The Pacific Highway at Christmas is something I'd usually avoid like the plague, but I have driven north on Christmas Day and it was a good run. This time we're thinking of driving south from the Tweed to the Central Coast on Boxing Day. Logic tells me that all the traffic will be heading in the other direction and that we should have a good run and that by the time we hit (say) Taree the worst of the traffic will have passed. But then again I suppose that there'll be all those Brissoes heading for northern NSW to contend with early in the day.
Is there anybody out there with southbound Boxing Day Pacific Highway driving experience who can offer advice? Summerland way to Grafton?
We could drive it on Christmas Day, but we were looking forward to a quiet day by ourselves before the onslaught of children and grandchildren.
Fringe Dweller said
11:06 PM Nov 26, 2016
Yep both ways at Grafton.
I would come from your location to Kyogle , Casino & Grafton , down the Orara way to Coffs then down Pac Hwy.
To Kyogle there are as you probably know a couple of corners you need to heed , a couple of moderate hills to climb.
But ok for any combination , from Kyogle to Coffs is relatively flat & you can get along at a good 90kmh.
Have a good Holiday.
Merry Christmas.
&
KEEP it SAFE.
The Belmont Bear said
12:01 AM Nov 27, 2016
Groo you could possibly run into a bottleneck from Raymond Terrace to the Hexham bridge but as you said on Boxing Day most of the traffic should still be heading north. I worked for 34 years on the northern side of the river and saw first hand the kaos caused by holiday traffic especially before they built that second bridge. Enjoy your xmas on the central coast with your family.
Sorry re read your post you probably won't be getting that far south on Boxing day.
-- Edited by The Belmont Bear on Sunday 27th of November 2016 12:04:39 AM
The Pacific Highway at Christmas is something I'd usually avoid like the plague, but I have driven north on Christmas Day and it was a good run. This time we're thinking of driving south from the Tweed to the Central Coast on Boxing Day. Logic tells me that all the traffic will be heading in the other direction and that we should have a good run and that by the time we hit (say) Taree the worst of the traffic will have passed. But then again I suppose that there'll be all those Brissoes heading for northern NSW to contend with early in the day.
Is there anybody out there with southbound Boxing Day Pacific Highway driving experience who can offer advice? Summerland way to Grafton?
We could drive it on Christmas Day, but we were looking forward to a quiet day by ourselves before the onslaught of children and grandchildren.
Yep both ways at Grafton.
I would come from your location to Kyogle , Casino & Grafton , down the Orara way to Coffs then down Pac Hwy.
To Kyogle there are as you probably know a couple of corners you need to heed , a couple of moderate hills to climb.
But ok for any combination , from Kyogle to Coffs is relatively flat & you can get along at a good 90kmh.
Have a good Holiday.
Merry Christmas.
&
KEEP it SAFE.
Groo you could possibly run into a bottleneck from Raymond Terrace to the Hexham bridge but as you said on Boxing Day most of the traffic should still be heading north. I worked for 34 years on the northern side of the river and saw first hand the kaos caused by holiday traffic especially before they built that second bridge. Enjoy your xmas on the central coast with your family.
Sorry re read your post you probably won't be getting that far south on Boxing day.
-- Edited by The Belmont Bear on Sunday 27th of November 2016 12:04:39 AM