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East Street, Angus McNeil Crescent, Crescent Head Road, Belmore Street, Loftus Road, Belmore River Right Bank Road, Barnard Street, South West Rocks Road, Gregory Street, Arakoon Road, Phillip Drive, Landsborough Street, Memorial Avenue, Livingstone Street, Plummers Lane & Macleay Valley Way (Tourist Drive 12)

Statistics:

• Length: 95 km
• Northern Terminus: Pacific Hwy (A1) & Macleay Valley Way, Bellimbopinni
• Southern Terminus: Macleay Valley Way (unnumbered (former A1)), South Kempsey
• Suburbs, Towns & Localities Along Route: South Kempsey, Crescent Head, Belmore River, Gladstone, Kinchela, Jerseyville, Arakoon, South West Rocks, Rainbow Beach, Clybucca and Belimbopinni

Route Numbering:

• Current:
• Road Authority Internal Classification: MR198 (Barnard St), MR460 (Plummers Ln & South Rest Rocks Rd (to Livingstone St) and 7737 (Crescent Head Rd) 1

General Information:

Located on the New South Wales Mid North Coast, Tourist Drive 12 is a circuitous route that services holiday and rural towns to the east and northeast of Kempsey. Undivided, and in some places narrow, the route provides access to some of the area's biggest natural and man-made attractions including Arakoon National Park, Hat Head National Park, Trial Bay Gaol and Smoky Cape Lighthouse.

History:

• March 2015: Resealing works along Plummers Lane from Summer Island Road to Rainbow Reach Road. 2
• June 2015: Shoulder widening works on Plummers Ln. 3
• 2016: Completion of pavement stabilisation and reseal on Barnard St, south of Gladstone town centre. 4
• May 2016: TD12 extended along former Pacific Hwy alignment following the opening of stage 2 of the Kempsey Bypass (current Pacific Hwy (A1))
• December 2016: Kerb, gutter and shoulder sealing works along Crescent Head Rd, South Kempsey. 5

Preview:	Description:
	Reassurance Directional Sign: Distance sign on Plummers Ln, Clybucca, February 2015. Image © Rob Tilley
	Intersection Directiona Sign: ID sign at the corner of Plummers Ln and Summer Island Rd at Rainbow Beach, February 2015. Image © Rob Tilley
	Intersection Directional Sign: ID sign facing Plummers Ln at Jerseyville, February 2015. TD12 becomes South West Rocks Rd at this location. Image © Rob Tilley
	Intersection Directional Sign: ID sign at the corner of South West Rocks Rd (TD12), Gregory St (TD12) and Arakoon Rd (TD12) at South West Rocks, February 2015. TD12 continues both straight and right as it runs in a loop around South West Rocks and Arakoon. Image © Rob Tilley
	Intersection Directional Sign: ID sign facing Landsborough St in South West Rocks, February 2015. Note the missing TD12 shield. Image © Rob Tilley
	Intersection Directional Sign: ID sign at the corner of South West Rocks Rd (TD12), Gregory St (TD12) and Arakoon Rd (TD12) at South West Rocks, February 2015. TD12 continues both straight and left as it runs in a loop around South West Rocks and Arakoon. Image © Rob Tilley
	Former Terminus: ID sign facing Plummers Ln at the junction with Macleay Valley Way (Pacific Hwy (A1) when the photo was taken), February 2015. TD12 now turns left to meet the interchange with the Kempsey Bypass (current Pacific Hwy (A1) alignment). Image © Rob Tilley

1 New South Wales Government, Roads & Maritime Services, Schedule of Classified Roads and Unclassified Regional Roads, April 2017
2 Kempsey Shire Council, Media Release, Major roadworks program ramps up, 6 Nov 2014
3 Kemsey Shire Council, Council Notices, 15 Jun 2016
4 Australian Government, Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Cities and Regional Development, Projects, South West Rocks Road/Barnard Street, Gladstone - 062729-15NSW-RTR
5 Kempsey Shire Council, Council Notices, 12 Dec 2016

Last updated: 24-Dec-2019 11:32

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