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Work is progressing according to plan on a key section of the Pacific Highway upgrade project in New South Wales (NSW) Australia.
March 5, 2012 Read time: 1 min
Work is progressing according to plan on a key section of the Pacific Highway upgrade project in New South Wales (882 NSW) Australia. TheUS$360 million work involves removing two highway bridges over Minjungbal Drive and building a 330m viaduct over Central Valley, located in the south part of Sexton Hill. The project also includes realignment work for Laura Street, which will be connected through a four-way intersection to meet with the current Pacific Highway and Short Street. The upgrade work will provide a new link with three lanes of traffic in either direction that features a speed limit of 100km/h.

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