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Community update concept design

The summary brochure is a six page brochure that provides details of the Concept Design Report for the Coffs Harbourbypass. It includes a ´what happens next´ section and provides details of where you can get more information at the public displays.

Community Update 7 Community update concept design, September 2008, pdf format, 3,137kb

Coffs Harbour bypass Concept Design Report September 2008

This report outlines the design for the bypass of Coffs Harbour.

CHB Concept Design Coffs Harbour bypass Concept Design Report inc Appendices A and B, November 2008, 5,608kb
CHB Concept Design Coffs Harbour bypass Concept Design Report Appendix C_part 1, November 2008, 3,930kb
CHB Concept Design Coffs Harbour bypass Concept Design Report Appendix C_part 2, November 2008, 4,233kb
CHB Concept Design Coffs Harbour bypass Concept Design Report Appendices D and E, November 2008, 2,124kb
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Coffs Harbour Highway Planning Strategy Economic Analysis Update November 2007

This report updates the cost estimate analysis for the three broad corridors of the far western bypass, the Coffs Harbour City Council preferred corridor and the coastal corridor. The report found that the coastal corridor would provide substantial road safety improvements and travel time savings, be lower cost than the other corridor options, provide the best value for money and have a fair economic performance.

Economic Analysis Update Coffs Harbour Highway Planning Strategy Economic Analysis Update, November 2007, 2,2881kb

Survey and geotechnical investigations

The RTA is taking steps to better define the road corridor required for the preferred route for the Pacific Highway at Coffs Harbour. This flyer provides information on field investigation being undertaken.

Community flyer Community flyer, November 2006

RTA access to private property

This question and answer sheet provides general details regarding the process undertaken by the RTA and its project teams when accessing private property for the investigation of road projects.

Prop access fact sheet Property access fact sheet

Announcement of preferred route:
Coffs Harbour Highway Planning: Southern and Northern Sections - December 2004

Community update 6

The summary brochure is a four page brochure that provides details of the preferred option for the Coffs Harbour Highway Planning Strategy. It includes a ´what happens next´ section and provides details of where you can get more information at the public displays.

Community Update 6 Community update 6, November 2004, pdf format, 614kb

Coffs Harbour Highway Planning Strategy Preferred Option Report

This report has been prepared to accompany the Minister´s decision on the preferred option for an upgrade of the Pacific Highway from Coffs Harbour to Woolgoolga. This 65 page document describes the relevant characteristics of the study area and the constraints and opportunities they provide. It gives an integrated discussion on all of the options developed since the strategy began in September 2001, the community consultation undertaken through this time and the key findings from the options evaluation process. This report documents the recommended strategy for a Coastal Route to comprise an Inner Bypass around Coffs Harbour (IS1 and IN2), upgrade of the existing highway from Korora to South Woolgoolga and a deviation around Woolgoolga to Arrawarra Creek (Option E).

Coffs Harbour Highway Planning Strategy Preferred Option Report, November 2004

Part 1 Part 1 - Table of Contents, pdf format, 3,605kb
Part 2 Part 2 - Section 1, pdf format, 70kb
Part 3 Part 3 - Section 2 part 1, pdf format, 3,583kb
Part 4 Part 4 - Section 2 part 2, pdf format, 2,684kb
Part 5 Part 5 - Section 2 part 3, pdf format, 3,120kb
Part 6 Part 6 - Section 2 part 4, pdf format, 1,893kb
Part 7 Part 7 - Section 3 part 1, pdf format, 2,657kb
Part 8 Part 8 - Section 3 part 2, pdf format, 2,726kb
Part 9 Part 9 - Section 3 part 3, pdf format, 1,380kb
Part 10 Part 10 - Section 4 part 1, pdf format, 3,095kb
Part 11 Part 11 - Section 4 part 2, pdf format, 4,431kb
Part 12 Part 12 - Section 4 part 3, pdf format, 2,024kb
Part 13 Part 13 - Sections 4 part 4 to 6 part 1, pdf format, 1,880kb
Part 14 Part 14 - Sections 6 part 2 and 7, pdf format, 4,311kb
Part 15 Part 15 - Appendices A, B and C, pdf format, 2,258kb

Coffs Harbour City Council Preferred Corridor Feasibility Assessment:
Coffs Harbour Highway Planning:
Southern and Northern Sections - June 2004

Community update 5

Community update No 5 is a 4-page brochure that summarises the findings of a feasibility assessment of options within Coffs Harbour City Council´s preferred corridor. The feasibility assessment identified four potential route options in Council´s corridor and evaluated them in terms of functional, cost, socio-economic and biophysical issues. The update presents the key features of the four options that illustrate the major engineering, traffic, environmental and economic problems with the corridor. It provides details of where you can see displays of large-scale maps of the options and copies of the detailed feasibility assessment report, as well as how you can provide feedback.

