Motorists are advised of changed traffic conditions and night work on the Pacific Highway from Monday 19 to Sunday 25 October for the Woolgoolga to Ballina upgrade, weather permitting.

From Monday there will be six days of work between Woodburn and New Italy to allow access to site, install traffic safety barriers and fauna connectivity poles, and carry out earthwork, paving, drainage and asphalting. Motorists can expect traffic control, reduced speed limits and short stoppages at times between 6am and 6pm.

Also from Monday there will be two days of work between Maclean and Tyndale to carry out survey work. Motorists can expect lane closures, traffic control and short stoppages at times between 6am and 6pm.

From Tuesday, there will be three days of work next to the Pacific Highway between Maclean and Mororo and at the intersections of the Pacific Highway and Chatsworth, Jackybulbin and Mororo roads to carry out line marking and landscape maintenance.  Motorists can expect lane closures, traffic control and short stoppages between 6am and 6pm.

Additional changes to local roads

From Monday, there will be six days of work on Blackwall Drive at Coolgardie and Signata Road at Pimlico to carry out asphalting. Motorists can expect traffic control and short stoppages between 6am and 6pm.

Also from Monday, there will be up to seven nights and six days of work on Minyumai, Nardi, Marozin, Norton and Red Gate roads at New Italy and Tuckombil Road, Trustums Hill Road and Wondawee Way at Woodburn to carry out earthwork, paving, fencing, paving, drainage, vegetation clearing and installation of guard rails, and to allow access to site. Motorists can expect lanes closures, traffic control and short stoppages at times between 6pm and 6am and 6am and 6pm.

There will be six days of work on Broadwater-Evans Head Road at Broadwater from Monday, to install sign posts and carry out electrical work. Motorists can expect lane closures traffic control and short stoppages at times between 6am and 6pm.

There will be up to five days of work from Monday on Wuyman Way at Chatsworth Island to carry out asphalting and line marking. Motorists can expect lane closures, traffic control and short stoppages at times between 6am and 6pm.

Traffic control will be in place on Bensons Lane at Tyndale and McIntyres Lane at Gulmarrad to allow heavy vehicles to access site from Monday. Motorists can expect short stoppages at times.

From Tuesday, there will be up to four days of work on next to Cameron Street at Maclean to carry out landscaping. Motorists can expect lane closures, traffic control and short stoppages between 6am and 6pm.

Next week the intersection of Coolgardie Road east and Blackwall Drive at Coolgardie will be closed for up to three weeks, weather permitting. Access to Pimlico Road will be via Fitzroy Street at Wardell

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. 

For the latest traffic updates download the Live Traffic NSW App, visit livetraffic.com or call 132 701.