Current Updates regarding Light Rail Construction

From Monday 3 June, the intersection of Staghorn Avenue and  Surfers Paradise Boulevard will be closed to all east-west traffic for

From Thursday 6 June 2013, the Gold Coast Highway will be closed to all southbound traffic from the intersection with Ferny Avenue to Ocean Avenue with traffic diverted to Surfers Paradise Boulevard.
Detours will be signed and southbound traffic will be given priority right turn movements into Ocean Avenue to return to the Gold Coast Highway. 

Surfers Paradise Boulevard will reopen to southbound traffic on Friday 7 June, from Elkhorn Avenue to Cavill Avenue and from Clifford Street to Thornton Street. Southbound traffic will travel on the tracks from Hamilton Avenue to Thornton Street. 

There is no access from Surfers Paradise Boulevard into Hanlan Street and Beach Road. Hanlan Street is also a left turn only onto the boulevard. 

From Tuesday 18 June 2013 the final section of Surfers Paradise Boulevard between Cavill Avenue and Clifford Street will be closed for up to three months to facilitate construction of the Gold Coast light rail.

Surfers Paradise Boulevard will be closed to all through traffic from Beach Road to Clifford Street. Temporary block and intersection closures will occur from Cavill Avenue to Alison Street.  

Alternate Routes

We recommend The Esplanade for all Southbound Traffic, and the Gold Coast Highway Northbound. If you're on foot heading South to Cavill Ave, avoid the construction by walking through Chevron Renaissance. Or if you're heading to the Beach from the North or South, head through The Forum, Lido or Centre Arcades, off Surfers Paradise Blvd and on to Orchid Ave.