Tag: pacific highway
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HOUSTON MITCHELL DRIVE INTERSECTION UPGRADE BEGINS MONDAY
Work begins Monday on a notorious intersection south of Port Macquarie. The $2.9 million upgrade on the Pacific Highway intersection with Houston Mitchell Drive includes north and southbound slip lanes, new safety barriers and line markings. The intersection has been labelled a ‘death trap’ by the community following multiple fatal crashes and near misses at…
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COMPANY FINED $30,000 FOR WASTE AT PACIFIC HIGHWAY NEAR NEW ITALY
Plenty of mess has been discovered following the completion of the highway between Ballina and Coffs Harbour. The company that completed the highway upgrade, Laing O’Rourke, has been fined, $30,000 for this waste left south of New Italy. The New South Wales Environment Protection Authority fined the company over the alleged mismanagement of concrete and…
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ANOTHER SECTION OF PACIFIC HWY UPGRADE TO OPEN BEFORE SCHOOL HOLIDAYS
The ribbon was cut on one of the final pieces of the multi-billion-dollar Woolgoolga to Ballina Pacific Highway upgrade today. But motorists will have to wait a bit longer before they can drive on the 34-kilometre section, which bypasses Woodburn, Broadwater and Wardell. “This is a significant project – 3800 direct jobs, 11,400 indirect jobs…
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HIGHWAY UPGRADE BETWEEN WOOLGOOLGA AND BALLINA NEARS COMPLETION
It was once the largest regional infrastructure project in Australia, and now, the Woolgoolga to Ballina Pacific Highway upgrade is almost complete. The 34 kilometre stretch between Woodburn and Pimlico – expected to open next month.
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TRUCK ROLLOVER CAUSES DELAYS ON PACIFIC MOTORWAY
A truck driver is lucky to be alive after the B Double he was driving rolled near Broadwater yesterday afternoon. The incident occurred on the Pacific Highway, just after 3 o’clock. The road was closed for several hours, as crews worked to fix overhead power lines which were damaged in the crash. Both lanes reopened…
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HARWOOD BRIDGE OFFICIALLY OPEN TO TRAFFIC
After five years of construction and disruption, the Harwood Bridge has officially opened to traffic. It’s a major milestone in the Woolgoolga to Ballina Pacific Highway Upgrade.
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HARWOOD BRIDGE WALK OFFICIALLY CANCELLED
The Harwood Bridge walk-over has been cancelled for the second time.. due to bushfires. The community day was a rare opportunity to see the upgraded section of the Pacific Highway before traffic started flowing. Authorities say thick smoke, poor air quality and road closures… are behind the decision to cancel Sunday’s event. (VISION ONLY)
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QUICKER FIX PROMISED FOR PACIFIC HIGHWAY IN WYONG
We could see work on the Pacific Highway through Wyong’s centre within the next year. Labor has pledged $19 million for the first fixes on the stretch, on the way to ease congestion, if it wins the March state election.
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NORTH COAST BUSINESSES AMONG THOSE CHASING PAYMENT FOR PACIFIC HIGHWAY WORK
Dozens of small businesses are desperately trying to get paid for millions of dollars worth of completed construction work on the Pacific Highway. It follows one of the contractors for the north coast upgrade running into financial trouble.
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SAFETY UPGRADES FOR DEADLY DOYALSON STRETCH
Safety works are set to begin next week on a dangerous stretch of the Pacific Highway at Doyalson North. The state government is committing more than $160,000 for upgrades just north of Ruttleys Road, where three accidents have occurred in the last five years, one fatal. A 40 kilometre an hour speed limit will be…