Wollongong 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 Wollongong region:

Traffic incidents since midnight: 3

Roadworks to avoid: 5

New roadworks this week: 0

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):

Mount Pleasant

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Affected street: M1 Princes Motorway near New Mount Pleasant Road

Alert created at 7.17pm, May 13. Last updated at 7.25pm, May 13.

Advice: Reduce your speed. Exercise caution.

Woonona

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Affected street: Princes Highway near Campbell Street

Alert created at 3.46pm, May 13. Last updated at 4.45pm, May 13.

Advice: Reduce your speed. Exercise caution.

North Wollongong

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Affected street: Princes Highway near Bourke Street

Alert created at 8.51am, May 13. Last updated at 9.07am, May 13.

Advice: Reduce your speed. Prepare to merge.

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

Dapto

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Affected street: Princes Highway near Mount Brown Road

Alert created at 2.35pm, May 8. Last updated at 2.35pm, May 8.

Ends: 6am, July 4

Advice: Reduced speed limit. Check signage. Traffic lights at this site will be turned off during work hours and the site will be managed under traffic control.  Alternating (stop/slow) traffic conditions will be in place to allow motorists to pass in one direction at a time.

Coalcliff

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Affected street: Lawrence Hargrave Drive near Paterson Road

Alert created at 11.18am, May 8. Last updated at 11.18am, May 8.

Ends: 6pm, May 23

Advice: Reduced speed limit. Exercise caution. Single-lane closures will be in place with alternating (stop/slow) traffic conditions to allow motorists to pass in one direction at a time. Motorists are advised to allow approximatelyFive minutes of additional travel time.

Macquarie Pass

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Affected street: Illawarra Highway near Tourist Road

Alert created at 5.39pm, April 14. Last updated at 12.11pm, May 5.

Ends: 5am, July 18

Advice: Use diversions. Allow extra travel time. Closure will NOT take place on Sun 18 May. Access to homes and businesses within the work area will be maintained at all times under the direction of traffic control. 

Spring Hill

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Affected street: Springhill Road near Entry Road

Alert created at 9.35am, March 27. Last updated at 8am, April 15.

Ends: 6am, May 27

Advice: Reduced speed limit. Check signage. Single-lane closures will be in place. Alternating (stop/slow) traffic conditions will be in place to allow motorists to pass in one direction at a time. Traffic lights at the intersection will be switched off during work hours, traffic controllers will be on site to direct motorists. Access into and out of BlueScope will be maintained at all times. No work will occur on Monday 5, TuesdaySix and ThursdaySeven May. Motorists are advised to allow approximatelyFive minutes of additional travel time.

Wollongong

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Affected street: Princes Motorway near Mount Ousley Road

Alert created at 12.30pm, October 14. Last updated at 11.11am, April 14.

Ends: 6am, December 31

Advice: Exercise caution. Reduce your speed. MOUNT OUSLEY INTERCHANGE PROJECT Motorists are advised of changed traffic conditions while work is carried out on the Mount Ousley interchange project. Road shoulder, single lane closures and stop/slow traffic conditions will be in place as required on: M1 Princes Mwy between Mount Ousley Rd and Northfields Ave Mount Ousley Rd Irvine St Northfields Ave (including northbound M1 Princes Mwy on and off ramps) Dumfries Ave During the work, traffic control and reduced speed limits of 40 or 60 km/h will be in place at times. More information is available on the project webpage. No work will take place between 18 April and 27 April 2025

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The previous Wollongong traffic article can be viewed here.