Mullumbimby Road upgrade

Works included:

• Minor road widening
• New road pavement
• Signage and line marking
• Drainage work to reduce nuisance flooding including drain clearing and new culvert crossings.
• Heavy patching - The Saddle Road to James Street (October).

During this stage Mullumbimby Road was CLOSED to all outbound traffic (except school buses, emergency services and waste services) including on weekends. 

This was necessary because sections of the road corridor are narrow or there is a steep drop-off meaning we cannot build a temporary lane to accommodate two-way traffic.

Stage 1 focused on the section of Mullumbimby Road between The Saddle Road and McAuleys Lane,

It started in July and the majority of work was finished in mid-October. 

Work included:

• Shoulder widening on Mullumbimby Road at McAuleys Lane intersection.
• Adding right-hand turn lane onto McAuleys Lane from Mullumbimby Road.
• New road surface, signage, guardrails, line marking.
• Tree and vegetation removal near Gulgan Road.

The combined value of this project is $5.3 million.  

It is funded by the Australian and NSW Governments and Council:

• Regional Roads and Transport Recovery Program Betterment Fund.
• Essential Public Asset Reconstruction Work funding
• Australian Government Blackspot Program
• Transport for NSW Roads to Recovery Program

Council is seeking grant opportunities for the construction of a roundabout at the intersection of Gulgan Road and Mullumbimby Road.  

This project does not include work on the Mullumbimby to Brunswick Heads cycleway because it is not part of the grant funding.

Design of the cycleway is underway and expected to be finalised in the second half of 2025.  Council will then start looking for grant funding for this important project.