Hour-long delays and gridlock in long weekend traffic hell Another long weekend, another traffic nightmare as motorists face a perfect storm of congestion and traffic crashes. News by Maddy Morwood Premium Content Subscriber only The second long weekend in a row means more gridlock in and around Brisbane as holiday-makers hit the road this afternoon. Motorists were facing hour-long delays on the Pacific Motorway to the Gold Coast. A crash soundbound on the Pacific Motorway at Eight Mile Plains just before 5pm was causing delays near the Logan Rd on-ramp. Earlier, northbound traffic on the same motorway was impacted by a three-vehicle pile-up near exit 5 at Greenslopes that closed two lanes, police said.