Karuah Bypass
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The Karuah Bypass is a 9.8 km dual carriageway upgrade of the Pacific Highway north of Newcastle. The upgrade connects to the completed Raymond Terrace Bypass and to the Raymond Terrace to Karuah upgrade. In February 2002, the NSW Roads and Maritime Services (formerly Roads and Traffic Authority) (Roads and Maritime Services (formerly Roads and Traffic Authority)) awarded Thiess Pty Ltd the contract for the design, construction and 10-year maintenance of the $123 million project. The project was officially opened to traffic on the 19 September 2004. |
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Key features of the upgrade include
- A total of 11 bridges with a 200m incrementally launched bridge over the wetland to Horse Island and a 600m bridge from Horse Island over the Karuah River.
- 12 kilometres of guardrail and wire rope safety fencing.
- 24 drainage culverts.
- 5 dedicated and 11 non-dedicated box shaped fauna underpasses.
- 25 kilometres of fauna and rural fencing.
The project was jointly funded by the NSW and Australian governments.
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Economic and Social Impacts 1 and 5 Year Reports
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File Date Description File Size PDFEconomic and Social Impacts Five Year Report (2009) December 2010 Economic and Social Impacts Five Year Report (2009) 771KB PDFEconomic and Social Impacts One Year Report (2005) November 2005 Economic and Social Impacts One Year Report (2005) 609KB
Information releases
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Progress update advertisements
File Date Description File Size PDFJune 2004 June 2004 June 2004 91KB PDFMarch 2004 March 2004 March 2004 92KB PDFDecember 2003 December 2003 December 2003 126KB PDFSeptember 2003 September 2003 September 2003 86KB PDFJune 2003 June 2003 June 2003 127KB PDFMarch 2003 March 2003 March 2003 70KB PDFDecember 2002 December 2002 December 2002 107KB PDFSeptember 2002 September 2002 September 2002 107KB PDFJune 2002 June 2002 June 2002 107KB -
Traffic change notices
File Date Description File Size PDFTraffic Switch Branch Lane 6 Feb 2003 February 2003 Traffic Switch Branch Lane 6 Feb 2003 105KB PDFTraffic Switch Swan Bay Rd/Branch Lane 14 Nov 2002 November 2002 Traffic Switch Swan Bay Rd/Branch Lane 14 Nov 2002 107KB -
Community newsletters
File Date Description File Size PDFDecember 2003 December 2003 December 2003 412KB PDFNovember 2002 November 2002 November 2002 338KB -
Brochure
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Community Liaison Group Meeting Minutes
File Date Description File Size PDFCLG Meeting No. 6 Minutes October 2002 CLG Meeting No. 6 Minutes 80KB PDFCLG Meeting No. 4 Minutes July 2002 CLG Meeting No. 4 Minutes 84KB PDFCLG Meeting No. 3 Minutes June 2002 CLG Meeting No. 3 Minutes 81KB PDFCLG Meeting No. 2 Minutes May 2002 CLG Meeting No. 2 Minutes 82KB PDFCLG Meeting No. 1 Minutes May 2002 CLG Meeting No. 1 Minutes 86KB -
Downloadable documents
File Date Description File Size PDFCommunity involvement plan December 2002 Community involvement plan 140KB PDF1st 6-Monthly Report on Environmental Performance December 2002 1st 6-Monthly Report on Environmental Performance 873KB PDF2nd 6-Monthly Report on Environmental Performance July 2003 2nd 6-Monthly Report on Environmental Performance 2MB PDF3rd 6-Monthly Report on Environmental Performance November 2003 3rd 6-Monthly Report on Environmental Performance 653KB PDF4th 6-Monthly Report on Environmental Performance July 2004 4th 6-Monthly Report on Environmental Performance 759KB PDFEnvironmental impact audit report September 2006 Environmental impact audit report 3MB
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