Jackson Teece was the Urban Design and Architectural consultants on the Design & Construct tender bid for the Sapphire to Woolgoolga Upgrade. The 25km long project constitutes an important component of the Pacific Highway Upgrade Program. We are involved in the Concept Design, Detailed Design and Construction Stages of the project delivering positive outcomes for the highway as well as the surrounding community and context.
The highway upgrade commences at Sapphire, north of Coffs Harbour. The initial 15km of the route upgrades the existing highway to a dual carriageway with local road connections. The latter 10km is a bypass of the town of Woolgoolga through the Wedding Bells State Forest that rejoins the existing Pacific Highway north of Arrawarra.
The context along the route is highly diverse and includes coastal resorts, banana plantations, nature reserves, rural and suburban residential communities and forest. The urban design approach identifies three character zones along the alignment delineated by significant variations in the visual and landscape character. Our design solutions are inspired by and respond to these character zones - coastal, rural / suburban and forest.
The project benefits from our extensive experience on other Pacific Highway Upgrade projects, which ensures a unity of design approach within the project and the design of engineering structures. We have also been extensively involved in community consultation to ensure that the concerns of the local community are addressed in the design.
