges sign at Tanah Merah, March 2006.

Image © Paul Rands

Lane Sign:

Sign indicating which tolling options are available for each lane at the toll plaza, Tanah Merah, March 2006.

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

Meadowbrook Toll Plaza:

Logan Mwy (Metroad 6) at the Meadowbrook toll plaza, March 2006.

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

¹ QLD Government, Department of Transport and Main Roads.
² Queensland Motorways, About Us, History, Logan Motorway.
³ QLD Government, Ministerial Media Statements, Paradise Found - Ahead of Time and Under Budget, 11 March 2007.
⁴ QLD 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.