Mullumbimby Road upgrade

Temporary Closure

Until early December, there will be no outbound traffic on Mullumbimby Road (school buses, emergency services and waste services excepted).

Take alternative routes via Myocum Road, Coolamon Scenic Drive, The Saddle Road (light vehicles and outbound only).

Heavy vehicles should take Myocum Road.

The upgrade of sections of Mullumbimby Road is a major project that is being done in several stages.

Works include road reconstruction, safety improvements and drainage work.

The focus is now on the section between The Saddle Road to the Gulgan Road intersection.

Mullumbimby Road, from The Saddle Road, is closed to outbound traffic. Seek alternative routes.

13 October to December

From The Saddle Road to Gulgan Road

Work hours - Monday to Saturday 7am to 6pm.

Works	Traffic impacts
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).	From Monday 13 October to December Mullumbimby Road is CLOSED to all outbound traffic (except school buses, emergency services and waste services) including on weekends, until December 2025. Mullumbimby Road will be open to inbound traffic but closed to outbound traffic from The Saddle Road. Access will be maintained to the industrial estate and McAuleys Lane. This is 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.

Works

Traffic impacts

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).

From Monday 13 October to December

Mullumbimby Road is CLOSED to all outbound traffic (except school buses, emergency services and waste services) including on weekends, until December 2025.
Mullumbimby Road will be open to inbound traffic but closed to outbound traffic from The Saddle Road.
Access will be maintained to the industrial estate and McAuleys Lane.

This is 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.

Alternative routes in and out of Mullumbimby

Coolamon Scenic Drive (northbound)
Myocum Road (southbound)
The Saddle Road (light vehicles - outbound only)

Coolamon Scenic Drive will be maintained to cope with extra traffic. Cautionary signage will be in place.

Local traffic only on McAuleys Lane.

Map of alternative routes

map of Mullumbimby showing roadworks

Heavy vehicles

Heavy vehicles should use Myocum Road. No heavy vehicles allowed on The Saddle Road and McAuleys Lane.

Emergency services, school buses, buses and waste services

Emergency services, school buses and waste services will be given priority on Mullumbimby Road and can go outbound.
Waste collection services will continue as normal.
Mullumbimby Road residents should continue to put wheelie bins out and they will be emptied.
Residents on The Saddle Road will need to put wheelie bins out on the left-hand side of the road.
For other buses you should check with the bus company for pick up and drop off locations.

Stage 1 July to October 2025

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.

Project funding

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

Future roundabout at the intersection of Gulgan Road and Mullumbimby Road

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

Mullumbimby to Brunswick Cycleway

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.

Contact details

Jimmy Costaganna

02 6626 7000

ipt@byron.nsw.gov.au