Milestone for major highway set to allow drivers to skip 12 traffic lights
The bypass will allow motorists on the notoriously congested Pacific Highway on the NSW North Coast to skip up to 12 sets of traffic lights, cutting 12 minutes off travel times.
It can take up to an hour to get through this section of highway during the busy summer holiday periods.
With three tunnels now broken through, work will shift to preparing them for traffic.
Half a million tonnes of rock was removed during the massive excavation effort, using 280 tonnes of explosives across 570 controlled blasts.
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NSW Minister for the North Coast Janelle Saffin described it as a "magnificent" achievement.
"As a long-time resident of the NSW North Coast region, I know what a difference this will make to those who call it home," she said.
"I look forward to driving through each of these tunnels once the bypass is open."
Federal Infrastructure Minister Catherine King said the project had been a "long time coming".
"When we were last in government, then Infrastructure Minister Anthony Albanese oversaw the construction of the Kempsey bypass and key road upgrades," she said. "It is fantastic to now see this project near completion."
The bypass is expected to be open for traffic by late 2026.
A major milestone in the Coffs Harbour bypass has been reached with the 160-metre Roberts Hill tunnel, the third and final tunnel on the project, finished.
The bypass will allow motorists on the notoriously congested Pacific Highway on the NSW North Coast to skip up to 12 sets of traffic lights, cutting 12 minutes off travel times.
It can take up to an hour to get through this section of highway during the busy summer holiday periods.
With three tunnels now broken through, work will shift to preparing them for traffic.
Half a million tonnes of rock was removed during the massive excavation effort, using 280 tonnes of explosives across 570 controlled blasts.
READ MORE: Amazon, NBN Co to bring low Earth orbit satellite service to regional Australia
NSW Minister for the North Coast Janelle Saffin described it as a "magnificent" achievement.
"As a long-time resident of the NSW North Coast region, I know what a difference this will make to those who call it home," she said.
"I look forward to driving through each of these tunnels once the bypass is open."
Federal Infrastructure Minister Catherine King said the project had been a "long time coming".
"When we were last in government, then Infrastructure Minister Anthony Albanese oversaw the construction of the Kempsey bypass and key road upgrades," she said. "It is fantastic to now see this project near completion."
The bypass is expected to be open for traffic by late 2026.
A major milestone in the Coffs Harbour bypass has been reached with the 160-metre Roberts Hill tunnel, the third and final tunnel on the project, finished.
The bypass will allow motorists on the notoriously congested Pacific Highway on the NSW North Coast to skip up to 12 sets of traffic lights, cutting 12 minutes off travel times.
It can take up to an hour to get through this section of highway during the busy summer holiday periods.
With three tunnels now broken through, work will shift to preparing them for traffic.
Half a million tonnes of rock was removed during the massive excavation effort, using 280 tonnes of explosives across 570 controlled blasts.
READ MORE: Amazon, NBN Co to bring low Earth orbit satellite service to regional Australia
NSW Minister for the North Coast Janelle Saffin described it as a "magnificent" achievement.
"As a long-time resident of the NSW North Coast region, I know what a difference this will make to those who call it home," she said.
"I look forward to driving through each of these tunnels once the bypass is open."
Federal Infrastructure Minister Catherine King said the project had been a "long time coming".
"When we were last in government, then Infrastructure Minister Anthony Albanese oversaw the construction of the Kempsey bypass and key road upgrades," she said. "It is fantastic to now see this project near completion."
The bypass is expected to be open for traffic by late 2026.
A major milestone in the Coffs Harbour bypass has been reached with the 160-metre Roberts Hill tunnel, the third and final tunnel on the project, finished.
The bypass will allow motorists on the notoriously congested Pacific Highway on the NSW North Coast to skip up to 12 sets of traffic lights, cutting 12 minutes off travel times.
It can take up to an hour to get through this section of highway during the busy summer holiday periods.
With three tunnels now broken through, work will shift to preparing them for traffic.
Half a million tonnes of rock was removed during the massive excavation effort, using 280 tonnes of explosives across 570 controlled blasts.
READ MORE: Amazon, NBN Co to bring low Earth orbit satellite service to regional Australia
NSW Minister for the North Coast Janelle Saffin described it as a "magnificent" achievement.
"As a long-time resident of the NSW North Coast region, I know what a difference this will make to those who call it home," she said.
"I look forward to driving through each of these tunnels once the bypass is open."
Federal Infrastructure Minister Catherine King said the project had been a "long time coming".
"When we were last in government, then Infrastructure Minister Anthony Albanese oversaw the construction of the Kempsey bypass and key road upgrades," she said. "It is fantastic to now see this project near completion."
The bypass is expected to be open for traffic by late 2026.
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