Coffs Harbour traffic: Crashes, delays, updates

The daily commute is better with a little planning. Here's some roads it might be best to avoid today

Congestion on the M1. Photographer: Liam Kidston.

Latest traffic alerts and road works for the Coffs Harbour region:

Traffic incidents since midnight: 1

Roadworks to avoid: 8

New roadworks this week: 3

Roadworks projects to be completed in the next 30 days:

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Traffic incidents by suburb (most recently updated items are listed first):

Coffs Harbour

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Affected street: Pacific Highway (Grafton Street) near Moonee Street

Alert created at 2.38am, January 31. Last updated at 11.52am, February 1.

Advice: Reduced speed limit. Exercise caution. A speed reduction will remain in place until the road condition is reassessed MonThree Feb.

Punchbowl

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Affected street: Canterbury Road near Punchbowl Road

Alert created at 10.44am, February 1. Last updated at 10.59am, February 1.

Advice: Reduce your speed. Prepare to merge.

Coffs Harbour

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Affected street: Pacific Highway near

Alert created at 4.40pm, December 15. Last updated at 3.07pm, January 25.

Advice: Plan your journey. Allow extra travel time. High volumes of holiday traffic are expected approaching and through Coffs Harbour during peak travel periods. Work on the Coffs Harbour bypass will pause from Friday 20 December 2024 to MondaySix January 2025 inclusive to reduce impact during the busy holiday period. However, the current reduced speed limit of 60km/h for the project will remain in place throughout the shutdown period. For details about known holiday traffic pinch points, see the NSW Holiday and Journey planning website and the pinch point journey planning tool

Roadworks by suburb (most recently updated items are listed first):

Carrs Creek

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Affected street: Summerland Way near Butterfactory Lane

Alert created at 9.48am, January 31. Last updated at 9.48am, January 31.

Ends: 6pm, February 7

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 approximatelyFive minutes of additional travel time. The speed limit outside work hours is 60km/h.

Gurranang

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Affected street: Summerland Way near Gurranang Railway Station Road

Alert created at 9.43am, January 31. Last updated at 9.43am, January 31.

Ends: 6.15pm, February 7

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 approximatelyFive minutes of additional travel time. The speed limit outside work hours is 60km/h.

Grafton

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Affected street: Gwydir Highway near Cangai Road

Alert created at 9.14am, January 31. Last updated at 9.14am, January 31.

Ends: 5.30pm, February 7

Advice: Check signage. Exercise caution. Traffic controllers will be on site to direct motorists. Motorists are advised to allow approximatelyFive minutes of additional travel time.

Nymboida

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Affected street: Armidale Road near Boundary Creek Road

Alert created at 3.37pm, October 13. Last updated at 12.29am, January 31.

Ends: 6pm, June 30

Advice: Exercise caution. Check signage. Portable traffic lights will allow motorists to pass in one direction at a time 24/7 on a fixed time shuttle. Bridge is permanently restricted to have no OSOM movements wider than 3m to cross.

Gurranang

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Affected street: Summerland Way near Khan Road

Alert created at 3.03pm, January 17. Last updated at 11.47pm, January 30.

Ends: 3.02pm, February 16

Advice: Check signage. Exercise caution. Traffic controllers will be on site to direct motorists. Alternating (stop/slow) traffic conditions will be in place to allow motorists to pass in one direction at a time. The speed limit outside work hours is 60km/h.

Banyabba

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Affected street: Summerland Way near Pringles Way

Alert created at 3pm, January 17. Last updated at 11.45pm, January 30.

Ends: 3pm, February 16

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. The speed limit outside work hours is 60km/h. Motorists are advised to allow approximatelyFive minutes of additional travel time.

Coffs Harbour

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Affected street: Pacific Highway near

Alert created at 10.49am, July 1. Last updated at 9.32am, January 29.

Ends: 9.26am, December 31

Advice: Allow extra travel time. Check signage. Changed traffic conditions for the Coffs Harbour bypass will be in place from Monday 28 January to SaturdayOne February, weather permitting. Single lane closure on the Pacific Highway northbound and southbound carriageway and contraflow arrangements on one of the carriageways at times, between James Small Drive (north) and south of the Luke Bowen pedestrian bridge on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday between 6pm and 7am  For the safety of cyclists and workers, the project will temporarily close the Pacific Highway southbound shoulder between James Small Drive north and south. From Tuesday, cyclists are advised to use James Small Drive to ride south. This temporary detour will be in place until early 2026. Motorists will see extra truck movements daily as part of the construction project and the delivery of concrete girders. Please allow additional travel time. A temporary speed of 60km/h will remain in place through the project work zone.

Clarenza

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Affected street: Big River Way near Four Mile Lane

Alert created at 10.17am, October 23. Last updated at 9.11am, January 24.

Ends: 6pm, March 31

Advice: Allow extra travel time. Check signage. Portable traffic lights will allow motorists to pass in one direction at a time. The speed limit outside work hours is 80km/h. Motorists are advised to allow approximatelyFive minutes of additional travel time.  

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