Sunshine Motorway

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Sunshine Motorway
Queensland Roads
Length	33km
General direction	East-West, North-South
From	Sippy Downs
To	Coolum Beach
Places passed	Mooloolaba, Maroochydore, Pacific Paradise, Coolum Beach

The Sunshine Motorway is a thirty-three kilometre Australian motorway on the Sunshine Coast region of Queensland, just north of Brisbane.

[edit] Overview

The M70 motorway starts at the interchange with the Bruce Highway at Palmview and ends at David Low Way in Coolum Beach. The motorway is one of Australia's only low budget freeways, with most of the traffic travelling in only one lane in each direction, however the Mooloolaba and Maroochydore sections are dual carriageway. Towns along the motorway include Mooloolaba and Maroochydore, both of which are known for being holiday spots.

[edit] Future

As the Sunshine Coast continues to grow, more and more stress is placed upon the Motorway from the added weight of the population. During peak hours, most interchanges along the single-carriageway section of the Motorway acquire congestion. To remedy this problem, Main Roads Queensland are currently planning and constructing various new sections of the Motorway, under a plan called SM2032. These constructions mainly include upgrading to dual carriageway along the more populated areas through which the M70 passes; other constructions included the Maroochy River Bridge duplication and various safety measures throughout the entire length of the M70.

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