Giinagay Way

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Giinagay Way

Australia New South Wales location map blank.svg
Red pog.svg
South end
Red pog.svg
North end
Coordinates
General information
TypeRoad
Length45.8 km (28 mi) [1]
Gazetted 24 February 2017 [2]
(Warrell Creek to Valla)
14 July 2017 [3]
(Valla to Raleigh)
Former
route number
AUS Alphanumeric Route A1.svg (A1) (2013–2018)
Australian national route 1.svg (National Route 1) (until 2013)
Warrell Creek to Nambucca Heads
AUS Alphanumeric Route A1.svg (A1) (2013–2016)
Australian national route 1.svg (National Route 1) (until 2013)
Nambucca Heads to Urunga
Major junctions
South endAUS Alphanumeric Route A1.svg Pacific Highway
Eungai Creek, New South Wales
North endAUS Alphanumeric Route A1.svg Pacific Highway
AUS Alphanumeric Route B78.svg Waterfall Way
Raleigh, New South Wales
Location(s)
Region Mid North Coast
LGA(s) Bellingen Shire
Nambucca Valley Council
Major suburbs Macksville, Nambucca Heads, Urunga
Highway system

Giinagay Way is a road in the Mid North Coast region of New South Wales linking the towns of Warrell Creek, Macksville, Nambucca Heads and Urunga to Pacific Highway. It runs along a former section of the highway between Eungai Creek and Raleigh that was bypassed by a new parallel alignment between 2016 and 2018.

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Giinagay means "Hello" or "Welcome" in the local Gumbaynggirr language. [4] [5]

Route description

Giinagay Way is a 45.8-kilometre (28.5 mi) road stretching from Eungai Creek to Raleigh and passes through the towns of Warrell Creek, Macksville, Nambucca Heads and Urunga. [1] The road passes through two local government areas, Bellingen Shire and Nambucca Valley Council.

History

Many sections of the Pacific Highway had been bypassed since 1996 as part of the Pacific Highway Upgrade. The section between Nambucca Heads to Urunga was due to be bypassed by a new alignment in 2016. Bellingen Shire Council chose "Giinagay Way" as the proposed name of the old alignment, meaning "Hello" or "Welcome" greeting in the local Gumbaynggirr language. [4] Nambucca Valley Council initially chose the name "Nambucca Valley Way", named after the council itself, but this was opposed by the Geographical Names Board of New South Wales (GNB) on the basis that the road also passed through Bellingen Shire. Nambucca Valley Council then chose "Rivers Way", but this was also opposed by the GNB as there was already a River Street in Nambucca Valley and a River Street and River Place in Bellingen Shire. Eventually, Nambucca Valley Council voted for the Giinagay Way name in February 2015. [4] The new alignment opened on 22 July 2016. [6]

In February 2017, the speed limits of Giinagay Way were reduced following a speed zone review. [7] Changes include:

The section of Giinagay Way within Nambucca Valley Council was gazetted on 24 February 2017 and the section within Bellingen Shire was gazetted on 14 July 2017. [2] [3] The name was gazetted even before the section of Pacific Highway between Warrell Creek and Nambucca Heads had been realigned, which would bypass Warrell Creek and Macksville.

In late 2017, some Warrell Creek residents on the highway expressed their "fear" that "their sense of community will be lost" and were "concerned about confusion for emergency services" if the Giinagay Way name was used on the old alignment. [5] They proposed alternative names such as "Warrell Creek Way" or "Warrell Way" with a possibility of dual naming system. However, there was already an Upper Warrell Creek Road in the area which may cause confusion. Additionally, the Giinagay Way name had already been gazetted earlier in February 2017. [2] The old alignment was bypassed between December 2017 and June 2018. [8]

Major junction list

LGALocationkm [1] miDestinationsNotes
Nambucca Valley Eungai Creek 00.0AUS Alphanumeric Route A1.svg Pacific Highway (A1) (north) – Coffs Harbour, Tweed Heads, Gold Coast, Brisbane
AUS Alphanumeric Route A1.svg Pacific Highway (A1) (south) – Newcastle, Sydney
Entry and exit to Pacific Highway southbound only
Browns Crossing Road
Congarinni 0.50.31AUS Alphanumeric Route A1.svg Pacific Highway (A1) (south) – Newcastle, Sydney Exit for Pacific Highway northbound only
Warrell Creek6.44.0Bridge over the creek. Bridge name unknown
Nambucca Valley Macksville 7.54.7AUS Alphanumeric Route A1.svg Pacific Highway (A1) (north) – Coffs Harbour, Tweed Heads, Gold Coast, Brisbane
AUS Alphanumeric Route A1.svg Pacific Highway (A1) (south) – Newcastle, Sydney
Bald Hill Road
Nambucca River 10.66.6Bridge over the river. Macksville Bridge
Nambucca Valley North Macksville12.67.8Old Coast RoadTo AUS Alphanumeric Route A1.svg Pacific Highway (north)
Nambucca Heads 21.213.2Riverside Drive – Nambucca Heads
23.814.8Link Road – Nambucca Heads
Valla 24.615.3AUS Alphanumeric Route A1.svg Pacific Highway (A1) (north) – Coffs Harbour, Tweed Heads, Gold Coast, Brisbane
AUS Alphanumeric Route A1.svg Pacific Highway (A1) (south) – Newcastle, Sydney
Bellingen 35.021.7Ballards RoadTo AUS Alphanumeric Route A1.svg Pacific Highway (north and south)
Urunga 36.822.9Hungry Head Road – Urunga
41.725.9Bellingen Street – Urunga
Kalang River 42.026.1Bridge over the river. Bridge name unknown.
Bellingen Raleigh 45.128.0AUS Alphanumeric Route A1.svg Pacific Highway (north) – Coffs Harbour, Tweed Heads, Gold Coast, Brisbane
AUS Alphanumeric Route A1.svg Pacific Highway (south) – Newcastle, Sydney
Entry and exit to Pacific Highway southbound only
45.828.5AUS Alphanumeric Route B78.svg Waterfall Way (B78) (west)   Armidale To entry and exit to AUS Alphanumeric Route A1.svg Pacific Highway northbound only
AUS Alphanumeric Route B78.svg Waterfall Way (B78) (east)To Old Princes Highway and Keevers Drive
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 "Nambucca Shire Council - Roads Act 1993 - Naming of Roads (28)" (PDF). Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales . 24 February 2017. p. 537. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
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