New South Wales’ Coffs Harbour Bypass project has reached a major milestone, with more than half of the project’s 21 bridges now completed.
At 250 metres long and about 16.5 metres high, the twin bridges over the North Coast Railway Line are the longest and highest for the bypass.
With the piles, columns and headstocks complete, work has now begun to install 70 SuperT girders using a 600-tonne crane, which is the largest to be used on the project.
The Federal and New South Wales Governments are jointly investing $2.2 billion in the 14-kilometre Coffs Harbour Bypass.
The project is expected to improve road safety and connectivity, and reduce travel times by up to 12 minutes by allowing motorists to avoid 12 sets of traffic lights through Coffs Harbour’s CBD.
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The project has already delivered local benefits, including the recently opened Luke Bowen Pedestrian Bridge, providing safer crossings and honouring a local boy whose memory continues to unite the community.
By the end of 2025, only three bridges will remain under construction, with the final asphalt surfacing to be laid across all road bridges before the bypass opens to traffic in late 2026, and full project completion expected in late 2027.
Catherine King, Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government, said the completed project will be a big boost for Coffs.
“The Coffs Harbour community have been promised this project for a long time, so it’s really welcome to see bridge construction on the bypass pass the halfway point,” said King.
“The project will mean a safer and more efficient drive for motorists heading up and down the upgraded Pacific Highway.”
For more information, visit: www.nsw.gov.au/
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