Contract awarded for Woolgoolga to Ballina service road
22 February 2017
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New 3.5-kilometre road to carry Pacific Highway traffic during upgrades, providing alternative access to the highway while connecting Woodburn and Broadwater
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Six temporary roads and Broadwater (Richmond River) and Harwood (Clarence River) bridges also underway
Federal Government: Works on a temporary road to carry
traffic during the
Woolgoolga to Ballina section of the
Pacific Highway
upgrade will start soon with
SEE Civil Pty Ltd today awarded the
construction contract.
Federal Minister for Infrastructure and Transport Darren Chester said
the new 3.5-kilometre two-lane
road will allow traffic between Woodburn
and Broadwater to move from the existing highway so major work can be
carried out.
“Once the upgrade is complete, the service road will become a permanent
local route giving motorists alternative access to the highway while
connecting Woodburn and Broadwater through the Broadwater National
Park,” Mr Chester said.
New South Wales Minister for Roads, Maritime and Freight, Melinda Pavey
said early work on the service road was expected to start this week.
“These temporary roads are critical to progressing delivery of the
Pacific Highway duplication by 2020; a project that will save dozens of
lives every year while slashing travel times along the highway. Major
work is now underway on six temporary roads at Yamba, Harwood,
Chatsworth South, Chatsworth North, Mororo and Iluka,” Mrs Pavey said.
Federal Member for Page, Kevin Hogan said more than $520 million was
awarded for 54 Woolgoolga to Ballina contracts in 2016.
“Around 1,000 people are now working on the project, and earlier this
month Lendlease Engineering was announced as the preferred contractor to
deliver the kilometre-long bridge over the Richmond River at
Broadwater,” Mr Hogan said.
“The bridge over the Richmond River is the second of two major new
crossings on the Woolgoolga to Ballina section of the Pacific Highway
upgrade, with the new bridge over the Clarence River, Harwood being the
other. More than 100 bridges will be built as part of this
transformational and life-saving project which has already contributed
to halving fatalities on the Pacific Highway since the upgrade started.
“With work starting on both the service road and the bridge in the near
future, it is going to be a busy time for construction in the Broadwater
area.”
NSW Member for Clarence Chris Gulaptis said it is great to see further
progress on upgrading the Pacific Highway.
“It's great to see the construction of the temporary service roads as
they highlight the upgrade of the last leg of the Pacific Highway. It
means local jobs and a boost to the local economy and a looming reality
that we will have a divided highway between Sydney and Brisbane by
2020,” Mr Gulaptis said.
The full duplication of the Pacific Highway is expected to be completed
by 2020, weather permitting.
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