Queensland Motorways is company wholly owned by the Government of Queensland

Government of Queensland

The Government of Queensland is commonly known as the "Queensland Government".The form of the Government of Queensland is prescribed in its Constitution, which dates from 1859, although it has been amended many times since then...

, Australia

Australia

Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

 which operates and owns the Gateway Bridge

Gateway Bridge, Brisbane

The Sir Leo Hielscher Bridges are a pair of road bridges on the Gateway Motorway , which skirts the eastern suburbs of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. They are the most eastern crossing of the Brisbane River, the closest to Moreton Bay, crossing at the Quarries Reach, between Eagle Farm and Murarrie...

 and 20 km of the Gateway Motorway

Gateway Motorway

The Gateway Motorway is a major motorway in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. The Gateway Bridge is owned and operated by Queensland Motorways....

, Gateway Extension and Logan Motorway

Logan Motorway

The M2/MR6 Logan Motorway offers motorists a quick link between Ipswich and the M1 or Pacific Motorway at Loganholme, and the Gateway Motorway, providing access to the Gold Coast on the eastern seaboard and to the rural areas of the Darling Downs to the west....

. The company began operating in 1980.

Since 2009 it has operated the go via

Go via

go via is the new form of free-flow tolling for Queensland Motorways and is designed to coincide with the Gateway Upgrade Project. It replaces the previous E Toll system in Queensland, though existing tags will continue to work there and throughout Australia...

 toll collection system, a rebranding of the previous E Toll system. As well as accepting tags introduced by E Toll, new methods of paying the toll have also been introduced. Queensland Motorways is delivering the Gateway Upgrade Project, which when completed will be the largest road and bridge infrastructure project in Queensland

Queensland

Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...

's history.

On 2 June 2009, the government announced the 'Renewing Queensland Plan' that would sell assets to raise $15 billion, and avoid a further $12 billion required in future capital investment. Queensland Motorways is included in this process, the tolling rights will be leased via a competitive bidding process for a franchise of up to 50 years, commencing in 2011. The Government will retain ownership of the physical infrastructure, and future toll increases will be limited by legislation.

Structure

The company has five divisions responsible to a Chief Executive Office. These are the Operations Group, Corporate Group, Finance Group, Technology and Development and the Gateway Upgrade Project.

Queensland Motorways owns two subsidiaries called Port Motorway Company and Logan Motorway Company.

External links

• Queensland Motorways - Queensland Motorways Official website.
• GoVia - GoVia website.