Community Update 5 Community update 5, June 2004, pdf format, 384kb

Coffs Harbour City Council Preferred Corridor Feasibility Assessment

This is a detailed 30-page report that documents the assessment of feasible route options through the CHCC preferred corridor. Four broad route options were developed to an early concept design level and a review carried out of key issues and impacts to provide an assessment of their feasibility compared to the previously investigated Coastal Ridge Way / Option A route. The study found that there are major engineering, traffic, environmental and economic problems with the corridor. It concluded that none of the options within the CHCC preferred corridor would be viable and do not merit further consideration for the future upgrading of the Pacific Highway.

Coffs Harbour City Council Preferred Corridor Feasibility Assessment, June 2004

Part 1 Part 1 - Table of Contents, pdf format, 1,294kb
Part 2 Part 2 - Sections 1 to 2 part 1, pdf format, 1,444kb
Part 3 Part 3 - Section 2 part 2, pdf format, 4,349kb
Part 4 Part 4 - Section 2 part 3, pdf format, 4,489kb
Part 5 Part 5 - Section 2 part 4, pdf format, 2,152kb
Part 6 Part 6 - Section 3 part 1, pdf format, 3,663kb
Part 7 Part 7 - Sections 3 part 2 to 6, pdf format, 3,466kb
Part 8 Part 8 - Appendices A and B, pdf format, 2,127kb


Short-listed options stage:
Coffs Harbour Highway Planning:
Southern and Northern Sections - February 2004

Community update 4

Community update No.4 is a 12-page brochure that presents the current status of the development of the Coffs Harbour Highway Planning Strategy. It describes highway options in the southern (Coffs Harbour) section and identifies new and revised options in the northern section near Woolgoolga. The update identifies those options that merit further investigation. The brochure also provides details of exhibitions showing large-scale maps of the options, staffed displays to discuss the route options with project team representatives and opportunities to comment.

Community Update 4 Community update 4, February 2004, pdf format, 2,258kb

Strategy report and working papers

The Strategy Report has been prepared to document the overall process of identifying, developing and evaluating the Inner Bypass and the existing highway upgrade options for the southern (Coffs Harbour) section of the strategy area. The accompanying technical working papers contain a more detailed assessment and comparison of the impacts of the two options across a range of transportation, socio-economic and environmental planning issues.

Coffs Harbour Highway Planning - Coffs Harbour Section: Strategy Report, February 2004

Part 1 Part 1 - Table of Contents, pdf format, 352kb
Part 2 Part 2 - Sections 1 to 2 inclusive, pdf format, 1,767kb
Part 3 Part 3 - Section 3 - 1/5, pdf format, 1,547kb
Part 4 Part 4 - Section 3 - 2/5, pdf format, 1,770kb
Part 5 Part 5 - Section 3 - 3/5, pdf format, 2,059kb
Part 6 Part 6 - Section 3 - 4/5, pdf format, 2,442kb
Part 7 Part 7 - Section 3 - 5/5, pdf format, 1,179kb
Part 8 Part 8 - Section 4 - 1/3, pdf format, 1,063kb
Part 9 Part 9 - Section 4 - 2/3, pdf format, 2,389kb
Part 10 Part 10 - Section 4 - 2/3, pdf format, 2,696kb
Part 11 Part 11 - Sections 5 to 7 inclusive, pdf format, 1,765kb
Part 12 Part 12 - Sections 8 to 10 plus Appendices A to D inclusive, pdf format, 1,243kb

 

Coffs Harbour Highway Planning - Coffs Harbour Section: Working Papers, February 2004

WP1 Working Paper No 1: Statutory and Strategic Planning Issues, February 2004, pdf format, 2,432kb
 
Working Paper No 2: Urban Design and Visual Assessment - Inner Bypass Options, February 2004,
WP2_1 Part 1 of 2, pdf format, 1,739kb
WP2_2 Part 2 of 2, pdf format, 1,735kb
 
Working Paper No 3: Geotechnical Desk Study and Field Mapping Report, February 2004,
WP3_1 Part 1 of 12, pdf format, 2,479kb
WP3_2 Part 2 of 12, pdf format, 2,435kb
WP3_3 Part 3 of 12, pdf format, 2,259kb
WP3_4 Part 4 of 12, pdf format, 2,349kb
WP3_5 Part 5 of 12, pdf format, 2,288kb
WP3_6 Part 6 of 12, pdf format, 2,701kb
WP3_7 Part 7 of 12, pdf format, 2,445kb
WP3_8 Part 8 of 12, pdf format, 2,370kb
WP3_9 Part 9 of 12, pdf format, 3,117kb
WP3_10 Part 10 of 12, pdf format, 2,496kb
WP3_11 Part 11 of 12, pdf format, 1,509kb
WP3_12 Part 12 of 12, pdf format, 3,005kb
 
