Coffs Harbour bypass

As part of major construction, the project team is permanently moving local Englands Road traffic onto the interchange.

As part of major construction, the project team is temporarily moving the Pacific Highway southbound traffic onto new lanes between James Small Drive (north) and Charlesworth Bay Road, Korora.

The bypass team is continuing working on the Pacific Highway between Sawtell Interchange and Englands Road/Stadium Drive, Boambee. This work includes installing guardrail, wire rope, electrical systems, and tunnel safety structures. This work will be carried out along the western side and the median of the highway. This work will be carried out at night from 6pm to 7am between Monday 6 October and Friday 21 November 2025. Read the notification to find out more.

As part of major construction, the Coffs Harbour bypass is continuing to build the Shephards Lane bridge, west of Pearce Drive. From Friday 10 October to Wednesday 17 December 2025, we will be pouring the concrete deck for the bridge. Read the notification to find out more.

The Coffs Harbour bypass is continuing to build the new bridge over the North Coast Railway Line, at Shephards Lane west of Pearce Drive. Our next step involves installing 70 precast concrete super-T girders using a 600-tonne crane. The girders weigh about 75 tonnes each and are about 35 metres long. They will be delivered to site using oversize, over mass trucks and pilot vehicles, from Macksville via the Pacific Highway, Bray Street, Mackays Road, Don Patterson Drive and Shephards Lane. Read more in the notification.