ROAD CLOSURES STILL IN PLACE DUE TO FLOODING

Motorists and people using public transport in flood-affected areas of New South Wales are still advised to avoid non-essential travel today, with several roads still closed and transport services disrupted.

Those traveling should take extreme care, be prepared for changing conditions, follow the advice of the SES and never drive through floodwaters.

Here’s a list of closures as of Wednesday 11am:
* For live updates, please visit the Live Traffic Website.

In the State’s North:

• Between Narrabri and the Queensland border – the Newell Highway is closed.
• Lyra (Queensland) – the New England Highway is closed and there is no access to Queensland from NSW.
• Between Moree and the Queensland border – the Carnarvon Highway is closed.
• The Gwydir Highway is closed east of Moree at Biniguy, and about 30km west of Moree near Mallawa Road.
• In South Tamworth – the New England Highway is closed between Goonoo Goonoo Road and Marius Street (Oxley Highway).
• In Myrtle Creek – Summerland Way is closed at Elliotts Road.
• Between Glenthorne and Taree – Manning River Drive is closed over the Martin Bridge.
• Between Walcha and Gloucester – Thunderbolts Way is closed.
• At Krambach – The Bucketts Way is closed between Saxbys Road and Roys Road.
• At Failford – Failford Road is closed between Bullocky Way and The Lakes Way.
• Walcha to Yarras – the Oxley Highway is closed in both directions.
• Between Tyndale and Grafton – Big River Way is closed in both directions.
• At Macksville – Giinagay Way is closed between Wedgewood Drive and Upper Warrell Creek Road.
• Between Thora and Dorrigo Mountain – Waterfall Way is closed.
• At Corindi Beach – Solitary Islands Way is closed between Blackadder Road and Coral Street.

In the Hunter/Central Coast:

Roads

• Between Cliftleigh and Gillieston Heights – Main Road/Cessnock Road is closed between Avery Lane and Russell Street.
• Between Nelson Bay and Anna Bay – Nelson Bay Road is closed between Salamander Way and Frost Road.
• Putty – One lane is now open on Putty Road at Yengo Drive with stop/slow in place.

Public Transport

• On the Central Coast & Newcastle Line – buses are replacing trains between Newcastle Interchange and Fassifern due to flooding at Cockle Creek.
• On the Hunter Line – buses are replacing trains between Newcastle Interchange, Maitland and Dungog/Scone due to flooding.

In the State’s Central West and Riverina:

• Between Forbes and West Wyalong – the Newell Highway is closed in both directions.
• Between Temora and West Wyalong – Goldfields Way is closed.
• Between Cowra and Young – the Olympic Highway is closed.

In the State’s North West:

• Between Ivanhoe and Wilcannia – The Cobb Highway is closed.
• Packsaddle and Tibooburra – the Silver City Highway is closed.