WP4 Working Paper No 4: Strategic Noise Assessment, February 2004, pdf format, 1,147kb
 
Working Paper No 5: Ecological Assessment, February 2004,
WP5_1 Part 1 of 3, pdf format, 1,862kb
WP5_2 Part 2 of 3, pdf format, 2,367kb
WP5_3 Part 3 of 3, pdf format, 3,011kb
 
Working Paper No 6: Socio-economic Assessment, February 2004,
WP6_1 Part 1 of 2, pdf format, 1,178kb
WP6_2 Part 2 of 2, pdf format, 1,409kb
 
WP7a Working Paper No 7a: Indigenous Heritage Assessment, February 2004, pdf format, 1,403kb
WP7b Working Paper No 7b: Non-Indigenous Heritage Assessment, February 2004, pdf format, 1,602kb
 
WP8 Working Paper No 8: Dangerous Goods Paper, February 2004, pdf format, 2,164kb

 

Review of Coastal Ridge Way

In response to a request from Coffs Harbour City Council, a review of a proposal for a community generated western bypass corridor, known as the Coastal Ridge Way (CRW), has been undertaken in parallel with investigations into the Inner Bypass and existing highway corridors. The CRW was initially identified by members of the community and has been progressively developed in consultation with the main proponents. The review examines the key physical features, cost, traffic and economic performance of the CRW and assesses its impacts across a range of social and environmental planning issues.

Coffs Harbour Highway Planning - Coffs Harbour Section: Review of the Coastal Ridge Way Proposal, February 2004

Part 1 Part 1 - Table of Contents, pdf format, 384kb
Part 2 Part 2 - Sections 1 to 2, pdf format, 3,271kb
Part 3 Part 3 - Sections 3 to 5 part 1, pdf format, 2,432kb
Part 4 Part 4 - Sections 5 part 2, pdf format, 1,744kb
Part 5 Part 5 - Section 6, pdf format, 3,202kb
Part 6 Part 6 - Sections 7 to 8 plus Appendices A to E, pdf format, 1,973kb
Part 7 Part 7 - Appendices F to G part 1, pdf format, 2,586kb
Part 8 Part 8 - Appendices G part 2 to I, pdf format, 2,647kb


Route options investigations:
Coffs Harbour Highway Planning:
Sapphire to Woolgoolga Route Options - December 2002

Community update 3

The community update is a 16-page brochure that describes the route options for upgrading the Pacific Highway from Sapphire to Woolgoolga. It provides maps showing details of the upgrade of the existing highway from Sapphire to Moonee and four options from Moonee to north of Woolgoolga. The update also gives details of exhibitions showing large-scale maps of the options, staffed displays to discuss the route options with project representatives and opportunities to comment.

Community Update 3 Community update 3, December 2002, pdf format, 5,050kb


Coffs Harbour bypass:
Corridor Identification:
Developing a Planning Strategy for the Pacific Highway Coffs Harbour - March 2002

Information sheet No.2

The following information sheet is a twelve-page brochure that announces the findings of investigations carried out since the launch of the planning strategy in September last year. It provides maps of all the corridor options for both the northern and southern sections of the strategy area and describes where you can get more information at displays and public forums, and opportunities to comment.

Information Sheet No.2 Information sheet No.2, pdf format, 995kb

Technical working papers

The following three working papers are detailed technical reports prepared to accompanying Information Sheet No.2. They contain the findings of investigations carried out in the southern section of the strategy area. Working Papers No 1 and 2 both include a number of Excel spreadsheets. Hard copies of the working papers are also available for viewing at the RTA Pacific Highway Office at Grafton.

Draft Route Options Development Report, December 2002

WP1 Working Paper No.1: Preliminary Concept Design Report, for copies phone 1800 636363.
WP2 Working Paper No.2: Traffic and Economics Report, for copies phone 1800 636363.
WP3 Working Paper No.3: Environmental Planning Overview Report, for copies phone 1800 636363.

Community update

This is the third community newsletter on the progress of investigations into upgrading the Pacific Highway through Coffs Harbour and between Sapphire and Woolgoolga (including possible bypasses).

Community Update Community update, September 2002, pdf format, 111kb


Strategy launch:
Developing a Planning Strategy for the Pacific Highway Coffs Harbour - September 2001

Information sheet No.1

The following information sheet is a one-page leaflet that has been widely distributed throughout the community. It provides an overview of the project and where you can get more information at the public displays and open information sessions.

Information Sheet No 1 Information sheet No.1, for copies phone 1800 636363.

Summary brochure

The summary brochure is an eight-page brochure that provides more information on the key issues and opportunities for improving the highway in the Coffs Harbour area as well as the strategy planning process. It also includes a comment form.

Summary Brochure Summary brochure, for copies phone 1800 636363.

Discussion paper

The discussion paper is a more detailed