PACIFIC HIGHWAY
Section: Raymond Terrace

Signage for Pacific Highway on Richardson Road. Oct 2004.

The Pacific Highway bypasses Raymond Terrace on a 7.6km dual carriageway bypass opened in December 1998. Originally, the Highway passed through Raymond Terrace via Adelaide Street. Land was acquired to widen this route to a six-lane divided carriageway and widening was undertaken on some sections. However, to avoid severing the built up area the Northumberland County planners sought an ultimate highway alignment that would bypass the built up area of Raymond Terrace. A reservation had been gazetted for many years by the time construction was commenced in November 1993. The bypass was planned to have only two lanes at first, but additional Federal funding allowed the completion of the four-lane bypass in one stage. The Raymond Terrace Bypass was opened to traffic in December 1998.

Raymond Terrace Bypass
	Pacific Highway northbound approaching the Masonite Road roundabout at the southern end of the Bypass. Oct 2004.
	Signage on Masonite Rd for the Pacific Hwy. Oct 2004.
	Pacific Hwy southbound approaching the Masonite Road roundabout. This is where a lengthy 100km/h section becomes 80km/h. Oct 2004.
	Northbound AD sign for Richardson Rd exit. Oct 2004.
	Southbound signage indicating the Raymond Terrace Bypass. Oct 2004.
	Distance sign heading north from Richardson Rd. Oct 2004.
Old Pacific Highway 1928-1950s (Rees James Rd)
	Rees James Rd heading north near Bellevue Street. Oct 2004.
	Old milepost on Rees James Rd, indicating this was once the Pacific Hwy. Oct 2004.
Old Pacific Highway 1950s-1998 (Adelaide Street)
	Looking north across Windeyers Creek. Oct 2004.
	Looking north along Adelaide Street from William St. Oct 2004.
	Remnant NR1 distance sign on Adelaide St, heading south at Kangaroo St. Oct 2004.
	Remnant NR1 signage northbound on Adelaide St approaching William Bailey St. Oct 2004.
	Remnant NR1 signage on William Bailey St approaching Adelaide St. Oct 2004.
	Remnant NR1 signage on Adelaide St southbound approaching William Bailey St. Oct 2004.
	Remnant NR1 distance sign heading north from William Bailey St. Oct 2004.
	Looking north on Adelaide St towards Richardson Rd at the top of the hill. Note the second carriageway, used as a service road but intended as the ultimate northbound carriageway for this section of the highway. Oct 2004.
	NR1 distance sign heading south from Richardson Rd. Oct 2004.
	Remnant NR1 AD sign heading south at Richardson Rd. The Richardson Rd intersection grew into a notorious bottleneck and black spot before completion of the bypass. Oct 2004.
	Old Pacific Highway heading north at Rees James Rd. Between the completion of the Adelaide St deviation and the completion of the Grahamstown Dam Deviation (1968), the Pacific Highway turned left here onto Rees James Road. The section of road straight ahead has since been bypassed in December 1998. Oct 2004.
	Heading north on the old highway approaching Bellevue Street where a short section of dual carriageway was constructed as part of the Grahamstown Dam Deviation in 1968.