Maroochydore Road Explained
| Type: | Road |
| Road Name: | Maroochydore Road |
| State: | Qld |
| Length: | 9.8 |
| Route: | State Route 8 |
| Direction A: | West |
| End A: | Bruce Highway (M1), Forest Glen |
| Exits: | Main Road/ Jones Road
Sunshine Motorway State Route 70 Broadmeadows Road/ Evans Street |
| Direction B: | East |
| End B: | Beach Road / Horton Parade (State Route 6), Maroochydore |
| Through: | Kuluin |
Maroochydore Road (State Route 8) is a major arterial road on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland[1] that connects the major town/urban centre of Maroochydore with the Bruce Highway.[2]
Route description
Maroochydore Road is a 9.8 km, 4 lane state controlled road on the Sunshine Coast that connects Maroochydore with the Bruce Highway, the region's main connection to Brisbane, Queensland's state capital. Maroochydore Road begins at the intersection of Beach Road and Horton Parade (state route 6) in the Maroochydore CBD and travels west providing an interchange with the Sunshine Motorway (state route 70) and through the town of Kuluin. Maroochydore Road terminates at the intersection with the Bruce Highway in Forest Glen but the road itself continues as Nambour Connection Road,[3] a state controlled road that leads to Nambour.
Upgrades
Improve intersection
A project to improve the intersection at the eastern end of the road, at a cost of $1.861 million, was to be completed by early 2022.[4]
Kunda Park intersection improvements
A project to improve an intersection at Kunda Park was in the planning stage in November 2021.[5]
Major intersections
The entire road is in the Sunshine Coast local government area.
Notes and References
- Web site: Maroochydore Road. Google Maps. 2018-01-12. 31 May 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220531030049/https://www.google.com.au/maps/place/Maroochydore+Rd,+Queensland/@-26.6741547,153.0006093,12.5z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x6b9377b8ac26b98b:0x3ca2adb6cf893061!8m2!3d-26.6633171!4d153.0444743. live.
- Web site: Bruce Highway. Google Maps. 2018-01-12. 31 May 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220531131850/https://www.google.com.au/maps/dir/Brisbane+City+QLD/Forest+Glen+QLD+4556/@-27.0650718,152.7271546,10z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m13!4m12!1m5!1m1!1s0x6b915a045cf620bb:0x502a35af3de84c0!2m2!1d153.0251235!2d-27.4697707!1m5!1m1!1s0x6b9377ffa38e12cb:0x502a35af3deaa30!2m2!1d153.001!2d-26.673. live.
- Web site: Nambour Connection Road. Google Maps. 2018-01-12. 31 May 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220531134017/https://www.google.com.au/maps/place/Nambour+Connection+Rd,+Woombye+QLD+4559/@-26.6737122,152.997693,17z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x6b937868a4e532fd:0x56abb6bab82418ff!8m2!3d-26.6671545!4d152.9783382. live.
- Web site: Maroochydore - Mooloolaba Road and Ocean Street, improve intersection . Queensland Government . 25 November 2021 . 30 June 2022 . 6 July 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220706045609/https://www.tmr.qld.gov.au/projects/maroochydore-mooloolaba-road-and-ocean-street-improve-intersection . live .
- Web site: Maroochydore Road Kunda Park intersection improvements . Queensland Government . 22 November 2021 . 30 June 2022 . 30 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220630015957/https://www.tmr.qld.gov.au/projects/maroochydore-road-kunda-park-intersection-improvements . live .
