Mark Boothman MP Blog - Roads

Every time we have an accident on the M1 Motorway, the traffic network goes into meltdown. The Motorway was built to handle 162,000 per day. In 2016 the Motorway has reached 152,177 cars per day. Continue reading for the full article.

Are you sick and tired of trafic congestion and delays on the M1. Well show your support today for a #secondM1 by going to www.secondm1.com.au and sign the petition.

Information about Maudsland Road and Guanaba Creek Road upgrade.

Question On Notice this week was about M1 Motorway Exit 57. Further highlighting the need for upgrades at this interchange and a second arterial road on the northern end of the Gold Coast to divert traffic away from an already congested M1 Motorway.

Contractors are busy clearing the path for the recently approved upgrade of Foxwell Road from the train station to the Exit 54 interchange, outside Westfield. The road will be upgraded to 3 lanes in each direction plus turning lanes. A new road (Creek Road) is being constructed to the east of the existing bridge and Railway Road will also be extended to the north plus an entrance to Westfield in between. We haven't been able to confirm the actual start date for the road