Pacific Highway Upgrade - Burleigh to Palm Beach

Project Details:

The M1 between Burleigh and Palm Beach (Package B) has been upgraded as part of the Varsity Lakes to Tugun (VL2T) upgrade. Package B included significant environmental features through this section of the upgrade.

In this 3km section, Package B included the following:

• Widened the M1 to a minimum of 3 lanes in both directions

• Upgraded the Tallebudgera Interchange (Exit 89)

• Constructed 6 new bridges and widened existing motorway bridges

• Constructed the northern section of a new 2-way western service road starting at Tallebudgera (Exit 89) and continuing through to Palm Beach (Exit 92)

• Built a fauna underpass 15-metres wide and 55-metres long to connect the Burleigh to Springbrook bioregional wildlife corridor

• Continued the connection of a dedicated active transport path from Varsity Lakes that transitioned to active transport paths on the new western service road (Booningba Drive)

• Installed smart motorway technologies to help reduce 'stop-start' travel on the motorway

• Replaced the existing concrete road surface with stone mastic asphalt for a quieter and easier maintained road surface

• Preserved a corridor for a potential future rail extension

McFadyen's Scope:

• Installation of approximately 6,000 metres of pipework, 220 pits

• Approximately 1,100m³ of concrete for culvert bases and end structures

• Due to supply and demand constraints at the time, precast pits were not available, requiring all pit structures to be formed and poured insitu

• Works were delivered in a high profile urban corridor, with all activities carried out in public view and under ongoing traffic management constraints. This required careful staging and consistent site control to maintain safety and minimise disruption.