Federal Member for Page Kevin Hogan said motorists are now enjoying a smoother and safer journey along 10 kilometres of new divided highway as part of the 14-kilometre Woolgoolga to Halfway Creek Pacific Highway upgrade. “As part of the Woolgoolga to Halfway Creek upgrade, all highway traffic is now travelling on the new divided…
Federal Member for Page Kevin Hogan said the wave of North Coast roadbuilding jobs and investment is continuing, with another major contract awarded to deliver a section of the Pacific Highway upgrade between Woolgoolga and Ballina. He said a Seymour Whyte Limited—Ostwald Brothers joint venture would deliver a 35-kilometre section of the upgrade between Glenugie…
Federal Member for Page Kevin Hogan and State Member for Clarence Chris Gulaptis said contracts have now been awarded to construct 118 out of the 166 bridges being built as part of the Woolgoolga to Ballina section of the Pacific Highway upgrade. Seymour Whyte Constructions Pty Ltd will build bridges at 20 locations between Glenugie…
Federal Member for Page Kevin Hogan today announced another bridge building contract for 23 bridges on the Woolgoolga to Ballina section of the Pacific Highway upgrade. He said the Bielby Hull Albem joint venture had been awarded the contract to build the bridges between Trustrums Hill at Woodburn and Richmond River at Broadwater, and the…
Federal Member for Page Kevin Hogan said animals will soon have new places to roost and nest, as work on the Pacific Highway upgrade continues, with the installation of the final stage of nest boxes between Richmond River and Pimlico set to begin. He said the nest boxes were part of the commitment to…
Federal Member for Page Kevin Hogan said nine local quarries have been awarded contracts to supply road building material for the Woolgoolga to Ballina section of the Pacific Highway Upgrade. “This means more jobs for our community,” Mr Hogan said. “The nine north coast quarries awarded contracts on this section are a combination of large…
Legislation was introduced into Parliament recently to crackdown on multinational tax avoidance. This comes into effect on July 1, with about $2 billion in tax expected to be clawed back this financial year. These will be the toughest laws against multinational tax avoidance in the world. XXX Country of Origin labelling legislation was…
New 3.5-kilometre road to carry Pacific Highway traffic during upgrades, providing alternative access to the highway while connecting Woodburn and Broadwater Six temporary roads and Broadwater (Richmond River) and Harwood (Clarence River) bridges also underway Federal Member for Page Kevin Hogan said works on a temporary road to carry traffic during the upgrade…
SEE Civil Pty Ltd has been awarded the contract for soft soil treatment work on the Woolgoolga to Ballina section of the Pacific Highway upgrade at Tuckombil Canal. The work will be undertaken between Tuckombil Road and Watsons Road, 3.5 kilometres south of Woodburn. The project involves stabilising the underlying soft soil, before the main…
IN an Australian first, Pacific Complete (Laing O’Rourke and Parsons Brinckerhoff) has been chosen as the preferred delivery partner for the 155 kilometre Ballina to Woolgoolga section of the Pacific Highway upgrade – the final stretch in the full duplication of the highway from Hexham to the Queensland border. Acting Prime Minister and Minister for…