Pacific Highway Upgrade

November achievement report

The November achievement report is now available.

As at 30 November 2011, 341 kilometres are completed dual carriageway, 61 kilometres are under construction, and about 128 kilometres are being prepared for construction. Planning is also being progressed on the remaining single carriageway sections of highway.

About 51 per cent of the final highway length of 664 kilometres is now dual carriageway. Read more >>

Infrastructure Australia submission

On 11 November 2011, the NSW Government made a submission to Infrastructure Australia in response to a call for projects for assessment and evaluation for the national infrastructure pipeline and possible budget considerations.

The Pacific Highway was one of three key priority projects put forward by NSW in the submission. Read more >>

The Pacific Highway upgrade is one of the largest road infrastructure projects in NSW.

Upgrading new sections and undertaking safety improvements to the existing highway have brought major improvements to road conditions.

These improvements will support regional development and provide:

Safer travel.
Reduced travel times with improved transport efficiency.
More consistent and reliable travel.
Improved amenity for local communities.

Need information about a project

To find out about planning and construction projects along the Pacific Highway, click on one of the four areas on the map to the right, or click on the region tabs under projects in the left hand menu.

Process to build a highway

View a graphical representation on the process required to build a highway.

General Manager Pacific Highway upgrade

Since the late 1980’s, Bob Higgins has been working for road agencies in Queensland and NSW on the upgrading of almost 800 kilometres of the Pacific Highway from Newcastle to the southern outskirts of Brisbane. With 12 years previously invested working on the highway north of the border in Queensland, Bob has spent the last ten years in NSW, managing the Pacific Highway upgrade, one of the largest infrastructure projects in Australia.

In his role as General Manager Pacific Highway, Bob leads a number of multi-disciplined teams to develop and deliver major upgrade projects that travel through the sensitive natural environment and rapidly expanding human environments on the North Coast of NSW.