Coffs Harbour Bypass Community Information Sessions coming quarterly Coffs Coast Coffs Coast - popup ad by News Of The Area - Modern Media - July 10, 2023 The first of Transport for NSW’s Coffs Harbour Bypass quarterly information sessions at Opal Cove providing progress reports to the community. THE first of Transport for NSW’s community information sessions about the Coffs Harbour Bypass took place on Thursday 29 June at Opal Cove resort. The community information sessions will move to various locations across Coffs Harbour quarterly. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your business. Message us. Phone us – (02) 4981 8882. Email us – media@newsofthearea.com.au Details about the next session will be promoted via the project website, newsletters and Facebook. Transport for NSW region north director Anna Zycki said the first session gave the Coffs Harbour bypass project staff an opportunity to meet Korora locals, answer questions and get valuable feedback from impacted residents and the wider community. “About 30 people attended the drop-in session from 2pm to 7pm,” Ms Zycki told News Of The Area. “The key issues were about vehicle and cycling access for residents in the area, noise impacts and an overall general interest in the progress of the project. “We look forward to continuing to work with the community as the project progresses.” Ms Zycki said residents, business and community members were welcome to attend and ask questions, give feedback and get up-to-date information about the project. Ms Zycki said since winning the contract in June 2022, the major contractor for the project, Ferrovial Gamuda Joint Venture, has been preparing the detailed design for the bypass, doing further geotechnical investigations and establishing access points to the corridor. “They’ve also developed drainage, bridge work and compound sites, removed vegetation in the project corridor and along the project boundary, installed project boundary fencing, and removed some additional buildings,” she said. “A year on and the work on the bypass is really ramping up, with controlled blasting for cuts along the alignment about to kick off, and work at Korora to include building the bus interchange at Kororo Public School and the new Luke Bowen Footbridge to start early next month. “About 400 people are now working on the project.” The project update is also available at pacifichighway.nsw.gov.au/coffsharbourbypass By Andrea FERRARI The community was invited to a Coffs bypass information session, now running quarterly by Transport for NSW.
