Length:

49 km (Kelvin Grove to Darra: 18 km)

Termini:

Northern: Inner City Bypass (M3), Kelvin Grove

Southern: Cunningham Highway (A15 / M15) and Ipswich-Boonah Road (SR93), Yamanto

Suburbs, Towns & Localities Along Route:

Kelvin Grove, Paddington, Auchenflower, Toowong, Mt Coot-tha, Indooroopilly, Fig Tree Pocket, Kenmore, Sinnamon Park, Jindalee, Seventeen Mile Rocks, Mt Ommaney, Sumner and Darra

Current: M5

Former: 5 32

Road Authority Internal Classification: ¹

U18A (Centenary Mwy from Jindalee to Ellen Grove)

U18B (Centenary Mwy and Western Fwy from Jindalee to Toowong)

General Information:

Legacy Way is the Brisbane City Council's 4.6 kilometre road tunnel that connects the Western Freeway at Toowong with the Inner City Bypass (ICB) at Kelvin Grove.

Legacy Way includes two separate parallel road tunnels, each with two lanes of traffic, a speed limit of 80 km/h, a ventilation system to manage air quality, safety systems, including emergency exits, fire protection and monitoring systems and a fully electronic tolling system.

Western Freeway is Queensland's first ever freeway, and is 5 km long and began life in the late 1960s as a single carriageway (stage 1) between Mt Coot-tha Road and Taringa Parade.

The Centenary Motorway and Highway form a limited access road in the western suburbs of Brisbane. The M5 section of the route is 18 kilometres in length and starts at the Figtree Pocket Road interchange at Springfield Lakes. South of the interchange, the route becomes Centenary Highway and is numbered A5 through to the interchange with the Cunningham Highway (A15 / M15) and Ipswich-Boonah Road (SR93), a distance of 26 km.

1960s: The Centenary Bridge and Centenary Highway (now Motorway), linking Moggill Road at Indooroopilly to Ipswich Road at Darra, had been built with financial contributions from the developers of the new suburbs from Jindalee south. ⁴

1969: Western Freeway opens to traffic. ² This was constructed by Brisbane City Council and acted as a link from Mt Coot-tha Road to Taringa Parade at Indooroopilly. ⁴

1979: Main Roads completed the controlled access roadway to connect from the section council had built through to the Centenary Bridge, a project involving six grade-separated interchanges. ⁴

16 December 1998: Progress Road to Logan Motorway opened by Minister for Main Roads Steve Bredhauer. ⁵

17 May 1999: Sod-turning ceremony for the Logan Motorway to Springfield section performed by David Hamill. ⁵

28 June 2000: Logan Motorway to Springfield section opened by Premier Peter Beattie. ⁵

03 July 2000: Logan Motorway to Springfield section opened to traffic. ⁵

1995: Metroad 5 route number introduced, SR32 decommissioned along the Metroad 5 routing. ⁶

January 2005: Construction begins on the Springfield interchange.

June 2006: Springfield interchange opens to traffic.

October 2006: Metroad 5 decommissioned on Centenary Highway (now Motorway) (between Darra and Kenmore) and Western Freeway, and was replaced by M5. ⁷

October 2006: Construction begins on the South Deebing to Yamanto section of Centenary Highway. ⁸

December 2006: Construction begins on the Springfield to Ripley section of Centenary Highway as a single carriageway with 1 lane in each direction. ⁸

December 2007: Construction begins on the Ripley to South Deebing section of Centenary Highway. ⁸

July 2008: Work commenced to construct a cycle and pedestrian overpass over the Western Freeway near the Toowong Roundabout linking Mt Coot-tha Road to the Western Freeway Bikeway. ⁹

2008: Duplication and extension commences of Centenary Highway (now Motorway) south of the Ipswich Motorway interchange at Darra. ¹⁰

