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Pacific Highway Upgrade

The Australian and NSW governments have been jointly funding the Pacific Highway upgrade to provide a four lane divided road from Hexham to Queensland. The  upgrade started in 1996, and 2020 is the target date for completion.

Currently about 81% of the 657 kilometre Pacific Highway between Hexham and the Queensland border is now a four lane divided road.

Woolgoolga to Ballina is the final link in the Pacific Highway, between Hexham and the Queensland border, to be upgraded to four lanes.

 

Upgrading the Pacific Highway and carrying out safety improvements to the existing highway have brought major improvements to road conditions. 

 

These improvements support regional development and provide:

  • safer travel

  • reduced travel times with improved transport efficiency

  • more consistent and reliable travel

  • improved amenity for local communities. 

The project includes upgrading the highway to motorway (Class M) or arterial (Class A) standard over its 155 kilometre length, nine interchanges, more than 170 bridges and more than 350 connectivity structures. 

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