Blue Mountains traffic: Crashes, delays, updates
The daily commute is better with a little planning. Here's some roads it might be best to avoid today
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Latest traffic alerts and road works for the Blue Mountains region:
Traffic incidents since midnight: 6
Roadworks to avoid: 11
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):
Windsor
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Affected street: Hawkesbury Valley Way near George Street
Alert created at 9.22pm, October 12. Last updated at 10.56pm, October 12.
Advice: Reduce your speed. Exercise caution.
Faulconbridge
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Affected street: Great Western Highway near Everton Road
Alert created at 10.42pm, October 12. Last updated at 10.42pm, October 12.
Advice: Reduce your speed. Exercise caution.
Wentworth Falls
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Affected street: Great Western Highway near Genevieve Road
Alert created at 1.34pm, October 12. Last updated at 8.10pm, October 12.
Advice: Expect delays. Exercise caution. Ongoing police investigations are expected to take some time.
Leura
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Affected street: Great Western Highway near
Alert created at 6.35am, October 12. Last updated at 1.09pm, October 12.
Advice: Reduce your speed. Exercise caution.
St Clair
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Affected street: M4 Motorway near Bennett Road
Alert created at 11.03am, October 12. Last updated at 12.53pm, October 12.
Advice: Reduced speed limit. Exercise caution.
Hazelbrook
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Affected street: Great Western Highway near Oaklands Road
Alert created at 12.38am, October 12. Last updated at 2.49am, October 12.
Advice: Reduce your speed. Exercise caution.
Blackheath
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Affected street: Great Western Highway near
Alert created at 2.34pm, September 20. Last updated at 5pm, October 7.
Advice: Plan your journey. High volumes of holiday traffic are expected approaching and through Blackheath during peak travel periods. Plan your journey and find out the predicted peak travel times at myjourneynsw.info
Blackheath
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Affected street: Megalong Road near Shipley Road
Alert created at 12pm, April 6. Last updated at 7.14pm, September 14.
Advice: Avoid the area. Plan your journey. Vehicles between 15 and 28 tonnes are now able to access the valley with Council permission, under stop/slow conditions. As the area remains a construction site, safety procedures must be followed. For vehicles between 15 and 28 tonnes to access the site: Please email the Manager Transport and Public Access, Nicole Hume at nhume@bmcc.nsw.gov.au with at least two working days’ notice to obtain a permit for the heavy vehicle access. A permit will be required to be carried and shown to traffic control on site. Traffic controllers will then coordinate access through the site. Please note that if the same vehicle needs to access the valley multiple times, only one permit will be required. Vehicles over 15 tonnes that are not scheduled to enter the valley will be turned back to ensure safety is maintained on site.
Roadworks by suburb (most recently updated items are listed first):
Colyton
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Affected street: M4 Motorway on-ramp near Roper Road
Alert created at 11.16am, October 3. Last updated at 10am, October 12.
Ends: 5.30am, October 21
Advice: Use diversions. Allow extra travel time. One lane will also be closed on the M4 Mtwy in conjunction with the on-ramp closure.
Mount Victoria
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Affected street: Darling Causeway near Mount Victoria
Alert created at 12.13pm, September 25. Last updated at 6.01am, October 11.
Ends: 6pm, October 19
Advice: Exercise caution. Reduce your speed. Single lane closures will be in place with stop/slow travel conditions. Allow up toFive mins additional travel time.
Cranebrook
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Affected street: Cranebrook Road near Taylor Road
Alert created at 3.23pm, October 10. Last updated at 3.23pm, October 10.
Ends: 5am, November 30
Advice: Check signage. Reduced speed limit. Alternating (stop/slow) traffic conditions will be in place to allow motorists to pass in one direction at a time.
Wentworth Falls
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Affected street: Great Western Highway near Mitchell Street
Alert created at 9.47am, October 9. Last updated at 9.47am, October 9.
Ends: 5am, October 25
Advice: Reduced speed limit. Exercise caution. Traffic lights at the intersection of Great Western Hwy and Mitchell St will be blacked out and portable traffic lights will allow motorists to pass in one direction at a time.
Mount Victoria
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Affected street: Great Western Highway near Harley Avenue
Alert created at 12.38pm, October 8. Last updated at 12.38pm, October 8.
Ends: 5am, November 2
Advice: Reduced speed limit. Check signage. Portable traffic lights will allow motorists to pass in one direction at a time.
Colyton
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Affected street: Great Western Highway near Bennett Road
Alert created at 10.44am, October 1. Last updated at 6am, October 4.
Ends: 5am, October 18
Advice: Reduced speed limit. Exercise caution. Contraflow traffic conditions will be in place to allow motorists to pass in both directions.
Regentville
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Affected street: M4 Motorway eastbound off-ramp near Mulgoa Road
Alert created at 1.55pm, September 20. Last updated at 8.24pm, October 3.
Ends: 5am, October 15
Advice: Check signage. Use diversions.
Blackheath
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Affected street: Great Western Highway near Govetts Leap Road
Alert created at 11.06am, October 1. Last updated at 11.06am, October 1.
Ends: 5am, October 19
Advice: Reduced speed limit. Exercise caution. Traffic lights at the intersection of Great Western Hwy and Govetts Leap Rd/Bundarra St will be flashing and portable traffic lights will allow motorists to pass in one direction at a time.
St Clair
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Affected street: Mamre Road near Luddenham Road
Alert created at 12.09pm, September 27. Last updated at 12.09pm, September 27.
Ends: 5.30am, October 16
Advice: Check signage. Allow extra travel time. Alternating (stop/slow) traffic conditions will be in place to allow motorists to pass in one direction at a time.
Blue Mountains National Park
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Affected street: Bells Line of Road near Mount Banks Road
Alert created at 11.06am, August 30. Last updated at 5pm, September 25.
Ends: 6.30pm, October 18
Advice: Reduced speed limit. Check signage. Portable traffic lights will allow motorists to pass in one direction at a time.
Medlow Bath
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Affected street: Great Western Highway near Railway Parade
Alert created at 11.17am, February 9. Last updated at 11.50am, August 30.
Ends: 5am, December 15
Advice: Reduced speed limit. Check signage. Motorists are advised to allow approximatelyFive minutes of additional travel time. Portable traffic lights will allow motorists to pass in one direction at a time. Traffic controllers will be on site to direct motorists. From Tuesday 3rd September there will be changed traffic conditions, due to lanes changes. Motorist are advised to exercise caution. Outside of work hours there is a permanent 40km zone for pedestrian safety
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