Expressway - The Australian Highway Site: Road Photos & Information: NSW: M1 / A1: Brunswick Heads to Ballina

Road Photos & Information: New South Wales

Pacific Motorway, Pacific Highway, New England Highway, John Renshaw Drive, Gore Hill Freeway, Warringah Freeway, Sydney Harbour Tunnel, Eastern Distributor, Southern Cross Drive, General Holmes Drive, The Grand Parade, President Avenue, Princes Highway and Princes Motorway (M1 / A1)

Brunswick Heads to Ballina

Statistics:

Length:: 1333 km (Brunswick Heads to Ballina: 36 km)
Termini:: Northern: Pacific Mwy (M1), Tweed Heads, at the NSW / QLD Border; Southern: Princes Hwy (A1), Timbillica, at the NSW / VIC Border
Suburbs, Towns & Localities Along Route:: Brunswick Heads, Tyagarah, Ewingsdale, Bangalow, Newrybar, Knockrow, Tintenbar and Ballina

Route Numbering:

Current: M1
Former: A1 1
Road Authority Internal Classification: ¹: 6003 (Wahroonga to Beresfield and Brunswick Heads to Queensland border)

General Information:

M1 / A1 is the principal coastal route through New South Wales, and forms part of the circumferential route around Australia.

The route varies greatly along its length and includes sections of rural highway, urban arterial road, divided rural highway and also motorway. The route also features several tunnels, located in the inner east, inner south and lower northern suburbs of Sydney and at Yelgun and Tweed Heads, at the northern end of the route in NSW. The route passes through forest, rural, residential, commercial and industrial areas.

History:

: 17 May 1929: The route was named as the Great Northern Highway.; May 1931: After pressure from the Queensland Government, the coastal highway linking Sydney and Brisbane was named Pacific Hwy.; 1939: Two thirds of the Pacific Highway was bitumen. ²; 1994: Stage 1 commenced of the Bangalow Bypass Duplication. ³; January 1996: The NSW State Government and the Federal Government agreed to jointly fund the $2.2 billion Pacific Highway Upgrading Program over a period of 10 years. The NSW State Government was to provide $1.6 billion and the Federal Government $600 million.; December 1997: Bangalow Bypass Duplication, 1.9 km in length, opened to traffic.; 1998: The 7.5 kilometre dual carriageway upgrade of the Pacific Highway between Taree and Coopernook was opened to traffic. ⁴; January 1998: Work started on Eungai Deviation. ⁵; May 1998: Gap Road upgrade, 4 km in length, opened to traffic. ⁶; October 1998: Ewingsdale to Tyagarah Realignment, 3.1 km in length, opened to traffic. ⁷; September 2000: Ewingsdale Interchange, 1.2 km in length, opened to traffic. ⁸; 20 December 2000: Ewingsdale Interchange opened to traffic.; December 2001: Tandy's Lane upgrade, 5.5 km in length, opened to traffic. ⁹; May 2008: Work commences on Ballina Bypass. ¹⁰; May 2012: Ballina Bypass completed. ¹⁰; 27 September 2012: Work begins on the 17 km Tintenbar to Ewingsdale Upgrade. ¹¹; December 2015: The upgrade between Tintenbar and Ewingsdale opened to traffic. ¹²

Click or tap here for photos of the former alignment between Brunswick Heads and Ballina.

Ballina To Brunswick Heads

Advance Directional Sign:

AD sign at Tintenbar on Tamarind Dr approaching the roundabout with Pacific Mwy (M1) and Ross Ln, November 2013.

Image © Michael Greenslade

Distance Sign:

RD sign at Tintenbar, February 2015.

Image © Rob Tilley

Supplemental Advance Directional Sign:

Supplemental AD sign approaching Ross Ln interchange at Tintenbar, February 2015.

Image © Rob Tilley

Advance Directional Sign:

AD sign at Tintenbar approaching Ross Ln, February 2015.

Image © Rob Tilley

Ross Lane Interchange:

Pacific Hwy (M1) at Ross Ln interchange at Tintenbar, February 2015.

Image © Rob Tilley

Entering Knockrow:

Pacific Mwy (M1) as it enters the town of Knockrow, April 2019.

Image © Dean Sherry

Distance Sign:

Reasurrance directional sign at Knockrow, April 2019.

Image © Dean Sherry

Supplemental Advance Directional Sign:

Supplemental AD sign at Bangalow approaching Byron Bay Rd, July 2016.

Image © Michael Greenslade

Advance Directional Sign:

AD sign at Bangalow approaching Byron Bay Rd, July 2016.

