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Pacific Highway Upgrade, Monthly Achievement Report, August 2014 Pacific Highway upgrade Achievement report August 2014 St Helena Tunnel head on the Tintenbar to Ewingsdale upgrade KEY MAP NT QLD WA SA NSW VIC Pacific Highway Pacific Highway upgrade Achievement report, August 2014 QLD BRISBANE SOUTHPORT Pacific Highway upgrade TWEED HEADS Pacific Highway This report will provideupgrade you with information about Pacific Highway upgrade projects, including the current status and key activities. N LISMORE BALLINA TWEED HEADS As of 31 August 2014,MU RW397ILLUMBAH kilometres are four lane divided road and Federal BRUNSWICK HEADS QLD KEY MAP about 66 kilometres are beingBYRON BAY built. The remaining sections of two lane Government BANGALOW TINTENBAR NSW environmental highway are being preparedBALLINA for major work. NT WOODBURN LEGEND QLD approval Upgrade completed Planning / design stage Under construction WA GRAFTON received for the Existing Pacific Highway SA Woolgoolga to About 60 per cent of theMACLEAN final highway length is nowNSW fourW lane divided road. Ballina upgrade. GRAFTON VIC Subject to a number of strict COFFS WOOLGOOLGA HARBOUR conditions COFFS HARBOUR URUNGA NAMBUCCA HEADS First bridge MACKSVILLE LEGEND girder lifted on Upgrade completed Planning / design stage Under construction the Frederickton KEMPSEY to Eungai project PORT MACQUARIE KEMPSEY KEW N 66 km of highway under construction during August 2014. Sod turn TAREE 025 50km PORT NABIAC ceremony to TUNCURRY N MACQUARIE COOLONGOLOOK FORSTER mark start of An average of 1876 construction workers on site. BULAHDELAH LEGEND construction KARUAH N at Sancrox RAYMOND TERRACE LEGEND Major roads HEXHAM LEGEND Y Upgrade completed Rivers interchange For overallNEWCASTLE upgrading strategyUpgr referade completed to the second last page. TAREE F3 FW Upgrade approved, or IIIRailway preferred route identified, or route being prepared Upgrade approved, or for project approval, State border acific Highway or under construction preferred route identified, P Route options identified: PACIFIC HIGHWAY UPGRADE process underway to or route being prepared select preferred route Upgrade completed Upgrade completed for project approval Upgrade approved, or to dual carriageway Under construction preferred route identified, or Upgrade approved being prepared for project DRAFT 3 / 19 SEPTEMBER 2006 and/or route being approval prepared for construction N Construction contract awarded / under construction Under construction NEWCASTLE 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 F3 Freeway NSW GOSFORD Four-lane divided road Environmental assessments or concept SYDNEY designs being prepared for the remaining sections of single lane highway Tendering phase Under construction N Pacific Highway upgrade Achievement report, August 2014 Port Macquarie to Coffs Harbour – projects being prepared for major work Oxley Highway to Kundabung Oxley Highway to Kempsey upgrade Contractors: Lend Lease The Oxley Highway to Kempsey upgrade was approved by the NSW Minister for Planning and Form of contract: Design and build Infrastructure in February 2012 and the Federal Department of the Environment in January 2014. Expected start date: Second half of 2014 Expected completion date: It will provide about 37 kilometres of four lane divided highway between the Oxley Highway at Port 2017, weather permitting Macquarie and the Kempsey bypass. Project value: $820 million The project is jointly funded by the Australian and NSW Governments and will be built in two sections. Australian Government contribution: $542.4 million * NSW State Government contribution: Oxley Highway to Kundabung Kundabung to Kempsey $277.6 million * Activities under way Activities under way Kundabung to Kempsey during August 2014 during August 2014 Contractors: McConnell Dowell OHL joint venture • Detailed design work continued • Project plans, including the Construction Environment Management Plan, were developed and reviewed by • Supplementary geotechnical investigations to support Form of contract: Build only other government agencies the detailed design continued Expected start date: Second half of 2014 • Land acquisitions continued • Project plans, including the Construction Environmental Expected completion date: Management Plan, were developed and submitted for • Detailed design continued. 2017, weather permitting State and Federal approval Project value: $230 million • Land acquisitions continued. Australian Government contribution: $115 million * Sancrox interchange NSW State Government contribution: $115 million * • Vegetation clearing continued • Initial environmental controls installed Sancrox Interchange • Utilitiy relocation started Contractors: Ferrovial Agroman • Sod turn ceremony held to mark the start of construction. Form of contract: Build only Start date: July 2014 Looking west from the eastern abutment Expected completion date: Mid 2015 of the new Sancrox overbridge * Contribution amounts may vary from year to year. 