The Federal Government has officially opened the Ballina Bypass to traffic after four years of construction, allowing 1,500 trucks a day to bypass the town.

 

“Today marks the beginning of a new era.  The Ballina Bypass is no longer an aspiration or a line on the map.  It is a real road being used by real trucks and cars delivering real benefits,”  Page MP Janelle Saffin said.

 

“I also acknowledge the 1,800 people who worked on this large and complex engineering project.  It was because of their expertise and hard work that the bypass has been completed on budget and ahead of schedule.”

 

The new Ballina Bypass was jointly funded by the Federal ($450 million) and NSW ($190 million) governments and built by an alliance involving RMS, Leighton Contractors, AECOM, SMEC and Coffey Geotechnics.