Road Photos & Information: Pacific Motorway, Pacific Highway, New England Highway, John Renshaw Drive, Gore Hill Freeway, Warringah Freeway, Sydney Harbour Tunnel, Cahill Expressway, Eastern Distributor, Southern Cross Drive, General Holmes Drive, The Grand Parade, President Avenue, Princes Highway & Princes Motorway (M1 / A1) - Queensland Border To Brunswick Heads

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M1 A1

Pacific Motorway, Pacific Highway, New England Highway, John Renshaw Drive, Gore Hill Freeway, Warringah Freeway, Sydney Harbour Tunnel, Cahill Expressway, Eastern Distributor, Southern Cross Drive, General Holmes Drive, The Grand Parade, President Avenue, Princes Highway & Princes Motorway (M1 / A1) - Queensland Border To Brunswick Heads - Tugun Bypass Construction

Statistics:

Length: 3 km (Combined NSW and QLD distance: 7 km)
Northern Terminus: Pacific Mwy (M1) at the Queensland Border
Southern Terminus: Gold Coast Hwy (SR2) and Pacific Mwy (M1) at Tweed Heads West
Miscellaneous: Continues as Pacifc Mwy (M1) in Queensland
Suburbs, Towns & Localities Along Route: Cobaki Lakes and Tweed Heads West

Route Numbering:

Current: M1
Road Authority Internal Classification: 6003 (Wahroonga to Beresfield and Brunswick Heads to Queensland border) 1

General Information:

Tugun Bypass is a freeway grade route located near the Queensland border in northeastern New South Wales. It bypasses Tweed Heads and surrounding suburbs on the NSW side of the border and Tugun, Bilinga and Kirra on the QLD side of the border.

Construction of the route was controversial, with NSW not providing any funding for its construction, despite, the majority of the road being on the NSW side of the border. The route also passes through some environmentally sensitive areas.

The route consists of dual two-lane carriageway, interchanges, four bridges, and a 350m twin-tube tunnel under the Gold Coast airport runway. 2

History:

April 2006: Construction commences on Tugun Bypass. 3
2 June 2008: Tugun Bypass opens to traffic. 4
1 May 2009: New South Wales Government Gazette shows the internal classification of HW10 has been shifted from Pacific Hwy (now Gold Coast Hwy) onto Tugun Bypass. 5

This page concentrates on construction photos of the Tugun Bypass.

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	Construction Sign: Construction sign on Pacific Hwy at Tweed Heads South, July 2007. Image © Paul Rands
	Construction Zone: Northbound on Pacific Hwy at Tweed Heads at the Tugun Bypass construction area, July 2007. Image © Paul Rands
	Construction Zone: Northbound on Pacific Hwy at Tweed Heads at the Tugun Bypass construction area, July 2007. Image © Paul Rands
	Construction Zone: Northbound on Pacific Hwy at Tweed Heads West at the Tugun Bypass construction area, March 2007. Image © Dave Whiteman

1 Roads & Maritime Services, Schedule of Classified Roads and Unclassified Regional Roads, August 2013.
2 Engineers Australia – Queensland Division, Engineering Excellence Awards, Winners, High Commendations and Category Entrants, 14 September 2007
3 Roads & Traffic Authority, Annual Report 2006
4 Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government, Media Release, Tugun Bypass To Open, 11 April 2008
5 Roads and Traffic Authority, New South Wales Government Gazette, 1 May 2009

Last updated: 06-Jul-2019 10:15

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