Coffs Harbour Bypass Update #5 July 2024 (Shot in 4K HD) 

People that build these things are total fkn geniuses! This bypass will easily be the most stunning in the country with the greenery and mountains around it - will be a joy to drive it!

Been travelling that road for 35 years. Seen every bypass from syd to grafton. Will be retired by the time they finish hexam and coffs. Great video. Have been fascinated by all the roadworks.

Glad to see that this is making progress. Coffs is one hell of a bottleneck in peak traffic periods as it is, so getting this done will speed up the commute through the area.

Excellent !!!!! Your work is historical and will be studied and marvelled at. Well done.

It can't come soon enough. It should have been done years ago. Awesome video.

One day the Hwy upgrade between Sydney and QLD border will actually be completed. Three more stages to go. Coffs Harbour, Heatherbrae (both under construction) and then the town of Coolongolook, which has not been started yet. Nothing gets done quickly in Australia and often it falls way behind time and the costs blow out far past the original estimations. That's life in Australia. Great video. Love your drone work.

Great drone footage. Our family drives from Sydney to the Gold Coast several times a year and know just how bad traffic through Coffs can get, this project can't finish quick enough!

This must be one of the most difficult , and most expensive road projects per km , ever undertaken in Australia.

Thanks for all the great comments, both good and bad. They are all very much appreciated. Depending on how the work progresses will govern when the next update will come out, I am mindful to show progress and not produce videos that show no progress.

The bridges that have just been installed at North Boambee road are Gnarly! I can't wait to see it some together!

This is a brilliant piece of Infrastructure………making Trucking much safer…..

Great video, all the roadworks at Korora Hill is starting to come together already! Can't wait for Update #6!

Superb video - great way to see all the progress - looking like heaps of progress has been made - great work 😊

8:15 hard to believe that will apparently be a bridge over the rail line into the tunnels. i guess next year things will become more apparent. those houses are also very close there, hopefully good noise protection.

Thankyou for these updates. Gonna be driving this route a lot soon so cant wait to see it open.

Thankyou. for all your hard work doing these.

I'll be heading up there again soon. Good to see the progress.

There’s got to be 5-10yrs left going by this excellent footage, calculating weather delays into it.

Thank you for the update

Greatly appreciated video…many thanks!

Well done !

I travel this highway annually from Geelong to Qld ,we can travel from Geelong to Hexham without a traffic light , cant wait to go further

A LONG WAY to go before we are driving on this road

There's a few grieviances I could add about this bypass.... BUT your drone shoot is amazing, and it's kinda calming, lol... love it!!!! Don't apologise for it being 12mins long; it's great!!!

Terrific video thanks.

fabulous update, thanks mate

Great work #woolgoolgadronephotography 👏

beautifu work, what a talent you are

love this thankyou

Thank you. I love “engineering” UAV videos. Keep up the good work.

Still a long way to go but looking good so far.

Wow great update thank you.

When watching, ensure your settings are set to HD to get the best viewing experience. This also allows you to get a good still image when pausing the video to check out particular locations.

Wow, impressive. Can you do a video on the local Brelsford Park project?

thanks for the video!

The missing link is finally taking shape ❤

Must be taken over Saturday/Sunday. Weekday work only that’s why projects are so expensive and take longer…good work if you can get it. Great when it’s finished and can’t wait to use it.

Just think once this bypass opens and the Gympie Bypass opens in a couple of months time you can drive all the way from Sydney to the north side of Gympie Qld (Curra) on a duel or better road. Wouldn't it be nice if the Qld Government continued it all the way to Rockhampton.

Unfortunately I live in Queensland, so although regional infrastructure is falling apart, the only place road works are done is the south east.

Cutting through some interesting Geology.

The music really goes well with Clip.

Hi speed rail line might be a good idea too?

A 4 lane viaduct following the existing highway starting (South-North) before the old Bunnings site roundabout, re-joining at the windmill (6 lanes) then resuming before the city centre through to the big Banana would have been cheaper, quicker, without the environmental BS and with the right construction plan less disruptive. Done in stages, 1. Base pads level with current surface, then after the pad settling period 2. all following parts pre-fabricated: legs, cross members, stringers could be installed using the elevated road surface as it progresses, then 3. road bed, safety railings and painting. Adding elevated sound/sight railings it may not be an eyesore. A handful of road changes, job's done.

Will be great once completed, what is the latest info on completion date, looking forward to this and the Gympie by-pass opening will take at least 35 minutes of my trip from Hervey Bay to Central Coast, thanks for the vid mate.

Better for all road users, hope the farmers got paid well for the land they gave up!

I been waitin 35 years for this, why wasn't this done earlier ?

Question how can the approval to clear the land be done when we cant use 1/3 of our property because of koala habitat when koala have not been in our area for over 150 years? I would have thought the area would be locked up due to sightings of the kangawallafox ??

Its a sad indictment on Queensland and the Bruce Hwy after seeing this…

This by-pass is twenty of thirty years too late and imho its going in the wrong place. Had it been done in 1990's it could have completely by-passed Coffs and gone down the Orara Valley and re-joined the highway at South Grafton. Yes it would have cost $200-300 million, but how much has been spent on that road between Wollgoolga and the Sawtell turn-offs (the southern one.)

When is it planned to be completed? Huge project.Great drone footage thank you!

At last. Better late than never.

great vid and yes, it should have been started decades ago (and Hexham), some of music well not my taste buy hey…

How much longer do I need to live to use this??? Never saw any workers in that footage!

What happened to the Shepards Lane Tunnel?

Why is it that engineers these days persist in making these new roads dual carriageways? By the time this is finished, it will need at least another lane in each direction because the population of the Coffs Habour area would increased by 15%, then there's the increase in local movements. I would like to know how fuel and dangerous goods are going to navigate this as they are not allowed I tunnels?

good bypass what about the town that's how they survive with people travelling though for business

When do they expect it to be finished?

I see that you miss Mackays rd area

Thanks but please no music stop starts well just no music in part 6 onwards we dont need music music music

So does this mean I can't pick up Sally on the way in and drop her off on the way out any more? .... I'll really miss Sally .. Sniff

Only 30 years late.

good vid but what a slow project ,I will be lucky to be alive when it is finished ,yes I am oldish

How did the farmers allow this Have they all sold up or what

anyone know how many Wildlife crossings are being built into this project (koala etc)

when is the scheduled opening?

Interesting how people see things differently. I see more road deaths then ever before. Just my opinion

Who's coffing up the cash 💸

i always feel dirty when driving through Coffs. cant wait to avoid it

LOL aaaaaaaaaaaaand in typical NSW future proofing design.... only 2 lanes... someone breaks down... whole road comes to a standstill... noway to pass

Another Boring Highway with endless scenic views of Bush & Concrete.

How much can a koala bear

They should have tunneled 90% of this road all that beautiful land wasted.

A TOTAL MESS

So boring

I'm absolutely disgusted with the waste of money on this project. If only a fraction of this amount of funding went to rail, none of it would even be required! Pumping billions of dollars into the most inefficient mode of transport there is. 🤮