Editing Coffs Harbour (section)

==Pacific Highway Upgrade==
The [[Pacific Highway (Australia)|Pacific Highway]] cuts through the centre of the city of Coffs Harbour. As a part of the Pacific Highway Upgrade (organised from the NSW government), has started working on building a {{convert|14|km|mi|adj=on}} deviation containing three interchanges and three tunnels through the ridge line. The new highway starts at Englands Road, runs west to Coramba Road, and joins near Campbell Close and Solitary Islands Way, Korora.

Key features at the Englands Road are include:
*The separation of the old Pacific Highway 
*A new service road running from Lindsey's Truck Depot to the south roundabout of Englands Road Interchange
*A new interchange at Englands Road which separates the old Pacific Highway
*A new set of lights which replace the existing roundabout on the old Pacific Highway 
*New access to the local Waste Service centre for all workers and residents, and new access to Ozgroup, Isles Drive and Englands Road.

The North Boambee Road/Roberts Hill areas include:
*Bridges going over Newports Creek and North Boambee Road
*A new tunnel going through Roberts Hill (Mccans Road)

The Coramba Road areas include:
*Bridges going over Coffs Creek and other catchments
*A new interchange at Coramba Road in which will look similar to the Sapphire Beach interchange at Solitary Islands Way
*New service road access from Coramba Road Interchange via western roundabout
[[File:Coffs Bypass.jpg|thumb|Bypass under construction in 2024 looking toward the Shepards Lane tunnel portal, looking North]]
The Shepards Lane area includes:
*A new bridge for access via Shepards Lane
*An overpass bridge going over the North Coast Railway
*A new tunnel just north of Shepards Lane and the North Coast Railway
*An overpass bridge going over Mackays Road

The Gatleys Road areas include:
*A new tunnel going through the Gatleys Road Hill
*A new overpass bridges going over Jordans Creek and West Korora Road
*A new interchange at Korora Hill which meets, but doesn't join the old Pacific Highway

The Korora Hill areas include:
*New access to Bruxner Park Road and James Small Drive
*A new set of lights which connect Charlesworth Bay Road and the nearby Caravan Park
*On/off ramps continue via the old Pacific Highway
*A new service road that goes through the Kororo Public School areas
[[File:Luke bowen pedestrian bridge lift jpg.jpg|thumb|The new Luke Bowen Pedestrian Bridge main span lift which took place in October 2024, looking North.]]
The Kororo Public School areas include:
*A new bus interchange for Kororo School students/residents
*New footbridge access which will stand as a memorial for the beloved Luke Bowen who tragically died in a motorbike accident.
*A new service road which may or may not be known as the new Kororo School Road

The Korora/Sapphire Beach area include:
*A new roundabout intersection at James Small Drive, which as of 2025 is an intersection going across the old Pacific Highway
*3 new overpass bridges going over Pine Bush Creek (which 2 of them meet the old Pacific Highway)
*New bridge upgrade for local residents and road traffic on Old Coast Road opposite Kororo Basin Road
*A new service road connecting Old Coast Road, Campbell Close and Seaview Close
*An overpass bridge which connects Solitary Islands Way, Old Coast Road, Campbell Close and Seaview Close
Upgrades to Campbell Close including:
*The connection of the existing Pacific Highway, which north of the new bypass, was previously upgraded by the NSW Government in 2010 and finished in 2017
*A new noise wall on the western side of the highway
*The connection of a new noise wall to the existing noise wall that was completed in late 2013 - early 2014 by the NSW Government during the Pacific Highway Upgrade in 2010 – 2020
*The connections of the existing Solitary Islands Way and the new service road
*A new grey support wall that will support the new Campbell Close entrance

The Coffs Harbour Bypass achievements to motorists will accomplish:
Saving up to 12 minutes of driving time, bypassing up to 12 sets of traffic lights, (14 including the 2 new marked sets), making trips from and to Coffs Harbour easy for local residents, saving time driving through Coffs for local residents and improving safety for all motorists. However, trucks with hazardous chemicals (HAZCHEM) must use the existing highway for safety reasons and concerns.

The noise walls that will stand for the new bypass will represent Gumbaynggirr based "Dream Time Stories" as the theme for the whole bypass, from South to North.

The first design is known as the "Childs Journey" dreamtime story, which will resemble the colour Yellow, and is based on a mother and child on a journey across a day and into the Dreamtime, discovering special places, creatures, and new things (according to Google AI Overview), it will be featured only around the Englands Road area. 

The next cultural Theme is called the "Golden Waanji" The colour for this story is Blue, slightly darker than Cyan. The dreamtime story represents a Dingo forming the creation of the sea and the creation of the Seven Sisters constellation, and how the two jiinda (sisters) became part of the Pleiades constellation, (according to Google AI Overview), it is featrured around Coramba Road interchange and Shepards Lane area.

The next cultural theme will be known as the "Yuludarla Creation" which will resemble the colour of a slightly darker Orange. The story is about the "Man Shining Like the Sun" who created the land and people by dividing it with rivers, forming different clans, and giving them their languages, (according to Google AI Overview). It will be seen around the Gatleys Road Tunnel area only.

The last and very North dreamtime story recreation will be the Gumgali Stories, otherwise will be known as the Goanna Stories. The colour of these noise walls wil be Green. These stories will tell the story about the Gumgali, a black goanna, and the formation of the Korora ridge. The stories are shared through sculptures, murals, and soundscapes, it is also shared along the Gumgali Track in the Orara East State Forest.<ref>[https://www.planning.nsw.gov.au/Assess-and-Regulate/State-Significant-Projects/Coffs-Harbour-Bypass Coffs Harbour Bypass] Government of New South Wales</ref>

The project was approved in November 2020, and the contract by the NSW Government was given to Ferrovial Construction and Gamuda Construction in June 2022. The project is due to be open to traffic in late 2026 and completed in late 2027 at a cost of $2.2 billion dollars AUD ($1,387,386,000 USD)

Construction Updates, Resource Libraries and more of the Latest News are kept at the [https://www.nsw.gov.au/driving-boating-and-transport/projects/coffs-harbour-bypass NSW Government Boating and Transport Website], the [https://www.pacifichighway.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/media/documents/2024/chb-dpdlp-chapters-1-to-3.pdf Final Place Design and Landscape Plan] (chapters 1-3) is shown for local transportation such as buses and impacts as a result of constructing the entire Coffs Harbour Bypass.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2 November 2020|title=Coffs Harbour Bypass|url=https://www.planningportal.nsw.gov.au/major-projects/project/10461|url-status=live|access-date=2021-01-28|website=www.planningportal.nsw.gov.au|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190520184131/https://www.planningportal.nsw.gov.au/major-projects/project/10461 |archive-date=20 May 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=7 June 2023|title=Full steam ahead on Coffs Harbour bypass|url=https://minister.infrastructure.gov.au/c-king/media-release/full-steam-ahead-coffs-harbour-bypass|access-date=2024-06-19}}</ref>