Loganholme's motorways and river
Two motorways, one interchange
The Pacific and Logan motorways meet at Loganholme, at an interchange first built in 1988. The Logan Motorway is a 30-kilometre toll road west to Ipswich, and it carried an average of 203,000 vehicles a day in 2023. Steady motorway speed is easy on brakes; the load falls on tyres, the cooling system and, when you tow, the transmission.
The commercial side
East of the motorway is a large commercial and industrial area. If yours is a work ute or van that carries weight every day, RACV lists regularly carrying heavy loads among the reasons to service more often.
The Logan River
The river forms Loganholme's southern and western boundaries, and there are vacant flood plains beside the industrial area. In a flood, keep the car out of the water, and never try to start one that's been sitting in it.
Logan's council, not Brisbane's
Loganholme is in the City of Logan, so Brisbane City Council's local laws don't apply here. Before a mobile mechanic comes out, ask what room they need and where they're allowed to work.
Heading down the motorway with a load?
If the car tows a caravan, a boat or a trailer down the Pacific Motorway, say so in the note. RACQ says heavy towing with an automatic often calls for an extra or larger transmission cooler, and some towing packages require one. Transmission repairs in Brisbane goes into the signs of a struggling gearbox.
Before summer, have the coolant and hoses checked. RACQ says hot weather adds stress to a cooling system and even a minor leak may fail under pressure. If the gauge climbs on the motorway, take the next safe chance to pull over and switch off. Car overheating has the rest.
If it were our car
With a trailer behind and the motorway ahead, we'd have the tyres, brakes, cooling system and transmission fluid checked before the trip, not after it. A check in a workshop on a weekday beats a breakdown in the left lane on a Sunday afternoon.