March 2009: Improvement works along Centenary Motorway between Jindalee and Indooroopilly, which included installing guardrail, installing reflective road markings, upgrades to signage and placement of mesh fencing. ¹¹

29 May 2009: Upgrades commence on the Sumner Road interchange on the Centenary Motorway at Sumner. ¹²

25 June 2015: Legacy Way opened to traffic. ²

Click or tap here for construction photos between Kelvin Grove and Darra
Click or tap here for the former alignment between Kelvin Grove and Darra

Kelvin Grove to Darra

Advance Directional Sign:

AD sign on Milton Rd (SR32), approaching Miskin St, Western Fwy (M5) and Frederick St (Metroad 5) in Toowong, August 2007.

Image © Jason Andrews

Sign and Route Number:

Advisory sign and Over-dimensional Route 1 sign after the roundabout with Miskin St, Frederick St (Metroad 5) and Milton Rd (SR32) in Toowong, August 2007.

Image © Jason Andrews

Advance Directional Sign:

AD sign on Miskin Street, Toowong, approaching Frederick St (Metroad 5) and Milton Rd (SR32), August 2007.

Image © Jason Andrews

Advance Directional Sign:

AD sign at Toowong approaching Mt Coot-tha Rd (TD7), December 2020. Click or tap here for a photo of this location by Justin Cozart from June 2012.

Image © Rob Tilley

Intersection Directional Sign:

ID sign at Toowong at the interchange with Mt Coot-tha Rd (TD7), December 2020. Click or tap here for a photo of this location by Justin Cozart from June 2012.

Image © Rob Tilley

Intersection Directional Sign:

ID sign at Mount Coot-Tha at the on-ramp to Western Fwy (M5), December 2020.

Image © Rob Tilley

Reassurance Directional Sign:

Distance sign at Mt Coot-tha, December 2020. Click or tap here for a photo of this location by Justin Cozart from June 2012.

Image © Rob Tilley

Advance Directional Sign:

AD sign at Indooroopilly, approaching Moggill Rd (SR33) interchange, December 2020.

Image © Rob Tilley

Reassurance Directional Sign:

Distance sign at Indooroopilly, December 2020.

Image © Rob Tilley

Advance Directional Sign:

AD sign at Indooroopilly, approaching Moggill Rd (SR33) interchange, December 2020.

Image © Rob Tilley

Moggill Road Interchange:

Western Fwy (M5) at the Moggill Rd (SR33) interchange, Indooroopilly, December 2020.

Image © Rob Tilley

Distance Sign:

Reassurance directional sign after the Moggill Rd (SR33) interchange at Indooroopilly, December 2020. Click or tap here for a photo of this location by Rob Tilley from October 2010.

Image © Rob Tilley

Jerrang Street:

Centenary Hwy (M5) at Indooroopilly as it passes under Jerrang St, March 2012.

Image © Paul Rands

Advance Directional Sign:

AD sign on Centenary Hwy (M5) approaching Fig Tree Pocket Rd at Indooroopilly, December 2020. Click or tap here for a photo of this location by Justin Cozart from DATE.

Image © Rob Tilley

Supplemental Advance Directional Sign:

Supplemental AD sign on Centenary Hwy (M5) approaching Fig Tree Pocket Rd at Indooroopilly, June 2012.

Image © Justin Cozart

Fig Tree Pocket Road:

Centenary Hwy (M5) at the Fig Tree Pocket Rd interchange at Fig Tree Pocket, December 2020. Click or tap here for a photo of this location by Justin Cozart from June 2012.

Image © Rob Tilley

Kenmore Road:

Centenary Hwy (M5) as it passes under Kenmore Rd at Fig Tree Pocket, March 2012.

Image © Paul Rands

Advance Directional Sign:

AD sign at Fig Tree Pocket approaching Sinnamon Rd, March 2012.

Image © Paul Rands

Brisbane River:

Centenary Mwy (M5) as it crosses the Brisbane River via Centenary Bridge at Fig Tree Pocket, March 2012.

