Beaudesert–Nerang Road

Beaudesert–Nerang Road (State Route 90) is a major inter-regional arterial road that connects the township of Beaudesert with the Gold Coast via Canungra. The road commences in Nerang on the western edge of the Gold Coast and travels west through the Gold Coast hinterland and terminates in central Beaudesert at the intersection of Mount Lindesay Highway (National Route 13).

It is a state-controlled road (number 202) of which part is in the regional network and part in the district network. The district part is rated as a local road of regional significance (LRRS).

A section of Beaudesert–Nerang Road is now known locally (with Local and State Government approval) as Mount Nathan Road. This runs between the Nerang–Murwillumbah Road intersection in Nerang and The Oval Drive intersection in Mount Nathan. Another section of the official road between Wonglepong and Tabragalba is bypassed by State Route 90, which follows Mundoolun Connection Road from Wonglepong to Tamborine, and Beaudesert-Beenleigh Road from there to Tabragalba.

Route description
The road starts in Nerang at an intersection with Ferry Street. It runs south-west as Price Street and then west and south-west to an intersection with Nerang–Murwillumbah Road, where it turns west as Mount Nathan Road. It then turns north to Mount Nathan, where the name reverts, leaving the Nerang River catchment for that of the Coomera River. From there it turns west and south-west, following the Coomera River valley upstream to Witheren, crossing the river three times. At Witheren the road passes Kokoda Barracks, the headquarters of the Australian Army’s Land Warfare Training Centre. From there it crosses a watershed to Canungra, where it encounters Canungra Creek, a tributary of the Albert River.

From Canungra it runs north-west, following the Canungra Creek valley downstream towards Tamborine. At an intersection in Wonglepong the named road turns west while State Route 90 continues north on Mundoolun Connection Road to an intersection with Beaudesert-Beenleigh Road, where it turns south-west, crossing the Albert River and continuing generally south-west, following the Albert River valley upstream towards Beaudesert. At an intersection in Tabragalba the named road enters from the east and continues south-west as State Route 90. It then turns west and north-west, entering Beaudesert as Albert Street and William Street. It ends at an intersection with the Mount Lindesay Highway.

This road is part of a network that enables access to Tamborine Mountain from four lowland points, thus providing alternatives in case of flooding, other natural disasters, or planned maintenance.

Safety improvements
A project to provide safety improvements to sections of Beaudesert–Nerang Road and Beaudesert-Beenleigh Road, at a cost of $24 million, was due for completion in mid-2022.

Intersection improvement
A project to upgrade the intersection with Oxenford–Coomera Gorge Road, at a cost of $4.9 million, was expected to begin in early 2022.