Tag: pacific highway
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CONSTRUCTION BEGINS ON SANCROX OVERPASS
The construction of a highway overpass servicing an industrial area near Port Macquarie will begin this week. It means the expansion of the Sancrox Industrial Precinct can go ahead, something landowners have been waiting years for.
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TOMAGO FIRE BROUGHT UNDER CONTROL
A grass fire which burned through 10 hectares of land at Tomago has been brought under control. Smoke forced the partial closure of the Pacific Highway at Tomago Road at about 10 o’clock last night, while crews battled the blaze. Fortunately, no property was damaged, and all lanes of the highway were reopened a short…
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CAR AND CARAVAN CRASH
Police are investigating what caused a man to lose control of his car and caravan before crashing into an embankment on the Pacific Highway at Ross Glen on Monday morning. It’s believed the caravan dislodged from the car and landed on its side at about 9:15am. A passing motorist stopped to free the man from the…
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COALITION PROMISES PACIFIC HIGHWAY UPGRADE
The National Party today drew its trump card in an attempt to secure the Federal Seat of Page. It’s promising the Pacific Highway upgrade, under a Tony Abbott-led government, would be completed years before Labour gets it done. WANT TO ASK YOUR CANDIDATES A QUESTION? SUBMIT IT HERE
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ONE STEP CLOSER FOR PACIFIC HIGHWAY UPGRADE AT WYONG
Wider footpaths and on-street parking are just some of the changes released in the revised plans for the upgrade of the Pacific Highway at Wyong. The road is notorious with local drivers – and even the NRMA has flagged it as one of the state’s worst.
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STATE BUDGET BOOST FOR PACIFIC HIGHWAY UPGRADE
Still on the budget and the Pacific Highway upgrade was given a major boost in the budget. But even so, the NRMA says the completion date of 20-16 for the project is not likely to be met and local councils say that’s a cause for concern.
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WORKSHOPS AHEAD OF PACIFIC HIGHWAY UPGRADE
The federal government has put forward $280 million to fund the Woolgoolga-to-Ballina upgrade of the Pacific Highway. The commitment is expected to provide a much needed boost to the local economy, with the preparation phase set to create an estimated 1000 jobs. Clarence Valley Mayor Richie Williamson says council has been conducting workshops to train…
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HIGHWAY REPORT SPARKS OUTRAGE
Woodburn residents have criticised a report by Infrastructure New South Wales that recommends delaying the Woolgoolga to Ballina Pacific Highway upgrade. The report suggests the stretch of highway doesn’t carry enough traffic to warrant priority.
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MAN SURVIVES CRASH THEN KILLED BY CAR NEAR KARUAH
A man who managed to escape a car crash, was then hit and killed by a van on the Pacific Highway near Karuah this morning. Emergency crews attended the scene after a white sedan left the road and rolled at around 5am this morning. The male driver, thought to be in his 20s, escaped the…
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PACIFIC HIGHWAY AT URUNGA VOTED WORST ROAD IN NSW
The Pacific Highway at Urunga has had a horror 12 months, again voted the worst road in NSW by motorists. The NRMA’s Seeing Red Survey questioned over fifteen thousand drivers, and names and shames five of the worst stretches of road on the North Coast. WORST ROADS ON THE NORTH COAST 1. Pacific Highway at…