Image © Paul Rands

Sinnamon Road:

Centenary Mwy (M5) at the Sinnamon Rd interchange at Jindalee, December 2020. Click or tap here for a photo of this location by Rob Tilley from October 2010.

Image © Rob Tilley

Advance Directional Sign:

AD sign near the Sinnamon Rd interchange at Jindalee for the the Seventeen Mile Rocks Rd interchange, October 2010.

Image © Rob Tilley

Seventeen Mile Rocks Road:

Centenary Mwy (M5) at the Seventeen Mile Rocks Rd interchange in Jindalee, June 2012.

Image © Justin Cozart

Sinnamon Park:

Centenary Mwy (M5) as it enters Sinnamon Park, June 2012.

Image © Justin Cozart

Trailblazer:

M5 trailblazer at Sinnamon Park, June 2012.

Image © Justin Cozart

Advance Directional Sign:

AD sign at Sinnamon Park approaching Glen Ross Rd, October 2010.

Image © Rob Tilley

Glen Ross Road:

Centenary Mwy (M5) at the Glen Ross Rd interchange at Sinnamon Park, October 2010.

Image © Rob Tilley

Black Advance Directional Sign:

Old black AD sign with M5 coverplate on the Centenary Mwy interchange with Dandenong Rd and Glen Ross Rd in Sinnamon Park, October 2006.

Image © Michael Greenslade

Advance Directional Sign:

AD sign approaching Sumners Rd at Sinnamon Pk, December 2020. Click or tap here for a photo of this location by Rob Tilley from October 2010.

Image © Rob Tilley

Trailblazer:

M5 trailblazer at Sinnamon Park, March 2012.

Image © Paul Rands

Sumners Road:

Centenary Mwy (M5) at the Sumners Rd interchange at Sinnamon Park, October 2010.

Image © Rob Tilley

Advance Directional Sign:

AD sign on Centenary Mwy (M5) near Sumners Rd at Sinnamon Park for the Ipswich Mwy (M7) interchange, October 2010.

Image © Rob Tilley

Advance Directional Sign:

Lane allocation AD sign approaching Ipswich Mwy (M7) at Darra, December 2020. Click or tap here for a photo of this location by Rob Tilley from October 2010. Click or tap here for a photo of this location by Michael Greenslade from March 2010.

Image © Rob Tilley

Ipswich Motorway:

Centenary Mwy (M5) at the Ipswich Mwy (M7) interchange at Darra, October 2010.

Image © Rob Tilley

Ipswich Motorway:

Centenary Mwy (M5) at the Ipswich Mwy (M7) interchange at Darra, October 2010.

Image © Rob Tilley

Ipswich Motorway:

Centenary Mwy (M5) at the Ipswich Mwy (M7) interchange at Darra, October 2010.

Image © Rob Tilley

Intersection Directional Sign:

Supplemental ID sign on the off-ramp from the Ipswich Mwy (M7) at Darra at the interchange with Centenary Mwy (M5). August 2009. This sign has since been removed.

Image © Rob Tilley

Ipswich Motorway / Centenary Highway Interchange:

Off-ramp from Centenary Mwy (M5) onto Ipswich Mwy (M7) at Darra, March 2012.

Image © Paul Rands

Darra to Kelvin Grove

Advance Directional Sign:

AD sign approaching Sumners Rd at Darra, April 2012.

Image © Paul Rands

Advance Directional Sign:

AD sign approaching Sumners Rd at Sumner, January 2016.

Image © Rob Tilley

Sumners Road:

Centenary Mwy (M5) at the Sumners Rd interchange at Sumner, January 2016.

Image © Rob Tilley

Sumners Road:

Centenary Mwy (M5) at the Sumners Rd interchange at Sumner, April 2012.

