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Pacific Highway upgrade

New bridges over the Wilson River on the Oxley Highway to Kundabung section of the upgrade open to traffic

Achievement report November 2017

1Roads and Maritime Services Pacific Highway upgrade Achievement report • November 2017

of highway being built

The total number of workers includes workers on site for the Pacific Highway upgrade projects contained in this report, and workers on site preparing for work not yet reported on.

Pacific Highway upgrade

Overview of the upgrade

For more detailed information visit the project website at www.rms.nsw.gov.au/pacific or call the Pacific Highway office on 1800 653 092

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about 78% of highway length now four lane divided road

139km

This report will provide you with information about Pacific Highway upgrade projects, including the current status and key activities.

As of 30 November 2017, 510 kilometres are four lane divided road and about 139 kilometres are being built. The remaining sections of two lane highway are being prepared for major work. Eighteen kilometres of the Oxley Highway to Kundabung section of the upgrade opened to traffic in November.

About 78 per cent of the final highway length is now four lane divided road.

Murwillumbah

Tweed Heads

Ballina

Grafton

Port Macquarie

Newcastle

Maclean

Glenugie

Halfway CreekWoolgoolga

Urunga

Nambucca HeadsMacksville

Kempsey

Kundabung

Taree

TuncurryForster

Bulahdelah

HexhamRaymond Terrace

Karuah

Woodburn

Lismore

Byron Bay

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Upgrade completed to dual carriageway

Upgrade approved and/or route being prepared for construction

Under construction

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The remaining 26 kilometres of the Pacific Highway still to be upgraded to four lane divided road between Port Macquarie and Coffs Harbour are being built.

Five projects worth more than $3.3 billion are either being built or opened to traffic. The 26 kilometre Frederickton to Eungai project opened to traffic in May 2016 and the Nambucca Heads to Urunga project in July 2016. The 14 kilometre Kundabung to Kempsey project opened to four lanes in October 2017, while 18 kilometres of the Oxley Highway to Kundabung section opened this month. The remaining sections will open to traffic from late 2017 to mid 2018, weather permitting.

The summaries on the following pages outline progress in completing this section of the Pacific Highway upgrade, including key building activities.

Port Macquarie to Coffs Harbour

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BackgroundThe Oxley Highway to Kundabung project is the southern section of the Oxley Highway to Kempsey upgrade, which was approved by the NSW Minister for Planning and Infrastructure in 2012 and the Federal Department of the Environment in January 2014. The project is jointly funded by the Australian and NSW governments. It involves building 23 kilometres of four lane divided road, including bridges over the Hastings and Wilson rivers.

Key activities/progress during November 2017• opened 18km of new motorway between the Oxley

Highway interchange and Haydons Wharf Rd

• completed bulk earthwork


Project snapshot

Contractors: Lendlease

Form of contract: Design and build

Workers on site: 262

Pieces of large machinery: 45

Start date of major construction: October 2014

Expected completion date: 18km to open in 2017, remaining 5km to open to dual carriageway in early 2018

Project value: $820 million

Australian Government contribution: $542.4 million*

NSW State Government contribution: $277.6 million*

*Contribution amounts may vary from year to year

Oxley Highway to KundabungMacksville

Warrell Creek

Eungai

Frederickton

Kundabung

Port Macquarie

OxleyHighway

Kempsey

Nambucca Heads

Urunga

Co�s Harbour

• continued boundary and fauna exclusion fencing

• finished work on Yarrabee Road and Cooperabung Creek bridges

• continued installation of wire rope safety barriers

• completed line marking and placing signs between Oxley Highway interchange and Haydons Wharf Road

• continued paving for stage two work at Cooperabung Range

• continued placing final select earthwork material layers through the Cooperabung Range.

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Port Macquarie Superintendent NSW Police Paul Fehon, State Member for Lyne David Gillespie, State Minister for Roads Melinda Pavey, Federal Member for Cowper Luke Hartsuyker, State Member for Port Macquarie Lesley Williams, Port Macquarie-Hastings Mayor Peta Pinson and John Cassegrain open the new section of road.

