Upgrading new sections and carrying out safety improvements to the existing highway have brought major improvements to road conditions.
These improvements support regional development and provide:
In the first half of 2018, the Pacific Highway upgrade generated an average of around 3300 direct and 10,000 indirect jobs for local and relocated workers. To better understand how these workers interact with the local community, Roads and Maritime has carried out research to profile the workforce on the North Coast between Port Macquarie and Ballina. This study looked at the number of local and relocated workers, where they live, services they use and the potential benefits they may bring to local communities.