Image © Paul Rands

Advance Directional Sign:

AD sign on Centenary Mwy (M5) at Jamboree Heights approaching Dandenong Rd and Glen Ross Rd, October 2010.

Image © Rob Tilley

Dandenong Road & Glen Ross Road:

Centenary Mwy (M5) at the Dandenong Rd and Glen Ross Rd interchange at Mt Ommaney, October 2010.

Image © Rob Tilley

Advance Directional Sign:

AD sign on Centenary Mwy (M5) approaching the Seventeen Mile Rocks Rd interchange, October 2010.

Image © Rob Tilley

Seventeen Mile Rocks Road:

Centenary Mwy (M5) at Jindalee at the Seventeen Mile Rocks Rd interchange, October 2010.

Image © Rob Tilley

Advance Directional Sign:

AD sign on Sinnamon Road in Jindalee approaching the interchange with Centenary Motorway. October 2006.

Image © Michael Greenslade

Trailblazer:

M5 trailblazer at the Sinnamon Rd interchange at Jindalee, October 2010.

Image © Rob Tilley

Brisbane River:

Centenary Mwy (M5) as it crosses the Brisbane River via Centenary Bridge at Jindalee, April 2012.

Image © Paul Rands

Advance Directional Sign:

AD sign at Fig Tree Pocket approaching Fig Tree Pocket Rd and Moggill Rd (SR33), October 2010.

Image © Rob Tilley

Fig Tree Pocket Road:

Centenary Mwy (M5) at the Fig Tree Pocket Rd interchange at Fig Tree Pocket, October 2010. M5 becomes Western Fwy at this location.

Image © Rob Tilley

Intersection Directional Sign:

AD style sign acting as an ID sign at the interchange on Figtree Pocket Road in Chapel Hill, October 2006.

Image © Michael Greenslade

Intersection Directional Sign:

AD style sign acting as an ID sign at the interchange on Figtree Pocket Road in Chapel Hill, April 2012.

Image © Paul Rands

Advance Directional Sign:

AD sign on Western Fwy (M5) approaching Moggill Rd (SR30) at Indooroopilly, October 2010.

Image © Rob Tilley

Moggill Road Exit:

Intersection directional sign for the Moggill Rd (SR33) exit, near Jerrang St in Indooroopilly, October 2010.

Image © Rob Tilley

Moggill Road Interchange:

Off-ramp from Western Fwy (M5) to Moggill Rd (SR33) at Indooroopilly, October 2010.

Image © Rob Tilley

Moggill Road Interchange:

Off-ramp from Western Fwy (M5) to Moggill Rd (SR33) at Indooroopilly, October 2010.

Image © Rob Tilley

Advance Directional Sign:

AD sign at Mt Coot-tha approaching Western Fwy (Metroad 5), Milton Rd (SR32) and Mt Coot-tha Rd (TD7) interchange, January 2016.

Image © Rob Tilley

Advance Directional Sign:

AD sign at Mt Coot-tha approaching Legacy Way Tunnel (M5), Western Fwy (Metroad 5), Milton Rd (SR32) and Mt Coot-tha Rd (TD7) interchange, January 2016.

Image © Rob Tilley

Intersection Directional Sign:

ID sign assembly at Mt Coot-tha at the Legacy Way Tunnel (M5), Western Fwy (Metroad 5), Milton Rd (SR32) and Mt Coot-tha Rd (TD7) interchange, January 2016. M5 becomes Legacy Way Tunnel at this location.

Image © Rob Tilley

Legacy Way Tunnel:

Entrance to Legacy Way Tunnel at Mt Coot-tha, January 2016.

Image © Rob Tilley

Remnant Trailblazer Assembly:

SR32 trailblazer on Mt Coot-tha Road (TD7) approaching the junction with Western Freeway (M5) at Bardon. October 2006. This sign should've been replaced when Metroad 5 replaced part of State Route 32 in 1995 and then later updated for the introduction of M5.

Image © Michael Greenslade