Road Photos & Information: New South Wales: Pacific Motorway, Pacific Highway, New England Highway, John Renshaw Drive, Gore Hill Freeway, Warringah Freeway, Sydney Harbour Tunnel, Cahill Expressway, Eastern Distributor, Southern Cross Drive, General Holmes Drive, The Grand Parade, President Avenue, Princes Highway & Princes Motorway (M1 / A1)

Road Photos & Information: New South Wales

M1 A1

Pacific Motorway, Pacific Highway, New England Highway, John Renshaw Drive, Gore Hill Freeway, Warringah Freeway, Sydney Harbour Tunnel, Cahill Expressway, Eastern Distributor, Southern Cross Drive, General Holmes Drive, The Grand Parade, President Avenue, Princes Highway & Princes Motorway (M1 / A1) - Brunswick Heads to Ballina

Statistics:

Length: 1354 km (Brunswick Heads to Ballina: 36 km)
Northern Terminus: Queensland Border at Tweed Heads, continues as Pacific Motorway (M1)
Southern Terminus: Victorian Border at Timbillica, continues as Princes Highway (A1)
Suburbs, Towns & Localities Along Route: Brunswick Heads, Tyagarah, Ewingsdale, Bangalow, Newrybar, Knockrow, Tintenbar and Ballina

Route Numbering:

Current: A1

Former:
Road Authority Internal Classification: HW10 (Artarmon to Wahroonga and Hexham to Brunswick Heads) 1

General Information:

The Pacific Highway section of A1 runs between Brunswick Heads and Hexham, and also between Wahroonga and the Gore Hill Freeway at Artarmon. The northern section between Brunswick Heads and Hexham is a mix of dual carriageway, rural highway and urban arterial roadway. The southern section between Wahroonga and Artarmon is urban arterial standard and passes through one of Sydney's more affluent 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 here for the former alignment between Brunswick Heads and Ballina

