2023 Boost Mobile Gold Coast 500 road closures

Track construction for the Boost Mobile GC500 has commenced as the countdown to the city’s premier racing event kicks off. Here’s all you need to know.

Track construction for the Boost Mobile GC500 started on Monday as the countdown to the city’s premier racing event kicks off.

For the next six weeks the 3km race route through Surfers Paradise and Main Beach will see the streets transform into a supercars circuit ahead of the October 27-29 annual event.

Supercars Event Manager, Matthew Ramsden, and local business owner, Mick Ellison Mano's Bar & Grill, check out the start of works. Picture: Glenn Hampson

Supercars event manager Matthew Ramsden said this year’s build would see most of the works take place at night to reduce any commuter disruption with only partial road closures during the day.

“It’s basically just concentrating on building the circuit, putting temporary concrete barriers around the circuit,” Mr Ramsden said.

“(We will be) focusing on the high traffic areas first and then moving into residential areas in Main Beach so there’s less disruption on residents and minimising that impact,” Mr Ramsden said.

“It’s a very similar process the team have done since 1991, so we will see no real changes to that process.”

Boost Mobile Gold Coast 500 track, 2002. Picture: Daniel Kalisz

Tedder Avenue’s Mano’s Bar & Grill owner Mick Ellison said local business operators wanted to assure the public, “Main Beach remains open” in the lead up to and over the event period.

“The message is Main Beach is closed – it’s not,” Mr Ellison said.

“You can get access right up until Wednesday, October 25, even from Wednesday you can get access from the Seaworld Drive entry,” Mr Ellison said.

“The restaurants are open, the cafes are open, the bakery is open – everyone is there for the people and I think that’s the message that needs to get out.

“The Gold Coast is unique, we can pivot and handle anything and Supercars is one of those events – we embrace it.”

Organisers and operators are bracing for record crowds at this year’s GC500 and a $42m injection into the Gold Coast economy with attendance predicted to exceed last year’s figure of 200,000.

“The Gold Coast is our party round, it’s been known as that since the Indy days and we’re set on making that bigger and better,” Mr Ramsden said.

Supercars Event Manager, Matthew Ramsden, and local business owner, Mick Ellison Mano's Bar & Grill, check out the start of works. Picture: Glenn Hampson

“We’re really looking forward to the debut of our Gen3 category where Ford Mustang and Chevrolet Camaro will race for the first time around the circuit, which is a massive coup for us.

“We’ll have wakeboarding for the first time on the river and a whole heap of new entertainment,” he said.

More information on the track build schedule will be made available on the Supercars website

with full details week-on-week with road restrictions and road closures.

Build notice effective from September 18:

GC500 build notice one

Track build work timings:

The installation of barrier and debris fencing will

start on Gold Coast Hwy, Surfers Paradise

Blvd and within Helen Park.

Monday to Friday (day): 7am to 6pm

Monday to Friday (night): 6pm to 5am

Saturday: 7.30am to 6pm

Roads impacted:

Gold Coast Hwy and Surfers Paradise Blvd between Hill Pde and Main Beach Pde

The Gold Coast Highway (southbound lanes)

Partial road closures: 7am to 5pm Monday to Friday

The partial closure will vary depending on which side of the road work is being done it, but at least one lane will be kept open.

Full road closures Gold Coast Highway (southbound lanes): 7pm to 5am Monday to Friday

Surfers Paradise Boulevard

Full road closures: 7.30pm to 5am Monday to Friday

All southbound traffic will be diverted at Waterways Drive to Main Beach Pde. All traffic from Paradise Waters will only be able to perform a left hand turn and head north.

GC500 road closures as advised by Supercars

Originally published as 2023 Boost Mobile Gold Coast 500 road closures