Guide signs being erected near the new interchange north of the Hastings River Laying sub-base concrete near Cooperabung Drive

New section of highway upgrade at Wilson River floodplain

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Macksville

Warrell Creek

Eungai

Frederickton

Kundabung

Port Macquarie

OxleyHighway

Kempsey

Nambucca Heads

Urunga

Co�s Harbour

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Project snapshot

Contractors: McConnell Dowell-OHL Joint Venture

Form of contract: Build only



Start date of major construction: November 2014

Expected completion date: fully open from October 2017


Australian Government contribution: $115 million*

NSW State Government contribution: $115 million*


BackgroundThe Kundabung to Kempsey project is the northern section of the Oxley Highway to Kempsey upgrade, which was approved by the NSW Minister for Planning and Infrastructure in 2012 and the Federal Department of the Environment in January 2014. The project is jointly funded by the Australian and NSW governments. The 14 kilometre Kundabung to Kempsey project was fully opened to traffic in October, 2017.

Key activities/progress during November 2017• continued building northbound Barrys Creek

Rest Area

• continued ancillary works on side roads.

Kundabung to Kempsey

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Barrys Creek Rest Area looking north Ravenswood Road, looking north

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Project snapshot

Contractors: Pacifico (Acciona Ferrovial joint venture)

Form of contract: Design and build



Start date of major construction: December 2014

Expected completion date: Macksville to Nambucca Bypass to open late 2017, remainder to progressively open by mid 2018 (weather permitting)


Australian Government contribution: $415 million*

NSW State Government contribution: $415 million*


Warrell Creek to Nambucca Heads

Macksville

Warrell Creek

Eungai

Frederickton

Kundabung

Port Macquarie

OxleyHighway

Kempsey

Nambucca Heads

Urunga

Co�s Harbour

Key activities/progress during November 2017• continued earthwork

• continued asphalting the Nambucca River bridge.

• placed asphalt on both carriageways of the Lower Warrell Creek Bridge

BackgroundThe Warrell Creek to Nambucca Heads project is the second stage of the Warrell Creek to Urunga upgrade, which was approved by the NSW Minister for Planning and Infrastructure in 2011. The Federal Department of the Environment approved this upgrade in December 2014. The project is jointly funded by the Australian and NSW governments. The 20 kilometre project involves upgrading the existing highway to a four lane divided road between the Allgomera deviation, south of Warrell Creek and Nambucca Heads, just south of the North Coast railway line where it will join the Nambucca Heads to Urunga upgrade.


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Nambucca Heads

• poured concrete for eight of the 10 decks for Upper Warrell Creek Bridge

• completed fauna underpass at the northern section of the project

• completed installing cross girders and continued fixing steel for the Williamson Creek Bridge

• completed lean mix paving in the northern section of the project. Lean mix paving in the southern section of the project is 87% complete.

• completed placing plain concrete base pavement

• continued installing wire rope safety barriers

• continued placing asphalt.



Concrete surface on the southbound lane at Mattick Road looking south

New rail laid at the railway overbridge near Upper Warrell Creek

Planting in the roundabout at Bald Hill Road

Filling in a temporary basin at the Old Coast Rd north bridge

Warrell Creek to Nambucca Heads

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The 155 kilometre upgrade between Woolgoolga and Ballina is the last highway link between Hexham and the Queensland border to be upgraded to four lanes.

Roads and Maritime Services’ Pacific Highway Project Office, Pacific Complete and its contractor partners are working together to deliver the project. The delivery partner model is based on the approach used to oversee construction of infrastructure for the London Olympics and supports collaboration and innovation by bringing businesses, workers, consumers and suppliers together. It encourages the best ideas and solutions from the private sector while also drawing on Roads and Maritime’s knowledge to ensure better engineering and design, customer outcomes and public value.

Woolgoolga to Ballina





Coolgardie Roadto Ballina Bypass

Richmond Riverto Coolgardie Road

National ParkBroadwater

to Richmond River

Trustums Hill toBroadwater National Park

Devils Pulpit upgradeto Trustums Hill

Iluka Road toDevils Pulpit upgrade

Maclean to Iluka Road

Tyndale to Maclean

Glenugie upgrade to Tyndale

Glenugie upgrade

Halfway Creek to Glenugie upgrade

Halfway Creek upgrade

Woolgoolga to Halfway Creek

Devils Pulpit upgrade

Glenugie

Halfway Creek

Arrawarra

Tyndale

Maclean

Harwood

Woodburn

Devils Pulpit

Wardell

PimlicoTeven

Ballina

Grafton

Woolgoolga

Upgrade completed to dual carriagewayUpgrade approved and/or route being prepared for constructionUnder construction

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• completed bridge piling case installation for Clarence River Bridge at Harwood

• completed first bored piles for bridge construction between Richmond River and Ballina bypass.

