Road number and name changes in northern NSW
A better way to navigate NSW roads
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Pub No. RMS 12.305 There are four routes that are currently sign posted that will change their number in this region. They are:
Old road New road Old road New road Road/s Road/s number number number number Oxley Highway Bruxner Highway (Coonabarabran to 34 B56 (Pacific Highway, Ballina 44 Port Macquarie) to New England Highway, B60 Tenterfield) Gwydir Highway (Walgett to Grafton) 38 B76 Kamilaroi Highway, (Newell Highway, Narrabri to New England Highway, 37 B51 Willow Tree)
Three marked routes cross the Queensland border from this region, and in all cases the route number will remain the same. Routes that cross the border in this region are:
Border crossings
Border with Location of crossing NSW road number Interstate road number
Goondiwindi A39 A39
Queensland Tweed Heads M1 M1
Warwick A15 A15
Road name changes There is one route in northern NSW that will change its name from early 2013. • The Pacific Highway between the Queensland border and north of Byron Bay will now be part of the M1 Pacific Motorway.
For more information or to download maps and GIS data, visit our website or call the project hotline.
www.rms.nsw.gov.au/roadnumbers
1300 775 676
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