The final piece of the largest road infrastructure project in regional Australia is taking shape, with a 36-kilometre section of the Woolgoolga to Ballina Pacific Highway upgrade between Glenugie and Tyndale opened.
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development Michael McCormack said the $15 billion Pacific Highway upgrade program started 20 years ago to make journeys safer between Hexham and the New South Wales-Queensland border.
“The Pacific Highway upgrade has also been a major investment in our regional communities, creating more than 3000 jobs during the peak of the Woolgoolga to Ballina project alone,” Mr McCormack said.
The Woolgoolga to Ballina upgrade is the final link in the Pacific Highway to be upgraded to four lanes, with the project now approximately 89 per cent complete.
“We are so close to the end of this multi-generational project which is transforming journeys along the North Coast,” NSW Minister for Regional Transport and Roads Paul Toole said.
“It has become much more than just a safety upgrade – it’s transforming tourism, freight and local journeys into smoother, and more reliable ones, which is critical for our regional economies.”
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