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]
Maroochydore Road | |
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| General information | |
| Type | Road |
| Length | 9.8 km (6.1 mi) |
| Route number(s) |  State Route 8 |
| Major junctions | |
| West end |  Bruce Highway (M1), Forest Glen |
Main Road/ Jones Road Sunshine Motorway State Route 70 Broadmeadows Road/ Evans Street | |
| East end |  Beach Road / Horton Parade (State Route 6), Maroochydore |
| Location(s) | |
| Major suburbs | Kuluin |
Route description edit
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 edit
Improve intersection edit
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 edit
A project to improve an intersection at Kunda Park was in the planning stage in November 2021.[5]
Major intersections edit
The entire road is in the Sunshine Coast local government area.
| Location | km | mi | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Forest Glen | 0 | 0.0 | Bruce Highway (State Route M1) – north – Nambour south – Chevallum | Western end of Maroochydore Road (state route 8), road continues as Nambour Connection Road, a state controlled road that connects to Nambour | |
| Kuluin | 5.4 | 3.4 | Main Road – north – Maroochydore Jones Road – south – Buderim | ||
| Maroochydore | 7.0 | 4.3 | Sunshine Motorway (State Route 70) – north – Pacific Paradise/ south – Alexandra Headland | ||
| Maroochydore | 9.1 | 5.7 | Broadmeadows Road – north – Maroochydore Evans Street – south – Maroochydore | ||
| Maroochydore | 9.8 | 6.1 | Beach Road (State Route 6) – north – Maroochydore / Horton Parade (State Route 6) – south – Maroochydore Ocean Street – east – Maroochydore | Eastern terminus of Maroochydore Road | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
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References edit
- ^ "Maroochydore Road". Google Maps. Archived from the original on 31 May 2022. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
- ^ "Bruce Highway". Google Maps. Archived from the original on 31 May 2022. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
- ^ "Nambour Connection Road". Google Maps. Archived from the original on 31 May 2022. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
- ^ "Maroochydore - Mooloolaba Road and Ocean Street, improve intersection". Queensland Government. 25 November 2021. Archived from the original on 6 July 2022. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
- ^ "Maroochydore Road Kunda Park intersection improvements". Queensland Government. 22 November 2021. Archived from the original on 30 June 2022. Retrieved 30 June 2022.