Road Photos & Information: Queensland: Pacific Motorway, Coronation Drive, Hale Street, Inner City Bypass, Bowen Bridge Road, Lutwyche Road, Gympie Road and Gympie Arterial Road (M3 / A3)

Statistics:

Length: 38 km (Brisbane to Aspley: 14 km)
Northern Terminus: Bruce Highway / Gateway Motorway (M1) at Bald Hills.
Southern Terminus: Pacific Motorway (M1) / Gateway Motorway (M2) at Eight Mile Plains.
Suburbs, Towns & Localities Along The Route: Milton, Paddington, Bowen Hills, Windsor, Lutwyche, Wooloowin, Kedron, Wavell Heights, Chermside and Aspley.

Route Numbering:

Current:
Former:
Road Authority Classification: U14 (Gympie Arterial Road) 1

General Information:

The route takes in the Brisbane's inner south and also skirts the CBD via what was once called the Riverside Expressway, then continues into the northern suburbs via Coronation Drive, Hale Street and the Inner City Bypass before connecting with Bowen Bridge Road, Lutwyche Road, Gympie Road and finally the Gympie Arterial Road for the connection to the Bruce Highway at the Gateway Motorway (M1) junction.

History:

Mid 1970s: Construction of Gympie Arterial Road in the Bald Hills area. 2
November 2001: Stage 1 of Inner City Bypass (Hale Street to Campbell Street) opened. 3
February 2002: Stage 2 of Inner City Bypass (Campbell Street to Abbotsford Road) opened. 3
July 2002: Stage 3 of Inner City Bypass (Abbotsford Road to Kingsford Smith Drive) opened. This section is not part of the M3 / A3 corridor.
June 2004: Installation of noise barriers along Gympie Road between Webster Road and Kildonan Street, Chermside. 4
June 2005: Extension of the four lanes on Gympie Road to the roundabout to the intersection of Gympie Road, Anzac Avenue and Dayboro Road, Petrie. 4
September 2005: Addition of traffic signals to the Intersection of Gympie Road and Sadlier Street, Kedron, also the removal of right-turn access from Webster Road North into Gympie Road and diverted right-turning traffic to the Gympie Road and Darwin Street intersection. 4
November 2005: At the intersection of Gympie Road and Webster Road, Chermside, Main Roads removed right-turn access from Webster Road North into Gympie Road, diverted right-turning traffic to the Gympie Road and Darwin Street intersection and modified the traffic signals. 4
May 2006: Along Gympie Road between Kedron Park Road and Leckie Road, Kedron, upgrades were made to the intersections to improve safety and traffic operation. 4
December 2006: At the intersection of Gympie Road, Samsonvale Road and Bells Pocket Road, Strathpine, the existing traffic signals were updated with new brighter light emitting diode lanterns. Changers were also made to the traffic signals so that traffic can only turn right when protected by a green arrow and extensions were made to the right-turn lanes on the northern side of the intersection by 40 m, and on the southern side by 50 m. 4
May 2007: At the intersection of Gympie Road, Samsonvale Road and Bells Pocket Road, Strathpine, work was done to replace the existing traffic signals, changes were made to the traffic signals timing and extenions done to the right-turn lanes. 4
June 2007: At the intersection of Gympie Road and Webster Road, Aspley, Main Roads modified signals to provide exclusive right-turn phases for vehicles turning right from Webster Road, provided second left turn lane for vehicles turning left from Webster Road south to Gympie Road west, removed pedestrian crossing on Webster Road South and Gympie Road West approaches and provided staged pedestrian crossing on the Gympie Road East approach. 4
June 2008: At the ntersection of Gympie Road and Kremzow Road, Brendale, a right-turn lane on Gympie Road was constructed. 4
2009: Metroad 3 decommissioned, route renumbered M3 for motorway standard / limited access sections and A3 for suburban arterial road sections. 5

