Here is the speech which reflects on the challenge of opening a new Pacific Highway between Nambucca Heads and Urunga:
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The highway officially opened to traffic on Friday with northbound travellers the first on the new stretch of road with southbound travellers to follow.
The Australian and NSW governments each contributed $390 million towards the project.
NSW Member for Oxley Melinda Pavey said the community had fought hard to secure the road upgrades.
“It’s great news to be able to deliver and open this section of highway today as I know local communities, have been waiting for this moment for years,” Mrs Pavey said.
Some finishing works will now be undertaken on the project, with full completion expected in around three months’ time.
The Nambucca Heads to Urunga upgrade includes a wide median to reduce the risk of head-on collisions.
- Federal Member for Cowper Luke Hartsuyker
By December 2017, an additional 83 kilometres of four-lane divided road between will progressively open to traffic, weather permitting.
With major work progressing on the other sections between Port Macquarie and Coffs Harbour, and further up the coast on the Woolgoolga to Ballina section, motorists can expect to save up to two and half hours by 2020 when driving between Sydney and Brisbane.
