18 May 1994. 1994 - Yawalpah Interchange. Diamond interchange at Yawalpah Road opened by MP Paul Braddy on 3 November 1994. Unlike the other interchanges in the area, this one survived the late 90s upgrades and is still in use today. In June 2019, plans to redesign the interchange were announced. A detailed design has been released, but as of February 2022 construction is yet to begin. 1995 - Gateway Motorway to Sports Drive and Watland Street to Winnetts Road six-laning. 1996 - Winnetts Road to Beenleigh-Redland Bay Road six-laning. Widening to six lanes and a new interchange at Beenleigh-Redland Bay Road completed in December 1996. 1997 - Reedy Creek to Tugun duplication. Duplication to four lanes between Reedy Creek Road and Stewart Road and a southerly extension of Bermuda Street to the highway opened by Minister for Main Roads Vaughan Johnson on 16 June 1997. 2000 - Loganholme to Nerang Upgrade (Pacific Motorway Upgrade). -long eight-lane upgrade of the Pacific Motorway between Loganholme and Gaven, and six lanes including various interchange and service centre upgrades as well as heralding Queensland's first alphanumeric route number, M1, officially commissioned by Premier Peter Beattie and Minister for Main Roads Steve Bredhauer on 6 October 2000 at a completed cost of A$850m. June 2008 - Tugun Bypass. Features a tunnel. Crosses the state border. 2012 - Nerang to Worongary Upgrade. Six-lane widening works between Pappas Way and Gooding Drive completed on 25 May 2012. 2014 - Worongary to Mudgeeraba Upgrade. Six-lane widening works between Gooding Drive and Robina Town Centre Drive completed on 26 September 2014. 2016 - Coomera interchange upgrade. Roundabouts have been replaced by signalised intersections. May 2020 - M1/M3 Gateway Merge upgrade. Widening to five southbound lanes. A new busway on-ramp. June 2020 - Mudgeeraba to Varsity Lakes Upgrade. Widening to six lanes with smart technologies. September 2021 - Sports Drive to Gateway Motorway Upgrade. Widening to five northbound lanes between Sports Drive and Gateway Motorway. The upgrade was done on 7 September 2021. June 2022 - Eight Mile Plains to Daisy Hill Upgrade. Queensland Upgrade Projects New South Wales section The NSW section of the Pacific Motorway to is part of the Pacific Highway upgrade from the Queensland border to Ballina. It was renamed to Pacific Motorway from Pacific Highway in February 2013. The motorway's first stage was completed in July 1985 with the opening of the first stage