Roads

OPENINGFremantle

New Fremantle Traffic Bridge Opens Sunday 1 November 2026: Festival, Free Shuttle and Bus and Train Changes (Fremantle, WA)

The new Fremantle Traffic Bridge under construction, July 2026

The new Fremantle Traffic Bridge opens on Sunday 1 November 2026, and the community can walk across it from 9am to 1pm at a free festival before it opens to traffic later that evening. There is no event parking, so Main Roads WA suggests walking, wheeling or riding, or taking the train to Fremantle or North Fremantle station, where travel is free on Sunday for SmartRider and contactless users, and using the free shuttle bus from Fremantle Station.

CLOSURESSurfers Paradise · Broadbeach

City of Gold Coast Road Projects Running Into 2027 (QLD): Where the Council Lists Roadworks, Closures and Detours Now

Cypress Avenue light rail station southbound platform in March 2026

The City of Gold Coast’s own list of road projects shows work running into 2027 in Pimpama, Southport, Broadbeach, Coolangatta, Surfers Paradise and across the road network. The City lists two closures on its Mebbin Street project in Pimpama: Mebbin Street itself, shut from 7pm Tuesday 6 October until early December 2026, and a weekend closure of Old Pacific Highway from 7pm Friday 23 October to 6am Monday 26 October.

PARKING GUIDESurfers Paradise · Broadbeach

Resident and Visitor Parking Permits on the Gold Coast, QLD: Who Is Eligible, What They Cost, How to Apply and Which Traffic Areas Have Time Limits

Hedges Avenue in Mermaid Beach, photographed in 2024

If you live in a time-limited parking area of the Gold Coast, the City of Gold Coast can give you a free resident parking permit, but only if you have limited off-street parking and your street has no paid meters. For visitor permits, the City lists a $119 application fee and a $119 annual permit fee as of October 2026.

PARKING GUIDEGold Coast

Disability Parking Permits in Queensland: How to Apply, Where You Can Use One in the Gold Coast, QLD, and What Happens at Parking Meters

Southport Pier, Southport

A Queensland disability parking permit is free, and the City of Gold Coast says a valid, correctly displayed permit lets you park free in metered spaces across the Gold Coast. You apply to the Queensland Government, not the City, and the application usually takes about 28 days.

TRANSPORT GUIDEBroadbeach · Burleigh Heads

G:link Stage 3 to Burleigh Heads (Gold Coast, QLD): Open Since 9 August 2026, the Eight New Stations, the Journey Time and What Is Still Being Finished

Burleigh Heads light rail station in August 2026

Gold Coast Light Rail Stage 3 is open: the Government said the first passengers would board at Burleigh Heads from 6am on Sunday 9 August 2026, and John Holland reported that day that passengers were travelling. The G:link now runs from Helensvale to Burleigh Heads. The Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR) says some finishing works may still be needed after the start of passenger services.

GUIDESouthport

How to Check Petrol Prices in Queensland: What the Fuel Price Reporting Scheme Means, Which Apps the Government Lists and How to Report a Wrong Price (Gold Coast, QLD)

Caltex petrol station in Southport, Queensland, photographed in 2017

Every fuel retailer in Queensland has to report its prices to the State Government’s fuel price reporting scheme, and free apps and websites then publish those prices. Treasury’s page lists apps run by other companies and says the Government does not endorse them, so you choose the app.

GUIDEGold Coast

Electric Vehicle Charging on the Gold Coast, Queensland: Where Official Sources Say You Can Charge, Who Sets the Price and How to Pay

A Yurika charging station in Rockhampton, Queensland, shown for orientation and not on the Gold Coast

Queensland’s state-backed fast-charging network is finished, and the Government’s own list of co-funded sites puts one fast-charging location in the Gold Coast, at Pimpama. The City of Gold Coast’s own chargers are a separate story: five of its charging sites were taken off the Chargefox app in November 2024 after they stopped working.

GUIDEBrisbane Airport

Gold Coast to Brisbane and Brisbane Airport by Car: Which Queensland Roads Are Tolled, 2026 Toll Prices and How to Pay With Linkt (QLD)

The Logan Motorway at Meadowbrook (photographed in 2016)

The Pacific Motorway (M1) is not on the Department of Transport and Main Roads’ (TMR) list of Queensland toll roads, but the Gateway and Logan motorways, which many drivers use between the Gold Coast and Brisbane or Brisbane Airport, are tolled. Car tolls on those two motorways range from $2.28 at Loganlea to $6.02 at Murarrie as of 1 July 2026, and all tolls are paid electronically, with no booths and no cash.

GUIDEGold Coast

What to Do After a Car Crash or Breakdown in Queensland: Call 000 if Anyone Is Hurt, Report to Police in Three Cases, and Where to Stop on a Motorway (Gold Coast, QLD)

An RACQ Roadside Assistance vehicle in Queensland (photographed in 2013)

If anyone is hurt in a crash in Queensland, call 000 and stay and help until the police arrive, unless you are getting medical or other help for someone. You must also report a crash to the police if a vehicle is towed or carried from the scene, if anyone is injured or dies, or if you did not get, or did not give, the other drivers’ details.

PARKING GUIDEGold Coast

Gold Coast Clearways and Towed Cars: No Stopping on a Clearway, and How to Reclaim a Vehicle the City Has Impounded (QLD)

A Holden SS ute being transported by a tow truck in Queensland (photographed in 2021; not on the Gold Coast)

On a Gold Coast road with a clearway sign, you must not stop at all during the days and times shown on the sign, except a bus or taxi dropping off or picking up passengers. If the City has impounded your vehicle, you have one month to reclaim it, and the City’s 2026-27 fees list $749 to release a motor vehicle plus $24 for each day it is stored.