Road and Bridge Conditions

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CategorySCHEDULED ROADWORK, null, Planned
Advice

Reduced speed limit

Allow extra travel time

Alternating single lane traffic conditions will be in place to allow motorists to pass in one direction at a time. Motorists are advised to allow approximately 5 minutes of additional travel time. Outside work hours, there will be a reduced speed limit of 60km/h.

Speed Limit40
Schedule

Affected

Both directions

Weekdays - (7:00am - 5:00pm)

Affected

Both directions

Saturday - (7:00am - 1:00pm)

RoadsWaterfall Way, Corks Road, Deer Vale, Fernbrook Loop Road

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Location: (-30.3671183, 152.527774)

CategorySCHEDULED ROADWORK, Slope stabilisation, Planned
Advice

Check signage

Exercise caution

Portable traffic lights will allow motorists to pass in one direction at a time, 24/7. Motorists are advised to allow approximately 10 minutes of additional travel time

Speed Limit40
Schedule

Affected

Both directions

Weekdays - (7:00am - 6:00pm)

RoadsWaterfall Way, Dorrigo Mountain

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Location: (-30.3854574, 152.7405512)

CategorySCHEDULED ROADWORK, Slope stabilisation, Planned
Advice

Check signage

Exercise caution

Traffic controllers will be on site to direct motorists. Portable traffic lights will allow motorists to pass in one direction at a time. Motorists are advised to allow approximately 5 minutes of additional travel time.

Speed Limit40
Schedule

Affected

Both directions

Every Day - (all day - )

RoadsWaterfall Way, Darkwood Road, Thora

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Location: (-30.425034, 152.7783962)

CategoryCHANGED TRAFFIC CONDITIONS, Load limit, Unplanned
Advice

Exercise caution

Load Limited Bridge

Rigid Vehicles - 11t

Articulated Vehicles - 21t

RoadsDarkwood Road, Darkwood
OrganisationBellingen Shire Council
02 6655 7300
council@bellingen.nsw.gov.au
http://www.bellingen.nsw.gov.au

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Location: (-30.4534459, 152.6307639)

CategoryHAZARD, Landslide, Unplanned
Advice

Exercise caution

Reduce your speed

Landslip - Upslope and downslope affected - Use Caution

RoadsTyringham Road, North Dorrigo
OrganisationBellingen Shire Council
02 6655 7300
council@bellingen.nsw.gov.au
http://www.bellingen.nsw.gov.au

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Location: (-30.2782753, 152.6633199)

CategoryHAZARD, Landslide, Unplanned
Advice

Check signage

Exercise caution

Reduced to one lane past downslope landslip - Use Caution

RoadsJohnsens Road, Fernbrook
OrganisationBellingen Shire Council
02 6655 7300
council@bellingen.nsw.gov.au
http://www.bellingen.nsw.gov.au

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Location: (-30.3483652, 152.6241402)

CategoryHAZARD, Landslide, Unplanned
Advice

Check signage

Exercise caution

  • One lane of the road open only - ‘give way’ in operation
  • The road is open to light vehicles, rigid heavy vehicles, or small articulated trucks - no B-Doubles
  • Ongoing assessments to be undertaken by a Geotechnical Engineer to identify if any cracking or displacement has occurred
  • A speed restriction to 40km/hr must remain in place
  • Ongoing inspections during periods of rainfall (greater than 100mm of rainfall over 24 hours and where greater than 300mm over 7 days)
  • Light weight traffic barriers have been placed on the road to keep traffic at least 1.5m away along the edge of the slip cracks
  • ROAD CLOSURES likely to be triggered where greater than 150mm occurs over a 24-hour period and where greater than 350mm occurs over a 3-day period.


Speed Limit40
RoadsDeer Vale Road, Prices Road, Deer Vale
OrganisationBellingen Shire Council
02 6655 7300
council@bellingen.nsw.gov.au
http://www.bellingen.nsw.gov.au

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Location: (-30.3427518, 152.5665004)

CategoryHAZARD, Road damage, Unplanned
Advice

Exercise caution

Avoid the area

Cooks Bridge, Kalang Road - Road Approaches Washed out, Bridge Closed - Council attending to co-ordinate repairs and re-opening

RoadsKalang Road, Cooks Bridge, Kalang
OrganisationBellingen Shire Council
02 6655 7300
council@bellingen.nsw.gov.au
http://www.bellingen.nsw.gov.au

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Location: (-30.5094908, 152.767215)

CategoryHAZARD, Road damage, Unplanned
Advice

Allow extra travel time

Delay non-essential travel

Summervilles Road, Thora is open to local traffic only. 14t load limit in place due to pavement and bridge damage - Use Caution.

