Port of Brisbane Motorway
| Port of Brisbane Motorway Queensland | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Type | Motorway |
| Length | 7 km (4.3 mi) |
| Route number(s) |
 M4 |
| Major junctions | |
| SW end |
 Gateway Motorway, Murarrie |
 Lytton Road | |
| NE end |
Port Drive, Lytton |
| Location(s) | |
| Major suburbs / towns | Hemmant |
| Highway system | |
|
Highways in Australia National Highway • Freeways in Australia Highways in Queensland | |
| |
Port of Brisbane Motorway is a motorway, which connects the Port of Brisbane to the Gateway Motorway. Stage 1 was opened in December 2002. The motorway was built to take freight traffic off Lytton Road, with about 4,000 vehicles travelling to the Port of Brisbane in 2002.[1] Stage 1 cost A$196 million and was finished six months ahead of schedule and A$20 million under budget.[2] The Port of Brisbane Motorway holds the M4 motorway designation
Stage 2 includes a three kilometre extension of the existing motorway through to Pritchard Street. Construction commenced in April 2011 with completion in February 2013.[3]
Port of Brisbane Motorway sign.
Gallery
Port of Brisbane Motorway.
Pritchard St Overpass.- Port of Brisbane Motorway sign.
Port of Brisbane Motorway south view from overpass.
Port of Brisbane Motorway north view from overpass.
Port of Brisbane Motorway. A truck using the Motorway.
Road workers completing motorway
Port of Brisbane Motorway
Interchanges
The entire motorway is in the City of Brisbane local government area.
| Location | km[4] | mi | Destinations | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Murarrie | 0 | 0.0 |  Gateway Motorway (M1) – Ipswich, Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast, Brisbane Airport | South-western motorway terminus; semi-directional T interchange | |
| 0.9 | 0.56 | Lytton Road (State Route 24) – Murarrie, Brisbane | No exit westbound | ||
| Lytton | 3.8 | 2.4 |  Lytton Road (State Route 24) / Lindum Road (State Route 30) – Hemmant, Wynnum | No north-eastbound entrance; south-westbound entrance via looped ramp | |
| 5.3 | 3.3 | Lytton Road (State Route 24) south / Pritchard Street (State Route 24) east – Lytton, Wynnum | North-eastbound exit and entrance only | ||
| 6.2 | 3.9 | Pritchard Street (State Route 24) – Lytton, Wynnum | South-westbound exit and entrance only | ||
| 6.7 | 4.2 | Port Drive north-east – Port of Brisbane | North-eastern motorway terminus: continues as Port Drive | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
See also
References
- ↑ Queensland Motorways - Port of Brisbane Motorway
- ↑ Media Release - 'New motorway to deliver trade benefits to Australia' 18 December 2002
- ↑ "Port of Brisbane Motorway open ahead of schedule". Queensland Government. 21 February 2013. Retrieved 30 May 2013.
- ↑ Google (3 June 2014). "Port of Brisbane Motorway" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
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