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Coffs Harbour Bypass Update

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Nihat

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Dec 6, 2023, 11:15:58 PM12/6/23
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chb-project-update-2023-12.pdf

Paul Rands

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Dec 9, 2023, 6:10:39 AM12/9/23
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Looks good. Can’t wait for it to open and the chance to go for a run along it.
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Nihat

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Dec 25, 2023, 9:03:58 PM12/25/23
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flyover video, hopefully the user can do regular updates

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Dec 26, 2023, 5:59:18 PM12/26/23
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That was great!  It would be terrific to get one of these periodically during construction!

 

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AlienChex

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Dec 28, 2023, 4:18:38 AM12/28/23
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Will be good to have this open along with the Raymond Terrace link, and finally get a smooth run up to Gold Coast.

Side note I wonder if the old highway through Coffs will remain a state road and maybe get a B route, or if it will be passed to the council and given a local name (like all other stretches of old Pacific Highway)

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Dec 28, 2023, 6:22:20 PM12/28/23
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The soon-to-be-old highway through Coffs will need a lot of revitalisation, but I would not be surprised if it were given a B-route.

AlienChex

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Dec 29, 2023, 6:47:57 AM12/29/23
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I feel like Coffs has enough local traffic for the old highway to remain a four lane arterial, except maybe the part through the CBD could be a boulevard with parking and a wide green median (similar to Kempsey)

Paul Rands

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Dec 29, 2023, 5:34:49 PM12/29/23
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Really enjoyed seeing that, but it does look like a long way until it is finished

Nihat

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Dec 30, 2023, 12:07:28 AM12/30/23
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It should be remembered with the tunnel sections it will require the usual maintenance closures so any changes needs to keep this in mind as traffic will be diverted back onto the old highway. 

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barbs

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Dec 30, 2023, 12:27:22 AM12/30/23
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Plus placarded loads are prohibited from using tunnels so fuel tankers etc will still need to go through town

Nihat

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Paul Rands

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Mar 13, 2024, 8:06:52 AM3/13/24
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Looks good, still so much to do though. Hopefully I will get the chance to go through once it’s open.

Nihat

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Yes, it will take some time. For enthusiasts it is quite nice seeing such an engineering marvel through the Coffs hills. To think you will be able to travel from the Sunshine Coast to Geelong without a traffic light.   

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Paul Rands

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Mar 18, 2024, 8:05:36 PM3/18/24
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The Gympie bypass opens soon too. So it will be further than the Sunny Coast before you get a traffic light. I think it’ll be Colac to Tiaro without a signal.

Alex Csar

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There are traffic lights at Winchelsea, but you are correct as far as an uninterrupted divided highway is concerned.

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Alex.

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John Graham

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Mar 18, 2024, 11:45:05 PM3/18/24
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If Coffs opens in 2027 as scheduled, Heatherbrae will still have lights until sometime in 2028 when Raymond Terrace bp is completed. 

Nihat

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Mar 19, 2024, 1:27:01 AM3/19/24
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Yes, this project will be completed before the M1 extension. That will be the final piece of the puzzle. 

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Paul R

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Mar 21, 2024, 7:35:33 AM3/21/24
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OK, I wasn’t aware there was a set of signals there.  Which junction?
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Nihat

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Nihat

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Some pictures of the bypass attached, mostly tunnel portals from Shepherds Lane where the railway is and others across the alignment. Will look to go every so often to see how the landscape changes, a significant once in a generation project and did see some other interested locals or tourists from the very good vantage points. Coramba Rd is another but no place to stop, will try next time.  

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Peter Freeman

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Aug 8, 2024, 11:53:33 PM8/8/24
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Once you've driven from QLD to Derrimut on Melbourne's ring road, M1 west to Winchelsea (105km) will not be the longest no-signals drive. Either M8 to Beaufort (about 140km) or M1 east to Yarragon (about 136km) would be longer.

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Paul Rands

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Dec 27, 2024, 7:12:58 AM12/27/24
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Some nice pix there. An amazing engineering feat that wouldn’t have been possible 20-30 years ago.

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AlienChex

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RMS are doing name suggestions for the old road if anyone wants to make a suggestion - https://www.nsw.gov.au/driving-boating-and-transport/projects/coffs-harbour-bypass/about#toc-have-your-say-on-renaming-the-pacific-highway

Personally I think Gumbangeri Way is fitting since it’s the name of the indigenous land. Another suggestion was Coffs Harbour Way but that’s a bit basic.

Wonder if the route will have a B route number since Coffs is a major hub.
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