The Project

The Banora Point upgrade includes 2.5 km of the Pacific Highway near the NSW / Queensland border from the northern end of the Barneys Point bridge to the southern end of the completed Tweed Heads bypass.

Roads and Maritime Services (formerly Roads and Traffic Authority) has formed an alliance with Abigroup Contractors, Seymour Whyte Constructions and SMEC. The alliance project team will design and construct the Banora Point upgrade.

The Banora Point upgrade is jointly funded by the Australian and NSW governments

Benefits

• Improved safety on the road.
• Uninterrupted highway traffic flow.
• Easy access on and off the highway for local traffic.

Key features

• A six-lane divided carriageway, with an improved alignment and a posted speed limit of 100 km/h.
• Use of the existing Pacific Highway as the local access road.
• Connection of south-facing ramps at Barneys Point bridge with a southern interchange roundabout.
• The re-shaping of Wilson Park to provide greater use of the green space and easy access to all areas. This includes the re-establishment of parklands and a shared pedestrian/cycle path across the 75 metre wide land bridge.This will also provide a connection between east and west Banora Point.
• A viaduct about 330 metres long across the central valley south of Sexton Hill.
• Realignment of Laura Street to meet with Short Street and the existing Pacific Highway at a four-way signalised intersection.
• A northern interchange with north-facing ramps connecting to the Darlington Drive intersection and a new gateway roundabout. South-facing ramps connecting directly to the new gateway roundabout at Minjungbal Drive and an extension of Minjungbal Drive, passing below the proposed upgrade and connecting to Darlington Drive.
• Realignment and upgrade of the existing coastal pedestrian/cycle route through Banora Point.