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)
Ballina to Maclean
Statistics:
- Length:
- 1333 km (Ballina to Maclean: 86 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:
- West Ballina, Broadwater, Woodburn, New Italy, Tabbimobile, Mororo, Chatsworth Island, Harwood and Maclean
Route Numbering:
- Current: M1
- Former: A1 1
- Road Authority Internal Classification: 1
- HW10
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.
- 1935: First ever Australian construction of bow-string arch bridge over Shark Creek at Maclean.
- August 20 1966: Opening of the bridge over the Clarence River at Harwood. Also opening of a 4.6 mile deviation in the same area. 2
- 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.
- May 1998: Gap Road upgrade, 4 km in length, opened to traffic. 3
- December 2011: Work started on the Devil's Pulpit upgrade between Grafton and Ballina, total length, 7.3 km. 4
- Nov 2013: Work starts on upgrade between Pimlico and Teven. 5
Click of tap here for photos of the former alignment between Ballina and Maclean
Maclean To Ballina
Supplemental Advance Directional Sign:
Supplemental AD sign at West Ballina approaching Bruxner Hwy (B60) and River St (TD30) interchange, February 2015.
Image © Rob Tilley
Bruxner Highway & River Street Interchange:
Pacific Mwy (M1) at the interchange with Bruxner Hwy (B60) and River St (TD30) at West Ballina, February 2015.
Image © Rob Tilley
Advance Directional Sign:
Northbound AD sign at the interchange with Bruxner Hwy (B60) and River St (TD30) at Ballina West, September 2013.
Image © Rob Tilley
Distance Sign:
Reassurance directional sign at West Ballina, February 2015.
Image © Rob Tilley
2 Roads & Traffic Authority, Thematic History, 2nd Edition, 2006.
3 Roads & Maritime Services, Projects, Pacific Highway upgrade, Coffs Harbour to Ballina, Completed Projects, Gap Road.
4 Roads & Maritime Services, Projects, Pacific Highway, Coffs Harbour To Ballina, Devil's Pulpit Upgrade.
5 Roads & Maritime Services, Projects, Coffs Harbour To Ballina, Pimlico to Teven.