After sitting in heavy delays on their way to the Gold and Sunshine coasts, beach-goers were hit by a case of deja vu on their way home, as both major highways heading back to Brisbane were deadlocked on Sunday.
Australian Traffic Network reporter Olympia Kwitowski said there were more than 15 kilometres of M1 delays and a grass fire closed a section of the Bruce Highway on the Sunshine Coast.
Drivers returning from the Gold Coast were greeted by northbound congestion on the M1, which stretched from Currumbin Waters all the way up to Mudgeeraba by 4pm.
Meanwhile, a grass fire near the Bruce Highway at Bli Bli closed southbound lanes about 3.30pm, as fire crews contained the flames.
Further south, motorists were forced to endure more than 15 kilometres of southbound traffic from Caboolture to Coochin Creek.
