Mr O’Farrell will be accompanied by Nationals Member for Coffs Harbour, Andrew Fraser, who issued the initial invitation, Shadow Minister for the North Coast and Nationals Member for Ballina, Don Page, and Nationals Member for Clarence, Steve Cansdell.

“Earlier this year I accepted the invitation of my National Party colleagues and the region’s local councils to inspect the Pacific Highway again," Mr O'Farrell said.

"NSW Liberals and Nationals MPs based on the North Coast constantly bring to my attention the poor state of the Pacific Highway.

"I've witnessed it firsthand many times and continue to be astounded by its shocking condition.

“In 1996, the incompetent State Labor Government promised to have the Pacific Highway upgraded to dual carriageway by 2006, but today more than 90 per cent of the Ballina to Coffs Harbour is still only two lanes.

“Labor’s failure is destroying communities and families. NSW needs a change of government to fix the Pacific Highway.”

Mr Fraser said the NSW Liberals and Nationals would establish Infrastructure NSW to establish and prioritise projects across the state, including on the Pacific Highway.

“Infrastructure NSW will oversee these projects and assist with formulating the right funding models to expedite the completion of the Pacific Highway,” Mr Fraser said.

Mr Page said for years State Labor had been unable to fulfill its promise to upgrade the entirety of the Pacific Highway to dual carriageway and the cost was being paid in the lives of drivers.

“Despite Federal Governments from both sides of politics kicking in billions of dollars, State Labor has comprehensively failed on the Pacific Highway,” Mr Page said.

“The NSW Liberals and Nationals are committed to fixing the Pacific Highway.”

Mr Cansdell said NSW needed change.

“The NSW Liberals and Nationals represent the vast majority of the North Coast, so we know what is required to fix this dangerous stretch of road,” Mr Cansdell said.