Project management of second M1 transport route
General
Boyd Sargeant appointed to coordinate environmental planning and design features for one of South-East Queensland’s largest road infrastructure projects
Boyd was engaged by Queensland’s Department of Transport and Main Roads to provide environmental services for the Coomera Connector.
The Coomera Connector (sometimes referred to as the Second M1) is a future State-controlled north-south road corridor. It runs between Loganholme and Nerang, east of the Pacific Motorway (M1).
The proposed 6-lane road will be an alternative to the M1. It will provide more transport capacity to support the rapidly growing residential and business communities in the Gold Coast and neighbouring Logan areas.
The complete gazetted corridor extends for 45km between the Logan Motorway and Pacific Motorway interchange at Loganholme and Nerang–Broadbeach Road in Nerang.
Stage 1 of the Coomera Connector is the southern section between Coomera and Nerang. Initially, the project required assessment of terrestrial flora and fauna across the entire corridor alignment. Boyd coordinated more than 12 months of ecological surveys as part of the referral to the federal government.
Environmental approvals are being progressed. The federal Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment is currently assessing Stage 1 of the project under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC).
For further information, visit the EPBC referrals page on the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment website.