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Changed traffic conditions and night work for Woolgoolga to Ballina upgrade
Changed traffic conditions continue next week on the Pacific Highway to progress the Woolgoolga to Ballina upgrade.
From Monday 17 September, there will be four nights of work on the Pacific Highway, between Tabbimoble and New Italy. Work will be carried out between 6pm and 6am and will involve line marking and the installing signs, road traffic barriers and guardrails. There will be a reduced speed limit in place.
Also from Monday, line marking will be carried out on the Pacific Highway, between Old Pacific Highway north and Eight Mile Lane, Glenugie for four days. A reduced speed limit of 60km/h will be in place between 7am and 6pm.
From Tuesday 18 September, there will be two nights of work on the Pacific Highway, Jackybulbin Flat to prepare for a traffic change on Thursday 20 September. Traffic will be moved onto the newly aligned Jackybulbin Road. This arrangement will remain in place for 12 months.
From Wednesday 19 September, road maintenance will be carried out on the highway for two nights south of Mororo Bridge, Mororo. Traffic control, a lane closure and reduced speed limit of 40km/h will be in place between 6pm and 6am.
From Thursday 20 September, the new intersection for the Old Pacific Highway and existing highway at Glenugie will be open to traffic. Motorists on the Old Pacific Highway will be able to access the existing highway from both directions. The new intersection is about 200 metres to the north of the old intersection.
Bridge girders will continue to be transported between Harwood and Mororo. Traffic control including police escorts will be in place during these deliveries, which will continue until November 2018.
Additional changes to local roads
From Monday 17 September, line marking and installing sign will be carried at the intersection of Garretts Lane and Iluka Road, Woombah. Traffic control will be in place between 7am and 6pm.
From Tuesday 18 September, road maintenance will be carried out for three days on Back Channel Road, Wardell. A reduced speed limit and lane closure will be in place between 7am and 6pm.
Local traffic will be diverted onto the newly completed overpass bridges on Old Six Mile Lane, Glenugie, Firth Heinz Road, Pillar Valley and Bostock Road, Tucabia next week. A reduced speed limit and traffic control will be in place between 7am and 6pm.
Oversize and over mass deliveries are continuing as the project team moves more than 8500 large concrete pieces from precast yards in Macksville, Coffs Harbour and Brisbane to site. Motorists can see where the trucks are travelling by using the project team’s PAC real time delivery map at rms.nsw.gov.au/w2b.
For the safety of workers and motorists, reduced speed limits and traffic control will be in place on the highway, local roads and access roads.
Motorists are advised to plan ahead, drive to the conditions and follow the direction of signs and traffic control as short delays are expected at most locations.
Roads and Maritime thanks the community for its patience while work on the upgrade is carried out.
For the latest traffic updates visit www.livetraffic.com, download the Live Traffic NSW App or call
132 701.