Environment• installed six vehicle activated safety signs and seven

static signs to help prevent koala strikes.

Stakeholder and Community Engagement• reached 124 prospective employees through the

Aboriginal jobs roadshows attended by contractors, training organisations and job active agencies

• 155 people attended staffed displays at Ashby and Yamba

• hosted the Westpac Rescue Helicopter team for a briefing about emergency rescues from site.

BackgroundThe $4.36 billion Woolgoolga to Ballina upgrade was approved by the NSW Minister for Planning in June 2014 and the Federal Minister for the Environment in August 2014. The 155 kilometre project will provide a four lane divided road from the northern end of the Woolgoolga Bypass to the southern end of the Ballina Bypass. The project is jointly funded by the Australian and NSW governments.

Procurement• main civil work package awarded for the section of

highway from Iluka Road to Devils Pulpit

• four drainage construction packages released for tender for the section of highway from Maclean to Iluka Road.

Highway Construction• Yamba highway diversion opened to traffic

• main civil work contractor from Devils Pulpit to Broadwater National Park took possession of site

total workers*2255

* including workers not on site working across the whole Woolgoolga to Ballina project





Project snapshot

Contractors: OHL and York joint venture


Workers on site: 59


Start date of major construction: June 2015

Expected completion date: 2017 (weather permitting)

Project value: Forms part of the Woolgoolga to Ballina upgrade


Ballina

Byron Bay

Lismore

Murwillumbah

Tweed Heads

Maclean

Woodburn

Broadwater

Devils Pulpit

Newcastle

Karuah

Hexham

Raymond Terrace

Bulahdelah

ForsterTuncurry

Taree

Kundabung

Kempsey

Port Macquarie

MacksvilleNambucca Heads

Urunga

Woolgoolga

Glenugie

Halfway Creek

Grafton

M1

Key activities/progress during November 2017• started asphalt works at Arrawarra Rest Area

• continued installation of wire rope safety barriers

• continued installation of dry fauna passages within culverts

• continued line marking north of Range Road and on Eggins Drive

• continued landscape works

• started construction of footpath at Arrawarra Rest Area.

BackgroundThe Woolgoolga to Halfway Creek project – the first section of the overall Woolgoolga to Ballina upgrade – will link the Sapphire to Woolgoolga project in the south and the existing Halfway Creek upgrade in the north, providing about 14 kilometres of divided road. The key features of the Woolgoolga to Halfway Creek upgrade include a 300 metre long twin bridge over the Corindi River floodplain to allow flood waters to pass under the highway and bridges over the highway at Sherwood Creek Road and Kangaroo Trail Road for local road access.


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Hydro-seeding batters Line marking at Range Road on-ramp Building footpath at Arrawarra Rest Area

Installing dry fauna bench through a culvert Asphalting south of Range Road Bridge Asphalting Arrawarra Rest Area




Project snapshot

Contractors: Civil Mining & Construction


Workers on site: 37


Start date of major construction: June 2015

Expected completion date: 2017 (weather permitting)

Project value: Forms part of the Woolgoolga to Ballina upgrade

Ballina

Byron Bay

Lismore

Murwillumbah

Tweed Heads

Maclean

Woodburn

Broadwater

Devils Pulpit

Newcastle

Karuah

Hexham

Raymond Terrace

Bulahdelah

ForsterTuncurry

Taree

Kundabung

Kempsey

Port Macquarie


Urunga

Woolgoolga

Glenugie

Halfway Creek

Grafton

M1

BackgroundThe Halfway Creek to Glenugie project – the second section of the overall Woolgoolga to Ballina upgrade - opened to traffic in August 2017 and links the completed Halfway Creek upgrade in the south and the existing Glenugie upgrade in the north, providing about 12 kilometres of new four lane divided road.

Key activities/progress during November 2017• continued minor finishing work including signage,

line-marking, landscaping, property work and removal of temporary work

• continued work on the new heavy vehicle inspection station at Halfway Creek.