Brisbane to Aspley		Aspley to Brisbane
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	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign approaching Milton Rd at Milton, February 2009. Image © Rob Tilley		Murphy Road Intersection: Intersection directional sign at the intersection with Murphy Rd in Chermside, June 2009. Image © Rob Tilley
	Milton Road Interchange: Hale St (M3) as it passes through the interchange with Milton Rd (SR32) at Milton, February 2009. Image © Rob Tilley		Approaching Hamilton Road: Advance directional sign on Gympie Rd approaching Hamilton Rd in Chermside, June 2009. Image © Rob Tilley
	Intersection Directional Signs: ID signs over the lanes at the interchange with Musgrave Rd (SR31) and Kelvin Grove Rd (SR77) in Paddington, February 2009. Image © Rob Tilley		Approaching Kuran Street & Wallace Street: Gympie Road approaching the junction with Wallace and Kuran Streets in Chermside, June 2009. Image © Rob Tilley
	Intersection directional Sign: ID sign at the off ramp to Kelvin Grove Rd (SR77) in Paddington, February 2009. Image © Rob Tilley		AD Sign: Advance directional sign on Gympie Rd at Chermside, approaching Rode Rd, June 2009. Image © Rob Tilley
	Intersection directional Sign: ID sign at the interchange with Kelvin Grove Rd (SR77) in Paddington, February 2009. Image © Rob Tilley		Approaching Sport Street & Kitchener Road: Gympie Rd (A3) at Kedron approaching the intersection with Sport St and Kitchener Rd, June 2009. Image © Rob Tilley
	Victoria Park Rd Exit: Inner City Bypass (M3) at the off ramp to Victoria Park Rd in Kelvin Grove, February 2009. Image © Rob Tilley		Approaching Strathmore & Castle Streets: Advance directional signs on Gympie Rd, approaching Strathmore St and Castle St in Kedron, June 2009. Image © Rob Tilley
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign approaching Herston Rd in Herston, February 2009. Image © Rob Tilley		Advance Directional Sign: AD sign on Gympie Rd approaching Stafford Rd (Metroad 5) at Kedron, June 2009. Image © Rob Tilley
	Entering Tunnel: Inner City Bypass as it tunnels under Bowen Bridge Road and RNA Showgrounds at Herston, February 2009. Image © Rob Tilley		Supplemental AD Sign: Supplemental advance directional sign as Gympie Rd approaches Stafford Rd (Metroad 5) in Kedron, June 2009. Image © Rob Tilley
	Tunnel: Inner City Bypass at Bowen Hills as it tunnels under Bowen Bridge Road and RNA Showgrounds at Herston, February 2009. Image © Rob Tilley		Advance Directional Sign: AD sign on Gympie Rd approaching Stafford Rd (Metroad 5) at Kedron, June 2009. Image © Rob Tilley
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign at Bowen Hills that missed conversion to A3 on the Inner City Bypass (M3) approaching the interchange with Bowen Bridge Road (SR15) and Lutwyche Road (A3), February 2009. Image © Rob Tilley		Stafford Road Intersection: Gympie Road at the Stafford Road (Metroad 5) intersection at Kedron, June 2009. Image © Rob Tilley
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign on Lutwyche Rd in Windsor near the Bowen Street intersection, February 2009. Image © Rob Tilley		Advance Directional Sign: AD sign on Gympie Rd in Kedron, approaching Kedron Park Rd (SR20), June 2009. Image © Rob Tilley
	Norman Street Intersection: Intersection directional sign on Lutwyche Rd at the Norman St intersection at Wooloowin, February 2009. Image © Rob Tilley		Kedron Park Road Intersection: Gympie Road as it changes to Lutwyche Road at the junction with Kedron Park Road (SR20) in Wooloowin, June 2009. Image © Rob Tilley
	Supplemental AD Sign: Supplemental advance directional sign as Gympie Rd approaches Stafford Rd (Metroad 5) in Woolowin, February 2009. Image © Rob Tilley		Kedron Park Road Intersection: Gympie Road as it changes to Lutwyche Road at the junction with Kedron Park Road in Wooloowin, June 2009. Image © Rob Tilley
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign on Gympie Rd approaching Stafford Rd (Metroad 5) at Gordon Park, February 2009. Image © Rob Tilley		Approaching Lutwyche Rd & Truro Rd Split: AD sign as you approach the first split for southbound traffic along A3. Both Lutwyche Rd and and Truro St are A3 in Lutwyche, June 2009. Image © Rob Tilley
	Stafford Road Intersection: Gympie Road at the Stafford Road (Metroad 5) intersection at Gordon Park, February 2009. Image © Rob Tilley		Albion Road Intersection: Corner of Lutwyche Rd (A3) and Albion Rd in Windsor, June 2009. Image © Rob Tilley
	Approaching Strathmore & Castle Streets: Advance directional signs on Gympie Rd, approaching Strathmore St and Castle St in Kedron, February 2009. Image © Rob Tilley		Intersection Directional Sign: ID sign at the second split for southbound traffic along A3. Both Lutwyche Rd and and Roblane St are A3 in Windsor, June 2009. Image © Rob Tilley
	Approaching Edinburgh Castle Road: Gympie Rd approaching the intersection with Edinburgh Road in Kedron, February 2009. Image © Rob Tilley		Approaching Newmarket Road: AD sign as you approaching Newmarket Rd in Windsor, southbound on Lutwyche Rd, June 2009. Image © Rob Tilley
	AD Sign: Advance directional sign on Gympie Rd at Kedron, approaching Rode Rd, February 2009. Image © Rob Tilley		Advance Directional Sign: AD sign that missed the conversion to M3, approaching the junction with Inner City Bypass (M3) and Bowen Bridge Road (SR15) at Windsor, June 2009. Image © Rob Tilley
	Approaching Murphy Road: AD sign approaching the intersection with Murphy Rd in Chermside, February 2009. Image © Rob Tilley
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign on Gympie Rd (M3) in Aspley approaching Ellison Rd (SR27) and Webster Rd (SR27), February 2009. Image © Rob Tilley
Click here for the continuation of M3 / A3 between Aspley and Bald Hills Click here for the contination of M3 between Brisbane and Greenslopes

1 State Road Network of Queensland Map, 30 June 2008
2 State Library of Queensland Web Site
3 Busway Website History Web Page
4 Main Roads Gympie Road Upgrade Web Page
5 Michael Greenslade

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