The Coomera Connector (M9) is South East Queensland’s largest road infrastructure project — a new north-south motorway running parallel to the Pacific Motorway (M1) between Coomera and Nerang to relieve congestion and remove up to 60,000 local trips per day from the M1. The $3 billion Stage 1 is jointly funded by the Australian and Queensland governments and is being delivered in three construction packages. Stage 1 Central — awarded to the Fulton Hogan, Hull and McIlwain Joint Venture (FHHMJV) — delivers an 8-kilometre, six-lane motorway section between Helensvale Road and Smith Street Motorway, including 22 bridges, grade-separated interchanges at Helensvale Road, Gold Coast Highway and Smith Street Motorway, noise barriers, retaining walls, and more than 8 kilometres of shared pedestrian and cycling paths connecting to Helensvale and Parkwood light rail stations. Stage 1 will progressively open to traffic from late 2025, with completion targeted for 2027.

RCS Scope

Road & Civil Surveys provides embedded survey support across the Stage 1 Central construction program, with 5+ surveyors deployed across multiple work fronts along the 8-kilometre corridor. Scope covers earthworks set-out and as-built surveys, bridge structure surveys across 22 structures, pavement and road set-out, drainage and utilities infrastructure, grade-separated interchange works, and noise barrier and retaining wall surveys. RCS maintains the project control network, provides data calculations and EOM reporting, and delivers structural monitoring services. Night shift and road closure coverage supports live traffic interfaces where the new motorway connects to the existing road network.

Value Driven

RCS was engaged on the Coomera Connector through both the Fulton Hogan relationship — established on the Albion Park Rail Bypass — and the McIlwain relationship from Cunninghams Gap, demonstrating how client partnerships built across different projects and states converge on major programs. Deploying 5+ surveyors across an 8-kilometre motorway corridor with 22 bridges and three grade-separated interchanges under construction concurrently provides the FHHMJV with full-scope survey capability from a single provider — bridges, civil, and monitoring — simplifying coordination and ensuring consistent methodology across the program. Night shift reliability on live traffic interfaces ensures critical closure windows are used productively where the new motorway ties into the existing Gold Coast road network.

• Construction surveying for earthworks, pavements, drainage, and utilities
• Bridge structure surveys (22 bridges)
• Grade-separated interchange survey support (Helensvale Road, Gold Coast Highway, Smith Street Motorway)
• Noise barrier and retaining wall surveys
• Control network establishment and maintenance
• Structural monitoring
• Data calculations and EOM reporting
• Night shift and road closure survey coverage
• Live traffic interface support
• Multi-crew deployment (5+ surveyors) across concurrent work fronts