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Halfway Creek to Glenugie





Newly opened section of four lane divided highway, in the vicinity of Bald Knob Road, looking south

Newly opened section of four lane divided highway, in the vicinity of Lemon Tree Road, Halfway Creek, looking north

Newly opened section of four lane divided highway, in the vicinity of Lemon Tree Road, Halfway Creek, looking south




Glenugie to Maclean

Ballina

Byron Bay

Lismore

Murwillumbah

Tweed Heads

Maclean

Woodburn

Broadwater

Devils Pulpit

Newcastle

Karuah

Hexham

Raymond Terrace

Bulahdelah

ForsterTuncurry

Taree

Kundabung

Kempsey

Port Macquarie


Urunga

Woolgoolga

Glenugie

Halfway Creek

Grafton

M1

BackgroundThe Glenugie to Maclean section of the Woolgoolga to Ballina Pacific Highway upgrade extends more than 48 kilometres. Diverging from the existing Pacific Highway at Glenugie the new alignment heads east passing through Pillar Valley joining the existing Pacific Highway at Maclean. The upgrade in this location includes the Glenugie, Tyndale and Maclean interchanges.

Key activities/progress during November 2017• completed bridge piling in Shark Creek area

• continued bridge construction in Pillar Valley area

• continued delivery of precast concrete bridge elements

• completed soft soil treatment and early work.


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Glenugie to Maclean

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Glenugie to Maclean

Pouring a box culvert base slab near Tyndale

Bridge headstocks on a bridge in Pillar Valley Placing bridge headstock on a bridge at Wooli Road




Maclean to Devils PulpitBackgroundThe Maclean to Devils Pulpit section of the Woolgoolga to Ballina Pacific Highway upgrade extends about 27 kilometres. The upgrade in this location generally follows the existing Pacific Highway and includes Yamba, Harwood and Iluka interchanges.

Key activities/progress during November 2017• awarded main civil work contract for area from Iluka

Road to Devils Pulpit

• drainage packages released for tender

• temporary Pacific Highway diversion road opened to traffic at Yamba interchange

• completed precast plank installation and deck construction on one of the bridges on the Clarence Floodplain

• completed site clearing from Iluka Road to Devils Pulpit.


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Ballina

Byron Bay

Lismore

Murwillumbah

Tweed Heads

Maclean

Woodburn

Broadwater

Devils Pulpit

Newcastle

Karuah

Hexham

Raymond Terrace

Bulahdelah

ForsterTuncurry

Taree

Kundabung

Kempsey

Port Macquarie


Urunga

Woolgoolga

Glenugie

Halfway Creek

Grafton

M1

Maclean to Devils Pulpit



Maclean to Devils Pulpit

Temporary Pacific Highway diversion road at Yamba interchange

Bridge deck construction complete at Tabbimoble Creek Installing a precast plank onto a bridge on the Clarence River floodplain




Devils Pulpit to Richmond RiverBackgroundThe Devils Pulpit to Richmond River section of the Woolgoolga to Ballina Pacific Highway upgrade begins about 13 kilometres north of Mororo Road and extends about 34 kilometres north to Richmond River bridge. In this area the upgrade bypasses Woodburn, Broadwater and Wardell and includes Broadwater and Wardell interchanges.

Key activities/progress during November 2017• started road foundation preparation work

• completed soft soil settlement work

• continued bridge construction work at MacDonalds Creek Tributary Bridge

• started permanent fencing work.


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Ballina

Byron Bay

Lismore

Murwillumbah

Tweed Heads

Maclean

Woodburn

Broadwater

Devils Pulpit

Newcastle

Karuah

Hexham

Raymond Terrace

Bulahdelah

ForsterTuncurry

Taree

Kundabung

Kempsey

Port Macquarie


Urunga

Woolgoolga

Glenugie

Halfway Creek

Grafton

M1

Devils Pulpit to Richmond River

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Devils Pulpit to Richmond River

The tie-in at the Woodburn Broadwater Service Road

Bridge construction over MacDonalds Creek Tributary

Completing structural work on the bridge at the Woodburn Broadwater Service Road

Bridge construction south of MacDonalds Creek




Ballina

Byron Bay

Lismore

Murwillumbah

Tweed Heads

Maclean

Woodburn

Broadwater

Devils Pulpit

Newcastle

Karuah

Hexham

Raymond Terrace

Bulahdelah

ForsterTuncurry

Taree

Kundabung

Kempsey

Port Macquarie


Urunga

Woolgoolga

Glenugie

Halfway Creek

Grafton

M1

Richmond River to Ballina BypassBackgroundThe Richmond River to Ballina bypass section of the Woolgoolga to Ballina Pacific Highway extends more than 18 kilometres from the Richmond River bridge to just south of the Teven Road interchange at Ballina.

