Coffs Harbour bypass

The Australian and NSW Governments are investing in the 14-kilometre Coffs Harbour bypass project. The bypass will boost the regional economy and improve connectivity, road transport efficiency and safety for all motorists.

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About the project

An overhead shot of the under construction Coffs Harbour bypass

Latest news

Read about project design and progress, and find maps, event information and images.

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Community information sessions and webinars

Find out when you can speak with the Coffs Harbour bypass project team at our next online or in-person information session.

Journey planning

Planning a journey and want to know how the bypass may affect your travels? Get live updates, traveller information and personalised alerts for NSW roads.

Construction Progress Showreel - September 2025

Our latest construction video takes you through the project alignment showing the work on the ground and the people making it happen. Highlights for this period include the breakthrough of all three tunnels, traffic now on all three interchanges, bridges progressing and the start of asphalting on the mainline carriageway in the south.

Watch the video to see how the project is taking shape to improve connectivity, road transport efficiency and safety for all motorists.

Key project resources

Works notifications

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Resource library

Latest documents

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Out of hours vegetation removal along Pacific Highway

As part of major construction, the project is removing vegetation and installing underground cables for intelligent transport systems, and removing the current noise wall along the eastern side of the Pacific Highway between James Small Drive north and south, Korora.

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Out of hours concrete pours for the bridge over North Coast Railway line, November 2025

As part of major construction, the Coffs Harbour bypass is continuing to build the bridge over the North Coast Railway line, west of Pearce Drive. For this bridge, we have built the piles, columns, headstocks and abutments, and are continuing to install the girders. The next step is pouring the concrete deck.

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Coffs Harbour bypass community notification - local traffic changes and temporary road closure, Boambee November 2025

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

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Pacific Highway and local road changes, Korora October 2025

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.

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Construction work on Pacific Highway, Boambee

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.

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