Ballina to Brunswick Heads		Brunswick Heads To Ballina
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	Caption Title: Caption, November 2013. Image © Michael Greenslade		Supplemental Advance Directional Sign: Supplemental AD sign at Brunswick Heads approaching Gulgan Rd (TD28), April 2019. Image © Dean Sherry
	Distance Sign: RD sign at Tintenbar, February 2015. Image © Rob Tilley		Gulgan Road Interchange: Pacific Mwy (M1) at the Gulgan Rd (TD28) interchane at Brunswick Heads, April 2019. Image © Dean Sherry
	Supplemental Advance Directional Sign: Supplemental AD sign approaching Ross Ln interchange at Tintenbar, February 2015. Image © Rob Tilley		Advance Directional Sign: AD sign on the off ramp to Gulgan Rd (TD28) at Brunswick Heads, April 2019. Image © Dean Sherry
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign at Tintenbar approaching Ross Ln, February 2015. Image © Rob Tilley		Distance Sign: RD sign at Brunswick Heads, November 2013. Image © Michael Greenslade
	Ross Lane Interchange: Pacific Hwy (M1) at Ross Ln interchange at Tintenbar, February 2015. Image © Rob Tilley		Supplemental Advance Directional Sign: Supplemental AD sign at Tyagarah approaaching Hinterland Hwy (B62) and Ewingsdale Rd (TD30), April 2019. Image © Dean Sherry
	Entering Knockrow: Pacific Mwy (M1) as it enters the town of Knockrow, 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
	Distance Sign: Reasurrance directional sign at Knockrow, April 2019. Image © Dean Sherry		Supplemental Advance Directional Sign: Supplemental AD sign at Ewingsdale approaaching Ewingsdale Rd (TD30), April 2019. Image © Dean Sherry
	Supplemental Advance Directional Sign: Supplemental AD sign at Bangalow approaching Byron Bay Rd, July 2016. Image © Michael Greenslade		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 Bangalow approaching Byron Bay Rd, 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
	Overheight Warning Sign: Overheight warning sign approaching St Helena Tunnel at Bangalow, July 2016. Image © Michael Greenslade		Supplemental Advance Directional Sign: Supplemental AD sign at Ewingsdale approaaching Ewingsdale Rd (TD30), April 2019. Image © Dean Sherry
	St Helena Tunnels: Pacific Mwy (M1) at the St Helena Tunnel at McLeods Shoot, April 2019. Image © Dean Sherry		Advance Directional Sign: AD sign at Ewingsdale approaaching Hinterland Hwy (B62) and Ewingsdale Rd (TD30), November 2013. Image © Michael Greenslade
	St Helena Tunnels: Pacific Mwy (M1) as it passes through the St Helena Tunnel at McLeods Shoot, April 2019. 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 © Michael Greenslade		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		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
	Tyagarah Rd: Pacific Hwy (M1) at the junction with Tyagarah Rd, February 2015. Image © Rob Tilley		St Helena Tunnels: Pacific Mwy (M1) at the St Helena Tunnel at Ewingsdale, July 2016. Image © Michael Greenslade
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign approaching Gulgan Rd at Tyagarah, February 2015. Image © Rob Tilley		St Helena Tunnels: Pacific Mwy (M1) as it passes through the St Helena Tunnel at Ewingsdale, April 2019. Image © Dean Sherry
	Distance Sign: RD sign at Brunswick Heads, February 2015. Image © Rob Tilley		Reassurance Directional Sign: Distance sign at McLeods Shoot, April 2019. Image © Dean Sherry
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign approaching Gulgan Rd at Brunswick Heads, February 2015. Image © Rob Tilley		Reassurance Directional Sign: Distance sign at Bangalow, July 2016. Image © Michael Greenslade
	Gulgan Rd Interchange: Pacific Mwy (M1) at the Gulgan Rd interchange at Brunswick Heads, February 2015. Image © Rob Tilley		Watsons Lane: Pacific Mwy (M1) as it passes over Watsons Ln at Newrybar, April 2019. Image © Dean Sherry
	Gulgan Rd Interchange: Pacific Mwy (M1) at the Gulgan Rd interchange at Brunswick Heads, February 2015. Image © Rob Tilley		Advance Directional sign: AD sign at Knockrow approaching Hinterland Way, April 2019. Image © Dean Sherry
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign on Gulgan Rd approaching Pacific Mwy (M1) and Saddle Rd, November 2013. Image © Michael Greenslade		Supplemental Advance Directional sign: Supplemental AD sign at Knockrow approaching Hinterland Way, April 2019. Image © Dean Sherry
	Distance Sign: RD sign at Brunswick Heads, February 2015. Image © Rob Tilley		Supplemental Advance Directional sign: Supplemental AD sign at Knockrow approaching Hinterland Way, April 2019. Image © Dean Sherry
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign at Brunswick Heads approaching Brunswick Valley Way (TD40), February 2015. Image © Rob Tilley		Hinterland Way: Pacific Mwy (M1) at the Hinterland Way interchange, Tintenbar, April 2019. Image © Dean Sherry
	Brunswick Valley Way: Pacific Mwy (M1) at the Brunswick Valley Way (TD40) interchange at Brunswick Heads, February 2015. Image © Rob Tilley		Services Sign: Services sign at Tintenbar for the Tamarind Dr interchange, April 2019. Image © Dean Sherry
			Reassurance Directional Sign: Distance sign at Tintenbar, April 2019. Image © Dean Sherry
			Bypassed Town Sign: Bypassed town supplemental advance directional sign at Tintenbar approaching Tamarind Dr (former Pacific Hwy), April 2019. Image © Dean Sherry
			Services Sign: Services sign at Tintenbar for the Tamarind Dr interchange, April 2019. Image © Dean Sherry
			Advance Directional sign: AD sign at Cumbalum approaching Tamarind Dr, April 2019. Image © Dean Sherry
			Tamarind Drive: Pacific Mwy (M1) at the Tamarind Dr interchange at Cumbalum, April 2019. Image © Dean Sherry
			Advance Directional Sign: AD sign at West Ballina approaching Bruxner Hwy (B60) and River St (TD30), April 2019. Image © Dean Sherry
			Supplemental Advance Directional Sign: Supplemental AD sign at West Ballina approaching Bruxner Hwy (B60) and River St (TD30), April 2019. Image © Dean Sherry
			Bruxner Highway & River Street Interchange: Pacific Mwy (M1) at the Bruxner Hwy (B60) and River St (TD30) interchange at West Ballina, April 2019. Image © Dean Sherry
			Advance Directional Sign: AD sign on the off ramp to Bruxner Hwy (B60) and River St (TD30) at West Ballina, April 2019. Image © Dean Sherry
			Intersection Directional Sign: ID sign on the off ramp to Bruxner Hwy (B60) and River St (TD30) at West Ballina, April 2019. Image © Dean Sherry
Click here for the continuation of Pacific Hwy (A1) between Ballina and Maclean Click here for the continuation of the route as Pacific Mwy (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 web site, Ballina to Border

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