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 Pacific Highway upgrade Achievement report, August 2014 Port Macquarie to Coffs Harbour – projects being built Contractors: Frederickton to Eungai upgrade Thiess Pty Ltd Form of contract: Background Design and build Workers on site: 480 The Frederickton to Eungai upgrade is the second stage of the Kempsey to Eungai upgrade, Pieces of large machinery: 165 which was approved in 2008. Kempsey bypass was the first stage and opened to traffic in March 2013. Start date of major construction: The project is jointly funded by the Australian and NSW Governments. August 2013 It will provide about 26.5 kilometres of four lane divided road from the completed Expected completion date: Kempsey bypass to Eungai Rail. 2016 (weather permitting) Project value: $675 million Key construction activities during August 2014 Australian Government contribution: $337.5 million * 12 days were lost to wet weather during this time. • Building of culverts and other drainage structures continued and 56 per cent complete NSW State Government contribution: • Bulk earthworks continued with an average of 100,000 $337.5 million * cubic metres moved per week • Boundary and fauna fencing continued to be installed * Contribution amounts may vary from year to year. • Concrete road surfacing continued at the northern • Off site manufacture of precast concrete components end of the project such as bridge girders continued • Bridgework continued and is now 40 per cent complete • Community information session held at the project site compound and well attended by the community. • The first girders were lifted on to the Mill Lane overbridge The main alignment being built at the northern end of the project For more detailed information visit the project website at www.rms.nsw.gov.au/pacific or call the project information line on 1800 668 240 Frederickton to Eungai upgrade Looking north along the main alignment north of Mill Lane Looking north at the Cooks Lane bridge being built Looking north along the Collombatti floodplain The first bridge girder being lifted onto the Mill Lane overbridge Looking south at the rest areas being built Looking south along the Collombatti floodplain The main alignment being built towards Main alignment being built north of Collombatti Creek Concrete road surfacing at Stuarts Point interchange northern end of project Pacific Highway upgrade Achievement report, August 2014 Port Macquarie to Coffs Harbour – projects being prepared for major work Contractors: Acciona Ferrovial joint venture Warrell Creek to Nambucca Heads Form of contract: Design and build Expected start date: Background Second half of 2014 Expected completion date: The Warrell Creek to Nambucca Heads upgrade was approved by the NSW Minister for 2017, weather permitting Planning and Infrastructure in 2011 and as the second stage of the larger Warrell Creek to Urunga project. The project is jointly funded by the Australian and NSW Governments. Project value: $830 million The 20 kilometre project involves upgrading the existing highway to a four lane divided road Australian Government contribution: $415 million * between the Allgomera deviation, south of Warrell Creek and Nambucca Heads, just south of the railway line. NSW State Government contribution: $415 million * Activities carried out during August 2014 * Contribution amounts may vary from year to year. • Detailed design work continued • Construction Environmental Management Plan and Environmental Protection Licence documentation progressed • Preparatory activities for additional geotechnical investigations carried out • Work continued to identify and assess biodiversity offset properties • Provision of additional information to the Department of the Environment being finalised. The existing Macksville Bridge 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 Pacific Highway upgrade Achievement report, August 2014 Port Macquarie to Coffs Harbour – projects being built Contractors: Nambucca Heads to Urunga upgrade Lend Lease Form of contract: Background Design and build Workers on site: 845 The Nambucca Heads to Urunga upgrade is the first stage of the Warrell Creek to Urunga upgrade, Pieces of large machinery: 265 which was approved by the NSW Minister for Planning and Infrastructure in 2011. The Federal Minister for the Environment approved this upgrade in
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