Road Photos & Information: New South Wales: Old Pacific Highway, Pine Creek Way, Lyons Road, First Avenue, Sawtell Road, Hogbin Drive, Barrie Street, Harbour Drive, Orlando Street, Ocean Parade, Park Beach Road, York Street & Arthur Street (Tourist Drive 18)

Road Photos & Information: New South Wales

Old Pacific Highway, Pine Creek Way, Lyons Road, First Avenue, Sawtell Road, Hogbin Drive, Barrie Street, Harbour Drive, Orlando Street, Ocean Parade, Park Beach Road, York Street & Arthur Street (Tourist Drive 18)

Statistics:

Length: 35 km
Northern Terminus: Pacific Hwy (A1) and Mastracolas Rd at Coffs Harbour
Southern Terminus: Pacific Hwy (A1) and Waterfall Way at Raleigh
Suburbs, Towns & Localities Along Route: Coffs Harbour, Toormina, Sawtell, Bonville, Repton and Raleigh

Route Numbering:

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General Information:

Tourist Drive 18 is located in the Coffs Harbour area on the New South Wales north coast.

A mix of rural highway, urban arterial road and local road style, it passes through the beach and holiday areas of the Coffs Harbour region, and the section south of the Lyons Road / Pacific Highway interchange is formed by the former alignment of the Pacific Highway.

The Hogbin Drive section of the route reportedly uses a corridor that was once reserved for an eastern Pacific Highway bypass of the city.

History:

17 September 1998: Raleigh Deviation on the Pacific Highway opened to traffic. The Raleigh Deviation upgrade provides 8km of divided carriageway between the Kalang River near Urunga and Pine Creek State Forest. The project included construction of major twin bridges over the Bellinger River. New bridges were also built at Boggy Creek, Man Arm Creek, Waterfall Way, and North Bank and Valery Roads. 1
2006: Construction work begins on Hogbin Drive between Albany Street and Harbour Drive in Coffs Harbour, as part of Stage 2 extension of Hogbin Drive. 2
2007: Work commenced on refurbishment of Park Beach Road roundabout. 3
September 2008: Bonville upgrade was officially opened to traffic. There are 19 bridges on the project with a combined length of 1.2 kilometres. The longest bridges are over Bonville Creek and are 164 metres. 4

Raleigh to Coffs Harbour		Coffs Harbour to Raleigh
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	Intersection Directional Sign: ID sign at the roundabout with the Pacific Hwy (A1) interchange in Toormina, July 2013. Image © Paul Rands		Reassurance Directional Sign: Distance sign on Arthur St (TD18) at Coffs Harbour. Image © Rob Tilley
	Reassurance Directional Sign: Distance sign at Toormina, July 2013. Image © Paul Rands
	Trailblazer: TD18 trailblazer near Toormina Rd in Toormina, July 2013. Image © Paul Rands
	Black Intersection Directional Sign: Black ID sign assembly at the corner of Lyons Rd (TD18) and Toormina Rd in Toormina, July 2013. Image © Paul Rands
	Entering Sawtell: TD18 as it enters Sawtell, July 2013. Image © Paul Rands
	Sawtell Town Centre: Tourist Drive 18 as it passes through the Sawtell Town Centre, July 2013. Image © Paul Rands
	Intersection Directional Sign: ID sign at the corner of Toormina Rd and Hulberts Rd in Toormina, July 2013. This sign is missing a 'To' prefix in front of the route number. Image © Paul Rands
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign on Hogbin Dr (TD18) approaching Stadium Dr at Coffs Harbour, July 2013. Image © Paul Rands
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign on Hogbin Dr (TD18) approaching Airport Dr at Coffs Harbour, July 2013. Image © Paul Rands
	Reassurance Directional Sign: Distance sign at Coffs Harbour, July 2013. Image © Paul Rands
	Black Advance Directional Sign: Black AD sign approaching Christmas Bells Rd, Coffs Harbour, July 2013. Image © Paul Rands
	Black Intersection Directional Sign: Black ID sign at the corner of Hogbin Dr (TD18) and Christmas Bells Rd in Coffs Harbour, July 2013. Image © Paul Rands
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign approaching Albany St, City Hill Dr and Howard St, Coffs Harbour, July 2013. Image © Paul Rands

1 Roads and Maritime Services, Projects, Pacific Highway Upgrade, Port Macquarie to Coffs Harbour, Completed Projects, Raleigh Deviation.
2 Coffs Harbour City Council, Ordinary Meeting Minutes, 6 July 2006.
3 Coffs Harbour City Council, Ordinary Meeting Minutes, 4 October 2007.
4 Roads and Maritime Services, Projects, Pacific Highway Upgrade, Port Macquarie to Coffs Harbour, Completed Projects, Bonville Upgrade

Last updated: 23-Dec-2019 21:26

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