Nicklin Way
{{Use Australian English|date=March 2018}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2018}}
{{Infobox Australian road
| road_name = Nicklin Way
| state = QLD
| type = road
| image = Nicklin Way - panoramio.jpg
| caption = Nicklin Way, from the Sugarbag Road overbride at Caloundra West
| length = 12.8
| est = {{start date|1965|6|5|df=y}}
| route = {{AUshield|S|6}} State Route 6
| direction_a = North
| end_a = {{AUshield|S|70}} Sunshine Motorway (State Route 70), Mooloolaba
| exits =
| direction_b = South
| end_b = {{AUshield|S|6}} Caloundra Road (State Route 6), Caloundra
| through = Warana, Kawana Waters, Currimundi
| location =
}}
Nicklin Way (SR6) is a major road in Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. It is named after former Queensland Premier Frank Nicklin, who opened the road on 5 June 1965.{{cite web|url=https://www.sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au/Council/News-Centre/Backward-Glance-Changing-Landscapes--Kawana|title=Backward Glance: Changing Landscapes – Kawana|website=Sunshine Coast Council|access-date=16 February 2021}} It runs from the southern end of the Sunshine Motorway at Mooloolaba in the north to Caloundra in the south, with the route signed as State Route 6. With the population of Sunshine Coast growing quickly, the road is often prone to congestion.{{cite web|url=https://www.tmr.qld.gov.au/projects/nicklin-way-third-avenue-extension-intersection |title=Nicklin Way, Third Avenue extension, new intersection |date=21 July 2021 |publisher=Department of Transport and Main Roads |access-date=1 September 2021 }}
The construction of the road included the construction of concrete bridges spanning the Mooloolah River, Currimundi Lake and Tucker's Creek at Mooloolaba. The bridges spanning Mooloolah River and Currimundi Lake are named McKenzies Bridge and Ahern Bridge respectively.
Upgrades
=Safety improvements=
A project to improve safety and capacity on a section of the road, at a cost of $7 million, was completed in November 2020.{{cite web |url=https://www.tmr.qld.gov.au/projects/nicklin-way-safety-and-capacity-improvements-koorin-drive-to-mooloolah-river |title=Nicklin Way safety and capacity improvements Koorin Drive to Mooloolah River |publisher=Queensland Government |date=22 November 2021 |access-date=1 July 2022}}
=New intersection=
A project to provide a new intersection with the road, at a cost of $18.2 million, was in the detailed design stage in August 2022.{{cite web |url=https://www.tmr.qld.gov.au/projects/nicklin-way-third-avenue-extension-intersection |title=Nicklin Way, Third Avenue extension, new intersection |publisher=Queensland Government |date=31 August 2022 |access-date=11 September 2022}}
Major intersections
The entire road is in the Sunshine Coast local government area.
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{{QLDint|location_special={{QLDcity|Minyama|Parrearra}} border|km=0
|road={{AUshield|S|70}} Sunshine Motorway: north–west to Noosaville
south–west to {{QLDcity|Sippy Downs}}
{{AUshield|S|6}} Brisbane Road (State Route 6): north to Mooloolaba
|notes=Northern end of Nicklin Way (State Route 6)}}
{{QLDint|location_special={{QLDcity|Buddina}}, Parrearra border|km=1.5
|road=Point Cartwright Drive: north to Buddina and Point Cartwright Light
|notes=Access to Kawana Shoppingworld}}
{{QLDint|location=Warana|km=3.4
|road={{nowrap|Kawana Island Blvd: west to Parreara (Kawana Island) / Palkana Drive}}
east to Warana
|notes=Access to Kawana Way (west) and Oceanic Drive (east)}}
{{QLDint|location_special=Warana, {{QLDcity|Bokarina}} border|km=4.6
|road=Main Drive: west to Birtinya / Wyandra Drive
east to Warana and Bokarina
|notes=Access to Kawana Way (west) and Oceanic Drive (east)}}
{{QLDint|location_special=Bokarina, {{QLDcity|Wurtulla}} border|km=6.3
|road=Lake Kawana Boulevard: west to Birtinya
|notes=Access to Kawana Way and Sunshine Coast University Hospital}}
{{QLDint
|location=Currimundi|km=9.0
|road=Creekside Boulevard: west, then north to {{QLDcity|Meridan Plains}}
|notes=Access to Kawana Way and Caloundra Mooloolaba Road}}
{{QLDint|location_special=Currimundi, {{QLDcity|Battery Hill}} border|km=9.4|km2=9.6
|road=Bellara Drive: west to Currimundi / Buderim Street
south–east to {{QLDcity|Dicky Beach}}
|notes=}}
{{QLDint|location_special=Battery Hill, {{QLDcity|Aroona}} border|km=10.4
|road=Beerburrum Street: west to Aroona, {{QLDcity|Little Mountain}}
east to Dicky Beach
|notes=
}}
{{QLDint|location_special=Caloundra, Caloundra West, Golden Beach border|km=12.8
|road={{AUshield|S|6}} Caloundra Road: north–west to Little Mountain / Caloundra Road
south–east to Caloundra / Pelican Waters Boulevard
south to Golden Beach and {{QLDcity|Pelican Waters}}
|notes=Southern end of Nicklin Way. State Route 6 continues north–west as Caloundra Road.}}
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References
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External links
{{commons category|Nicklin Way}}
- [https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?msa=0&mid=1KO5byT1dvAbg-wBx8IeAEA7KC2Y&ll=-26.737819686744736%2C153.10021076684575&z=13 Fixed speed and red light cameras on Nicklin Way and surrounds], ([https://www.qld.gov.au/transport/safety/fines/speed/location Locations of speed and red light cameras], Queensland Government)
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{{Road infrastructure in Queensland}}
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