Maroochydore Road

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Maroochydore Road

General information
TypeRoad
Length9.8 km (6.1 mi)
Route number(s) Australian state route 8.svg State Route 8
Major junctions
West endAUS Alphanumeric Route M1.svg Bruce Highway (M1), Forest Glen
 Main Road/ Jones Road
Australian state route 70.svg Sunshine Motorway State Route 70 Broadmeadows Road/ Evans Street
East endAustralian state route 6.svg Beach Road / Horton Parade (State Route 6), Maroochydore
Location(s)
Major suburbs 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]

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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.

LocationkmmiDestinationsNotes
Forest Glen 00.0AUS Alphanumeric Route M1.svg 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 5.43.4Main Road - north - Maroochydore
Jones Road - south - Buderim
Maroochydore 7.04.3Australian state route 70.svg Sunshine Motorway (State Route 70) - north - Pacific Paradise/
south - Alexandra Headland
Maroochydore 9.15.7Broadmeadows Road - north - Maroochydore
Evans Street - south - Maroochydore
Maroochydore 9.86.1Australian state route 6.svg Beach Road (State Route 6) - north - Maroochydore /
Australian state route 6.svg 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

  1. "Maroochydore Road". Google Maps. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  2. "Bruce Highway". Google Maps. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  3. "Nambour Connection Road". Google Maps. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  4. "Maroochydore - Mooloolaba Road and Ocean Street, improve intersection". Queensland Government. 25 November 2021. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
  5. "Maroochydore Road Kunda Park intersection improvements". Queensland Government. 22 November 2021. Retrieved 30 June 2022.