Ballina Bypass Stage 1 Opens
Stage one open: Cumbalum to Ross Lane.
The 5.9 kilometre northern section of the Ballina bypass from Cumbalum to Ross Lane was opened to traffic on Tuesday, 1 March 2011. The community is advised of the following traffic changes.
Motorists heading north from Ballina will enter the new highway at the Cumbalum interchange utilising the southbound off-ramp. Motorists heading south from Bangalow will access the new highway north of Ross Lane and continue south under the Ross Lane interchange. Access to:
- Ballina for northbound and southbound traffic will remain unchanged using the existing Pacific Highway between Teven Road and Cumbalum.
- Tintenbar and Lennox Head will be via the Ross Lane interchange.
- Cumbalum from the new highway will remain unchanged using the existing highway.
When the southern section of the project opens to traffic in mid 2012, the Cumbalum interchange will be fully operational with roundabouts on the eastern and western side of the Cumbalum bridges.