Pacific Highway upgrade

In This Section

The Pacific Highway is part of the National Land Transport Network. The Australian and New South Wales governments have been jointly upgrading the Pacific Highway since 1996. Together, $3.6 billion has been committed to continue the upgrade of the highway over the five years to mid 2014.

Currently 300 km out of a total of 677 of the Pacific Highway between Hexham and the Queensland border are now double lane divided road. A further 54 km are under construction. Just under 50 kilometres have had construction contracts awarded or tenders invited. The remaining sections of highway are either approved for construction of have a preferred route identified.

For more information on the individual projects please click on the project name below.

Pacific Highway upgrade map – July 2008

Tweed Heads to Ballina

Tugun bypass – Completed.
Lower Tweed and Pacific Hwy Traffic Master Plan
Banora Point upgrade – Project approval obtained. Preconstruction activities started.
Chinderah bypass – Completed.
Yelgun to Chinderah – Completed.
Brunswick Heads to Yelgun – Completed.
Brunswick Heads bypass (first carriageway) – Completed.
Tandys Lane – Completed.
Ewingsdale to Tyagarah – Completed.
Ewingsdale interchange – Completed.
Bangalow bypass duplication – Completed.
Tintenbar to Ewingsdale – Environmental assessment completed.

Ballina to Coffs Harbour

Ballina bypass – Under construction.
Woodburn to Ballina – Concept design selected.
Gap Road – Completed.
Iluka Road to Woodburn – Preferred concept design selected.
Tyndale realignment – Completed.
Ulmarra bypass – Under review.
Halfway Creek – Completed.
Wells Crossing to Iluka Road – Concept design selected. Environmental assessment commenced for Glenugie section.
Woolgoolga to Wells Crossing – Concept design selected.
Sapphire to Woolgoolga upgrade – Project approval obtained. Preconstruction activities started.
Korora Hill upgrade – Completed.
Bray to Arthur St upgrade – Completed.

Coffs Harbour to Port Macquarie

Coffs Harbour bypass – Concept design selected.
Lyons to Englands Road upgrade – Completed.
Bonville upgrade – Open to traffic.
Raleigh deviation – Completed.
Warrell Creek to Urunga upgrade – Environmental assessment commenced.
Eungai deviation 2nd carriageway – Completed.
Kempsey to Eungai upgrade – Project approval obtained. Preconstruction activities started.
Oxley Highway to Kempsey – Environmental assessment commenced.

Port Macquarie to Hexham

Herons Creek – Completed.
Herons Creek to Stills Road (northbound carriageway) – Project approval granted, detailed design being prepared.
Coopernook to Herons Creek - Under construction.
Coopernook bypass – Completed.
Taree to Coopernook – Completed.
Taree bypass – Completed.
The Lakes Way interchange – Completed.
Failford Road to Tritton Road (northbound carriageway) – Project approval granted, detailed design being prepared.
Bundacree Creek to Possum Brush – Completed.
Wang Wauk to Bundacree Creek – Completed.
Coolongolook to Wang Wauk – Completed.
Bulahdelah to Coolongolook – Completed.
Bulahdelah upgrade – Under construction.
Karuah to Bulahdelah sections 2 and 3 – Completed.
Karuah to Bulahdelah section 1 – Completed.
Karuah bypass – Completed.
Raymond Terrace to Karuah – Completed.
Raymond Terrace bypass – Completed.
F3 Freeway to Raymond Terrace – Concept design selected.

Files

Media releases

Most recent major announcements

Response to Parliamentary Inquiry

The New South Wales Government's response to the recommendations of the reports by the Legislative Council General Purpose Standing Committee No.4 on Pacific Highway Upgrades: Ewingsdale to Tintenbar and Ballina to Woodburn; and Pacific Highway Upgrades: Coffs Harbour.

North Coast Motorway MoU 23 December 2005

An understanding between the Government of Australia and the Government of the State of New South Wales for the development of a high standard North Coast Motorway between F3 at Beresfield and the Queensland border.

Accelerated Pacific Highway Package MoU

An understanding between the Government of Australia and the Government of the State of New South Wales for the acceleration of the Pacific Highway Duplication and Safety Works Package. (26 June 2006)

Fact Sheets

Four fact sheets provide information on: Your property and RTA projects; RTA access to private property; environmental management on the Pacific Highway and the Part3A approval process.

Technical review of Inland Corridor September 2006

Technical review of Inland Corridor (via Summerland Way) September 2006

Pacific Highway Safety Review (2004)

This report describes the highway, the types of crashes that have been occurring, the key factors in these crashes and works programs that have been developed to reduce the severity and incidence of crashes, especially casualty crashes.

Pacific Highway Noise Taskforce 2003

The establishment of the Northern Pacific Highway Noise Taskforce was announced by the then Minister for Roads in February 2003. This report outlines the objectives of the Taskforce, key issues and strategies identified through the Taskforce.