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Port of Brisbane Motorway

Port of Brisbane Motorway
Queensland
Type Motorway
Length 7 km (4.3 mi)
Route number(s) M4
SW end Gateway Motorway, Murarrie
  Lytton Road
NE end Port Drive, Lytton
Major suburbs / towns Hemmant
Highways in Australia
National HighwayFreeways in Australia
Highways in Queensland

Port of Brisbane Motorway is a motorway, which connects the Port of Brisbane to the Gateway Motorway. Stage 1 was opened in December 2002. The motorway was built to take freight traffic off Lytton Road, with about 4,000 vehicles travelling to the Port of Brisbane in 2002. Stage 1 cost A$196 million and was finished six months ahead of schedule and A$20 million under budget. The Port of Brisbane Motorway holds the M4 motorway designation

Stage 2 includes a three kilometre extension of the existing motorway through to Pritchard Street. Construction commenced in April 2011 with completion in February 2013.

Port of Brisbane Motorway.

Pritchard St Overpass.

Port of Brisbane Motorway sign.

Port of Brisbane Motorway south view from overpass.

Port of Brisbane Motorway north view from overpass.

Port of Brisbane Motorway. A truck using the Motorway.

Road workers completing motorway

Port of Brisbane Motorway

The entire motorway is in the City of Brisbane local government area.



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