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Statistics:

• Length: 2029 km (Rochedale to Dinmore: 33 km)
• Western Terminus: Northern Territory / Queensland Border near Camooweal
• Eastern Terminus: Pacific Motorway (M1/M3) and Gateway Motorway (M1) at Rochedale
• Miscellaneous: Continues as Barkly Highway (NH66) in Northern Territory
• Suburbs, Towns & Localities Along The Route: Rochedale, Eight Mile Plains, Kuraby, Drewvale, Parkinson, Larapinta, Heathwood, Forest Lake, Carole Park, Wacol, Gailes, Goodna, Redbank, Riverview and Dinmore

Route Numbering:

• Current: M2

• Former:
• Road Authority Classification: U16 (Ipswich Motorway), 210A (Logan Motorway), and N332 (Gateway Motorway) 1

General Information:

M/A2 is the main link from Brisbane to the Northern Territory. It varies from motorway standard in the Brisbane metropolitan area, to dual carriageway rural highway standard between Brisbane and Toowoomba, and rural highway standard beyond Toowoomba.

History:

• 13 December 1921: Brisbane-Toowoomba Road was declared a Main Road under the Main Roads Act, 1920. 2
• December 1988: Stage one completion of the Logan Motorway, initially known as the Goodna–Loganholme Road. It was constructed to link the Cunningham and Pacific Highways via Carol Park, Browns Plains, Loganlea and Loganholme. 3 The route began life as a Super-2 motorway. 4
• October 1995: Announcement of the duplication of Goodna–Loganholme Road between the Ipswich Motorway and Wembley Road. This was linked with the Gateway Motorway, by the Gateway extension via Kuraby in 1997. 3
• December 1996: Thiess Contractors planted 80 000 native trees, shrubs and grasses along the Gateway Motorway Extension from Rochedale to Drewvale. 5
• 1997: The Gateway Motorway extension from Rochedale to Drewvale opened to the public, providing an opportunity for motorists to bypass the City from Ipswich to the Sunshine Coast. 5 Also duplication of Logan Motorway to Pacific Motorway begins at the eastern, including interchange works with Pacific Motorway. 6
• September 2000: Completion of duplication works along Logan Mwy. 6
• May 2006: Construction begins on the Logan Motorway / Paradise Road interchange at Larapinta. 63
• 6 November 2006: Upgrade works commence on the Mt Lindesay Hwy (NR13) interchange with Logan Mwy. Work includes realignment of the ramp, removal of a right hand curve and the easing of a second left hand curve. 10
• February 2007: Construction commenced on the Logan Mwy / Ipswich Mwy interchange upgrade. 11
• March 2007: Official opening of the Paradise Road interchange on the Logan Motorway by Premier Peter Beattie and Minister for Transport and Main Roads, Paul Lucas. 12
• 13 October 2008: Work commences at Kuraby on the installation of a tolling gantry in preparation for the transition to free-flow tolling. 14
• March 2009: Metroad 2 between Dinmore and Gailes replaced by the M2 route number, Metroad 4 replaced in its entirety by the M2 route number. 16
• 30 June 2009: Work commences on the Ipswich Mwy to increase it from four lanes to six lanes and improve safety on an 8 kilometre section of the motorway between Dinmore and Goodna, and also to increase the route from four lanes to six lanes along a 2.5 kilometre section of the motorway between the Logan Motorway Interchange and Sandy Creek (Wacol to Darra). 17

Preview:	Description:
	Advance Directional Sign : Construction work and temporary signage with incorrect Metroad 2 shield approaching Mine St in Riverview, April 2011. Image © Rob Tilley
	Ipswich Motorway & Logan Motorway Interchange: Construction work at Goodna approaching the interchange with Ipswich Mwy (M7) and Logan Mwy (M2), November 2009. Image © Rob Tilley

1 The State Road Network Map, 30 June 2008
2 Queensland Roads, Edition No 5, (Toowoomba Range Tunnels Report), March 2008
3 Logan City Council, Logan Regional History
4 Logan City Council, Logan 2026 City Directions
5 Leighton Holdings, 80 000 Trees Planted at Gateway Motorway Extension, 12 December 1996
6 Logan City Council, Logan Regional History
7 QMR, Strategic Tourism Routes Revision 12
8 Ministerial Media Statements, Federal Government own worst enemy on roads: Lucas, 25 July 2006
63 Ministerial Media Statement, Green light for vital new Logan Motorway link, 17 May 2006
10 Ministerial Media Statements, Mt Lindesay Highway on-ramp upgrade, 8 November 2006
11 QMR, Ipswich Logan interchange Project Page
12 Ministerial Media Statements, Paradise Found - Ahead of Time and Under Budget, 11 March 2007
13 Ministerial Media Statements, Haigslea intersection easier to negotiate, 22 May 2008
14 Queensland Motorways Construction Update, Piling works commence on 13 October 2008: Gateway Extension Motorway, Kuraby, 10 October 2008
15 Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government Media Release, Mitchell Main Street Completed, 20 February 2009
16 Trent Thomson
17 Ministerial Media Statements, Next Stage of Ipswich Motorway Underway, 30 June 2009

Last updated: 07-Feb-2019 21:11

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