Nicklin Way
Nicklin Way (SR6) is a major road in Sunshine Coast, Queensland. It is named after former Queensland Premier Frank Nicklin. It runs from the southern end of the Sunshine Motorway at Mooloolaba in the north to Caloundra in the south, with the route signed as State Route 6. With the population of Sunshine Coast growing quickly, the road is often prone to congestion.
Nicklin Way | |
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| General information | |
| Type | Road |
| Length | 12.8 km (8.0 mi) |
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| Major suburbs | Warana, Kawana Waters, Currimundi |
In recent times, development around the Nicklin Way, and new arterial roads linking those areas with the Sunshine Motorway at Sippy Downs has eased traffic.
Nicklin Way currently carries 54 000 vehicles per day (vpd) south of the Mooloolah River. This is estimated to grow to 75 000 vpd by 2016 and 90 000 vpd by 2026. Without another Mooloolah River crossing, Nicklin Way would require eight, then 10 lanes respectively. An alternative to widening Nicklin Way is the construction of a Multi-Modal Transport Corridor (MMTC) from Caloundra Road to the Sunshine Motorway. The MMTC was recognised in previous planning as an alternative north-south transport corridor. This will reduce congestion on Nicklin Way and provide opportunity for development of sustainable solutions such as active transport (trains, buses, cycling, walking).
Major intersections
The entire road is in the Sunshine Coast local government area.
| Location | km | mi | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Minyama, Parrearra border | 0 | 0.0 | south-west to Sippy Downs | Northern end of Nicklin Way (State Route 6) | |
| Buddina, Parrearra border | 1.5 | 0.93 | Point Cartwright Drive: north to Buddina and Point Cartwright Light | Access to Kawana Shoppingworld | |
| Warana | 3.4 | 2.1 | Kawana Island Blvd: west to Parreara (Kawana Island)/Palkana Drive east to Warana | Access to Kawana Way (west) and Oceanic Drive (east) | |
| Warana, Bokarina border | 4.6 | 2.9 | Main Drive: west to Birtinya/Wyandra Drive east to Warana and Bokarina | Access to Kawana Way (west) and Oceanic Drive (east) | |
| Bokarina, Wurtulla border | 6.3 | 3.9 | Lake Kawana Boulevard: west to Birtinya | Access to Kawana Way and Sunshine Coast University Private Hospital | |
| Currimundi | 9.0 | 5.6 | Creekside Boulevard: west, then north to Meridan Plains | Access to Kawana Way and Caloundra Mooloolaba Road | |
| Currimundi, Battery Hill border | 9.4– 9.6 | 5.8– 6.0 | Bellara Drive: west to Currimundi/Buderim Street south-east to Dicky Beach | ||
| Battery Hill, Aroona border | 10.4 | 6.5 | Beerburrum Street: west to Aroona, Little Mountain east to Dicky Beach | ||
| Caloundra, Caloundra West, Golden Beach border | 12.8 | 8.0 | south-east to Caloundra/Pelican Waters Boulevard south to Golden Beach and Pelican Waters | Southern end of Nicklin Way. State Route 6 continues north-west as Caloundra Road. | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
External links
- Fixed speed and red light cameras on Nicklin Way and surrounds, (Locations of speed and red light cameras, Queensland Government)