Key activities/progress during November 2017• started piling for bridges over Wardell Floodway

• started work at Whytes Lane Service Road and Collgardie area

• completed demolition work on all spans on the old Duck Creek and Emigrant Creek bridges

• completed koala revegetation near intersection of Carlisle and Bath streets

• started road foundation treatments at Whytes Lane West and Coolgardie roundabout.

Richmond River to Ballina Bypass


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Richmond River to Ballina Bypass

Embankment fill just south of Duck Creek

Earthwork at Coolgardie Road roundabout

Start of piling for bridge over Wardell Floodway

Road foundation treatment near Coolgardie Road




Ballina

Byron Bay

Lismore

Murwillumbah

Tweed Heads

Maclean

Woodburn

Broadwater

Devils Pulpit

Newcastle

Karuah

Hexham

Raymond Terrace

Bulahdelah

ForsterTuncurry

Taree

Kundabung

Kempsey

Port Macquarie


Urunga

Woolgoolga

Glenugie

Halfway Creek

Grafton

M1

New bridge over Clarence River at HarwoodBackgroundThe bridge over the Clarence River at Harwood project is part of the Woolgoolga to Ballina Pacific Highway upgrade. It involves building a 1.5 kilometre long, four lane divided bridge, about 20 metres east of the existing Harwood bridge.

Key activities/progress during November 2017• completed the first bridge headstock concrete pour

in the Clarence River

• laid asphalt on Oval Link Road

• completed pile driving in the marine and southern shore sections

• mobilised fourth crane barge to site.

Bridge over the Clarence River


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New bridge over Clarence River at Harwood

Asphalt laid on the Oval Link Road

Pile driving completed to the southern shore of the Clarence River Bridge head stock concrete pour on northern bank

Crane barge AMS 1803 mobilised to site




New bridge over the Richmond River at BroadwaterBackgroundThe bridge over the Richmond River at Broadwater will be one of two major bridges for the Woolgoolga to Ballina Pacific Highway upgrade.

The project involves building a one kilometre long, four lane divided bridge, about 500 metres north of Broadwater. Activities underway include drilling and investigation work so that ground condition information can be considered in the detailed design. The main construction work will progress from the northern side of the Richmond River towards the southern bank.

Key activities/progress during November 2017• continued bridge design

• started pouring concrete for bridge piles

• started construction of temporary jetty on the southern bank

• started delivering Super-T girders to site.


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Ballina

Byron Bay

Lismore

Murwillumbah

Tweed Heads

Maclean

Woodburn

Broadwater

Devils Pulpit

Newcastle

Karuah

Hexham

Raymond Terrace

Bulahdelah

ForsterTuncurry

Taree

Kundabung

Kempsey

Port Macquarie


Urunga

Woolgoolga

Glenugie

Halfway Creek

Grafton

M1

Bridge over the Richmond River



New bridge over the Richmond River at Broadwater

Construction of the temporary jetty on the southern bank

Placing fill at the southern embankment

First pile concrete pour

Delivering a Super-T girder to site



Threatened species

Environment

Coastal emu sightings can now be better recorded using the new app

An example of the app being used

Roads and Maritime Services and Pacific Complete have developed a mobile app to better track and record sightings of threatened species along the Pacific Highway upgrade between Woolgoolga and Ballina.

The app will provide staff with the ability to immediately record animal sightings while out in the field, and will help our environment team capture a more accurate estimation of the numbers and types of wildlife along the project corridor.

The app, which uses GIS technology and allows information to be uploaded directly to the Office of Environment and Heritage’s BioNet Atlas, provides users with the tool to accurately record the location of animals within the project area.

All information recorded using this app is fed into the projects’ reporting systems, and better informs our monitoring programs. It helps to ensures accurate, relevant and reliable data can be stored and accessed when required.


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