RoadsSummervilles Road, Thora
OrganisationBellingen Shire Council
02 6655 7300
council@bellingen.nsw.gov.au
http://www.bellingen.nsw.gov.au

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Location: (-30.4167225, 152.7779337)

CategoryHAZARD, Road damage, Unplanned
Advice

Delay non-essential travel

Exercise caution

Gordonville Road, Glenniffer through to Summervilles Road, Thora is open to local traffic only. 14t load limit in place due to pavement and bridge damage - Use Caution.

RoadsGordonville Road, Gleniffer
OrganisationBellingen Shire Council
02 6655 7300
council@bellingen.nsw.gov.au
http://www.bellingen.nsw.gov.au

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Location: (-30.3893501, 152.8760252)

CategoryCHANGED TRAFFIC CONDITIONS, Load limit, Unplanned
Advice

Check signage

Exercise caution

Please be advised that following a recent inspection carried out on Shepherds Lane, Bielsdown Hills, a load limit of 5 tonnes has been implemented on Whisky Creek Bridge.

 

  • Where: Whisky Creek Bridge, Shepherds Lane, Bielsdown Hills.
  • When:  6 June 2025

 

Detour can be made via Smiths Lane, Bielsdown Hills.

RoadsShepherds Road, Bielsdown Hills
OrganisationBellingen Shire Council
02 6655 7300
council@bellingen.nsw.gov.au
http://www.bellingen.nsw.gov.au

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Location: (-30.3535996, 152.6933756)

CategoryCHANGED TRAFFIC CONDITIONS, null, Unplanned
Advice

Plan your journey

Use an alternative route

Little Hydes Creek No. 2 Bridge Permanently Closed

RoadsLittle Hydes Creek Road, Valery
OrganisationBellingen Shire Council
02 6655 7300
council@bellingen.nsw.gov.au
http://www.bellingen.nsw.gov.au

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Location: (-30.405006, 152.9200788)

CategoryCHANGED TRAFFIC CONDITIONS, null, Unplanned
Advice

Plan your journey

Use an alternative route

Milnes Bridge Permanently Closed

RoadsRodgers Road East, Megan
OrganisationBellingen Shire Council
02 6655 7300
council@bellingen.nsw.gov.au
http://www.bellingen.nsw.gov.au

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Location: (-30.2710478, 152.7552738)

CategoryCHANGED TRAFFIC CONDITIONS, Load limit, Unplanned
Advice

Use an alternative route

Diversions

All Vehicles over 10t Gross use Waterfall Way

RoadsSummervilles Road, Summervilles Creek Bridge, Thora
OrganisationBellingen Shire Council
02 6655 7300
council@bellingen.nsw.gov.au
http://www.bellingen.nsw.gov.au

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Location: (-30.416928, 152.795522)

CategoryCHANGED TRAFFIC CONDITIONS, Road Closure, Unplanned
Advice

Avoid the area

Plan your journey

Please be advised that the southern end of Short Cut Road near the entrance to Giinagay Way will be fully closed to all traffic from Tuesday 12 August and will reopen on Friday 15 August at 5pm (3 nights and 4 days).

 

After Friday 15 August, the road will be closed on weekdays - Monday to Friday from 7am to 6pm until Friday 22 August.

 

This overnight closure is necessary to complete essential repair work on a section of road where poor ground conditions of a larger extent than originally expected have been identified. Variable Message Signs (VMS), social media and the Council website are being utilised to notify the community of this closure.

 

A detour for local traffic and traffic from South Arm Road will be available via Waterfall Way at the northern entrance to Short Cut Road.


RoadsShort Cut Road, Hebbard Drive, Urunga
OrganisationBellingen Shire Council
02 6655 7300
council@bellingen.nsw.gov.au
http://www.bellingen.nsw.gov.au

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Location: (-30.4794916, 153.0043464)

CategorySCHEDULED ROADWORK, Bridge work, Planned
Advice

Avoid the area

Delay your journey

Hobarts Bridge Closure Saturday 23 August

 

Please be advised that Darkwood Road will be closed at Hobarts Bridge on Saturday 23 August from 9am to 4pm.

 

This temporary closure is necessary to allow for the deck pour of the new bridge.

 

 No alternative access will be available during this time.

 

A Variable Message Sign (VMS) will also be utilised at the start of Darkwood Road to notify the community of this closure.

 

We appreciate your patience and understanding as we continue these important works.

Schedule

Closed

All directions

Saturday - (9:00am - 4:00pm)

RoadsDarkwood Road, Thora
OrganisationBellingen Shire Council
02 6655 7300
council@bellingen.nsw.gov.au
http://www.bellingen.nsw.gov.au

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Location: (-30.4331714, 152.7228986)

View of Newell Falls from Waterfall Way in Newell Falls.

Location: (-30.394527, 152.745996)

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