Image © Michael Greenslade

Overheight Warning Sign:

Overheight warning sign approaching St Helena Tunnel at Bangalow, July 2016.

Image © Michael Greenslade

St Helena Tunnels:

Pacific Mwy (M1) at the St Helena Tunnel at McLeods Shoot, April 2019.

Image © Dean Sherry

St Helena Tunnels:

Pacific Mwy (M1) as it passes through the St Helena Tunnel at McLeods Shoot, April 2019.

Image © Dean Sherry

Ewingsdale Road & Hinterland Way:

Pacific Mwy (M1) at the interchange with Ewingdsale Rd (TD30) and Hinterland Way (B62) at Ewingsdale, July 2016.

Image © Michael Greenslade

Intersection Directional Sign:

ID sign at the junction with Kennedys Ln and Woodford Ln at Ewingsdale, February 2015.

Image © Rob Tilley

Tyagarah Rd:

Pacific Hwy (M1) at the junction with Tyagarah Rd, February 2015.

Image © Rob Tilley

Advance Directional Sign:

AD sign approaching Gulgan Rd at Tyagarah, February 2015.

Image © Rob Tilley

Distance Sign:

RD sign at Brunswick Heads, February 2015.

Image © Rob Tilley

Advance Directional Sign:

AD sign approaching Gulgan Rd at Brunswick Heads, February 2015.

Image © Rob Tilley

Gulgan Rd Interchange:

Pacific Mwy (M1) at the Gulgan Rd interchange at Brunswick Heads, February 2015.

Image © Rob Tilley

Gulgan Rd Interchange:

Pacific Mwy (M1) at the Gulgan Rd interchange at Brunswick Heads, February 2015.

Image © Rob Tilley

Advance Directional Sign:

AD sign on Gulgan Rd approaching Pacific Mwy (M1) and Saddle Rd, November 2013.

Image © Michael Greenslade

Distance Sign:

RD sign at Brunswick Heads, February 2015.

Image © Rob Tilley

Advance Directional Sign:

AD sign at Brunswick Heads approaching Brunswick Valley Way (TD40), February 2015.

Image © Rob Tilley

Brunswick Valley Way:

Pacific Mwy (M1) at the Brunswick Valley Way (TD40) interchange at Brunswick Heads, February 2015.

Image © Rob Tilley

Brunswick Heads To Ballina

Supplemental Advance Directional Sign:

Supplemental AD sign at Brunswick Heads approaching Gulgan Rd (TD28), April 2019.

Image © Dean Sherry

Gulgan Road Interchange:

Pacific Mwy (M1) at the Gulgan Rd (TD28) interchane at Brunswick Heads, April 2019.

Image © Dean Sherry

Advance Directional Sign:

AD sign on the off ramp to Gulgan Rd (TD28) at Brunswick Heads, April 2019.

Image © Dean Sherry

Distance Sign:

RD sign at Brunswick Heads, November 2013.

Image © Michael Greenslade

Supplemental Advance Directional Sign:

Supplemental AD sign at Tyagarah approaaching Hinterland Hwy (B62) and Ewingsdale Rd (TD30), April 2019.

Image © Dean Sherry

Advance Directional Sign:

AD sign at Ewingsdale approaaching Hinterland Hwy (B62) and Ewingsdale Rd (TD30), April 2019.

Image © Dean Sherry

Supplemental Advance Directional Sign:

Supplemental AD sign at Ewingsdale approaaching Ewingsdale Rd (TD30), April 2019.

Image © Dean Sherry

Bypassed Town Sign:

Bypassed town advance directional sign at Ewingsdale approaching Hinterland Hwy (B62) and Ewingsdale Rd (TD30), July 2016.

Image © Michael Greenslade

Advance Directional Sign:

AD sign at Ewingsdale approaaching Hinterland Hwy (B62) and Ewingsdale Rd (TD30), November 2013.

Image © Michael Greenslade

Supplemental Advance Directional Sign:

Supplemental AD sign at Ewingsdale approaaching Ewingsdale Rd (TD30), April 2019.

Image © Dean Sherry

Advance Directional Sign:

AD sign at Ewingsdale approaaching Hinterland Hwy (B62) and Ewingsdale Rd (TD30), November 2013.

Image © Dean Sherry

Supplemental Advance Directional Sign:

Supplemental AD sign at Ewingsdale approaaching Ewingsdale Rd (TD30), April 2019.

Image © Dean Sherry

Ewingsdale Road & Hinterland Way:

Pacific Mwy (M1) at the interchange with Ewingdsale Rd (TD30) and Hinterland Way (B62) at Ewingsdale, July 2016.

