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NSW Government. Transport. Roads & Maritime Services	Road Projects

Pacific Highway Upgrade

Program Information

Projects

Environmental Protection Licence (EPL) Data

The community can access Environmental Protection Licence (EPL) monitoring data for Pacific Highway upgrade projects. This data can be found at the following locations:

Latest achievement reports

The combined January/February 2013 (PDF, 4.73MB) and the March 2013 (PDF, 5.08MB reports on progress to complete the upgrading of the Pacific Highway to a four-lane divided road is now available.

We apologise for the delay in the release of this report. Individual project pages are regularly updated as work progresses or new milestones are achieved.

The April 2013 monthly achievement report is expected to be released shortly.

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Previous months

Also available are achievement reports on previous months about Pacific Highway upgrade projects, including the status and key activities carried out on construction projects. 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

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

Process to build a highway

View a graphical representation (PDF, 813KB) 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.