on 3 June 1971, completing four lanes between Brisbane and Helensvale. 1971 - Oxenford Deviation. of new road constructed to four lane standard. 1973 - Alice Street to Juliette Street. First stage of the South-East Freeway, including the Captain Cook Bridge, officially opened to traffic on 7 March 1973. 1976 - Riverside Expressway. New expressway between Hale Street and Alice Street, mostly constructed on bridges, officially opened on 22 July 1976. 1976 - Nerang to Reedy Creek. Reconstructed and realigned highway along the former rail reserve completed in December 1976. 1977 - Slacks Creek deviation. Northbound carriageway realigned onto a straighter alignment paralleling the southbound carriageway. Village Drive intersection (which provided access to Loganlea Road) was also upgraded. 1977 - Juliette Street to Marshall Road. Second stage of the South-East Freeway opened between Juliette Street and Marshall Road on 27 July 1977. 1979 - Nerang bypass. two-lane bypass of Nerang officially opened by Minister for Main Roads Russ Hinze on 6 April 1979. 1980 - Marshall Road to Klumpp Road. Third stage of the South-East Freeway between Marshall Road and Klumpp Road officially opened on 21 October 1980. 1981 - Loganlea Road Overpass. New interchange built at Loganlea Road to replace the Village Drive intersection, which was closed after the overpass opened. 1982 - Klumpp Road to Logan Road. Fourth stage of the South-East Freeway opened between Klumpp Road and Logan Road by Queensland Premier Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen on 13 August 1982. 1983 - Bryants Road interchange. Interchange opened at Bryants Road, eliminating the previous at-grade intersection. 1984 - Oxenford Interchanges. Two new interchanges opened at Hope Island Road and Helensvale Road. One interesting part of this project was the extra off-ramp built directly to The Ox Tavern. The person behind this was most likely Minister for Main Roads Russ Hinze, who would later become very well known for his corruption. 1985 - Reedy Creek to Tugun Extension. Two-lane bypass of West Burleigh opened to traffic in three stages; West Burleigh to Palm Beach in October 1981, Reedy Creek to West Burleigh in November 1983, and Palm Beach to Tugun on 17 May 1985. 1985 - Helensvale to Nerang duplication. Four-lane duplication works completed between Gold Coast Highway and Nerang River in June 1985. 1985 - Tweed Heads bypass. Two-lane bypass opened by Minister for Main Roads and Racing Russ Hinze on 18 July 1985 at a total cost of