Traffic Conditions

Changed traffic conditions and night work for Woolgoolga to Ballina upgrade

Motorists are advised of changed traffic conditions and night work on the Pacific Highway from Monday 8 to Sunday 14 June for the Woolgoolga to Ballina upgrade, weather permitting.

There will be no roadwork on the Pacific Highway between Kew and the Queensland border from 6am Friday 5 June to 6am Tuesday 9 June due to high traffic volumes expected for the long weekend. Emergency maintenance and safety repair work will be carried out as required.

From Tuesday, there will be six nights and four days of work on the Pacific Highway between Devils Pulpit and Mororo to carry out line marking, asphalting, landscaping and to install signage, drainage and wire rope barriers. Motorists can expect traffic control, lane closures and short stoppages at times while this work is carried out.

Also from Tuesday, there will be six days and five nights of work to carry out asphalting, line marking, signage installation, earthwork and traffic barrier removal on the Pacific Highway and local roads at Mororo, Woombah and Chatsworth Island. Motorists can expect traffic control, lane closures and short stoppages of less than five minutes.

Traffic control will be in place from Tuesday at the northbound off ramp at the Tyndale interchange and Bensons Lane at Tyndale to allow heavy vehicles to access site. Motorists can expect a reduced speed limit of 40km/h and short stoppages at times.

There will also be three days of work from Tuesday on Big River Way at Tyndale to remove traffic barriers and install signage. Motorists can expect a lane closures, traffic control and a reduced speed limit of 40km/h between 7am and 6pm.

From Wednesday, there will be three days of work next to the Pacific Highway at Broadwater to remove a ramp under the new bridge over the Richmond River and carry out earthwork. Motorists can expect lane closures, traffic control and short stoppages at times between 7am and 5pm.

There will be four days of work on the Pacific Highway between Woodburn and New Italy from Wednesday to carry out earthwork, paving, drainage work, line marking and remove mulch from site. Motorists can expect traffic control, reduced speed limits and short stoppages at times between 6am and 6pm.

Further south from Wednesday, there will be two days of work next to the Pacific Highway between Tyndale and Maclean to carry out landscape maintenance and drainage and survey work. Motorists can expect traffic control, a reduced speed limit of 40km/h and short stoppages at times between 7am and 6pm.

Additional changes to local roads

Traffic control will be in place on Jubilee Street at Townsend and Cameron Street at Maclean for up to four days from Tuesday to allow access to site and to carry out earthwork, asphalting, line marking and install drainage. Motorists can expect lane closures, a reduced speed limit of 40km/h and short stoppages at times between 6am and 6pm.

From Tuesday, there will be six days of work on Woodburn-Evans Head Road at Woodburn and Broadwater-Evans-Head Road at Broadwater to carry out earthwork, drainage and paving. Motorists can expect lanes closures and traffic control between 6am and 6pm.

Also from Tuesday, there will be four days of work at the Yamba interchange to install guardrails. Motorists can expect traffic control and short stoppages at times between 6am and 6pm.

Road maintenance and the removal of temporary signage will be carried out along Coldstream Road at Tucabia, Wooli Road at Pillar Valley and Eight Mile Lane at Glenugie for four days from Tuesday. Motorists can expect lane closures, traffic control and a reduced speed limit of 40km/h between 7am and 6pm.

Motorists are advised to drive to the conditions and follow the direction of signs and traffic control. Transport for NSW thanks motorists for their patience during this time.

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