There is a Byron bypass: it’s called St Helena and I use it all the time.
Why build another road, why not fix this one?
The views are beautiful it’s way above flood level and it brings you out just past the high school.
Clearly in the reverse direction getting back onto the highway and going north needs traffic management but surely this would cost a fraction of the price, financially, socially and environmentally.
Why has this option never been considered?
Rose McKinley, Upper Coopers Creek
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Very good idea Rose. It would be way more long term than the current suggestions ..
Ssssshhhhhhhhh. Can’t we keep some of our last traffic beating routes even a little under wraps? Nothing like publicly advertising an alternate route to all and sundry just before the next period of madness….