Image © Dean Sherry

Ewingsdale Road & Hinterland Way:

Pacific Mwy (M1) at the interchange with Ewingdsale Rd (TD30) and Hinterland Way (B62) at Ewingsdale, April 2019.

Image © Dean Sherry

St Helena Tunnels:

Pacific Mwy (M1) at the St Helena Tunnel at Ewingsdale, July 2016.

Image © Michael Greenslade

St Helena Tunnels:

Pacific Mwy (M1) as it passes through the St Helena Tunnel at Ewingsdale, April 2019.

Reassurance Directional Sign:

Distance sign at McLeods Shoot, April 2019.

Reassurance Directional Sign:

Distance sign at Bangalow, July 2016.

Watsons Lane:

Pacific Mwy (M1) as it passes over Watsons Ln at Newrybar, April 2019.

Advance Directional Sign:

AD sign at Knockrow approaching Hinterland Way, April 2019.

Supplemental Advance Directional Sign:

Supplemental AD sign at Knockrow approaching Hinterland Way, April 2019.

Supplemental Advance Directional Sign:

Supplemental AD sign at Knockrow approaching Hinterland Way, April 2019.

Hinterland Way:

Pacific Mwy (M1) at the Hinterland Way interchange, Tintenbar, April 2019.

Services Sign:

Services sign at Tintenbar for the Tamarind Dr interchange, April 2019.

Reassurance Directional Sign:

Distance sign at Tintenbar, April 2019.

Bypassed Town Sign:

Bypassed town supplemental advance directional sign at Tintenbar approaching Tamarind Dr (former Pacific Hwy), April 2019.

Services Sign:

Services sign at Tintenbar for the Tamarind Dr interchange, April 2019.

Advance Directional Sign:

AD sign at Cumbalum approaching Tamarind Dr, April 2019.

Tamarind Drive:

Pacific Mwy (M1) at the Tamarind Dr interchange at Cumbalum, April 2019.

Advance Directional Sign:

AD sign at West Ballina approaching Bruxner Hwy (B60) and River St (TD30), April 2019.

Supplemental Advance Directional Sign:

Supplemental AD sign at West Ballina approaching Bruxner Hwy (B60) and River St (TD30), April 2019.

Bruxner Highway & River Street Interchange:

Pacific Mwy (M1) at the Bruxner Hwy (B60) and River St (TD30) interchange at West Ballina, April 2019.

Advance Directional Sign:

AD sign on the off ramp to Bruxner Hwy (B60) and River St (TD30) at West Ballina, April 2019.

Intersection Directional Sign:

ID sign on the off ramp to Bruxner Hwy (B60) and River St (TD30) at West Ballina, April 2019.

Click or tap here for the continuation of M1 between Ballina and Maclean
Click or tap here for the continuation of M1 between Queensland Border and Brunswick Heads

¹ Roads & Maritime Services, Schedule of Classified Roads and Unclassified Regional Roads, August 2013.
² Department of Main Roads, The Roadmakers, A History of Main Roads in New South Wales, ISBN 0 7240 0439 4.
³ Roads & Maritime Services, Projects, Pacific Highway Upgrade, Ballina To Tweed Heads, Completed Projects, Bangalow Bypass Duplication.
⁴ Roads & Maritime Services, Projects, Pacific Highway upgrade, Hexham to Port Macquarie, Completed projects, Taree to Coopernook.
⁵ Roads & Maritime Services, Projects, Pacific Highway upgrade, Port Macquarie to Coffs Harbour, Completed projects, Eungai Deviation.
⁶ Roads & Maritime Services, Projects, Pacific Highway upgrade, Coffs Harbour to Ballina, Completed Projects, Gap Road.
⁷ Roads & Maritime Services, Projects, Pacific Highway upgrade, Ballina To Tweed Heads, Completed Projects, Ewingsdale to Tyagarah Realignment.
⁸ Roads & Maritime Services, Pacific Highway Upgrade, Project Fact Sheet, Ewingsdale Interchange.
⁹ Roads & Maritime Services, Projects, Pacific Highway upgrade, Ballina To Tweed Heads, Completed Projects, Tandy's Lane.
¹⁰ Roads & Maritime Services, Projects, Pacific Highway Upgrade, Coffs Harbour to Ballina, Ballina Bypass.
¹¹ Australian Government, Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications, Projects, Pacific Highway - Tintenbar to Ewingsdale Upgrade Pacific Highway - Tintenbar to Ewingsdale Upgrade
¹² NSW Government, Pacific Highway Upgrade website, Ballina to Border