The upgraded Pacific Highway: faster, safer, but oh-so-much duller
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and villages between Hexham near Newcastle and the Queensland border. Now, like some
Christmas miracle, the highway’s seemingly never-ending $15 billion upgrade is officially
done and will be marked by a ceremony on Thursday. Motorists can take joy in the fact 2.5 hours have been shaved from the journey and that the four-lane divided highway has resulted in a 70 per cent reduction in fatal crashes.
Traffic snarls were commonplace on the Pacific Highway near the border with Queensland.