Newcastle and Hunter 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 Newcastle and Hunter region:

Traffic incidents since midnight: 5

Roadworks to avoid: 23

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):

Dural

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Affected street: Old Northern Road near Mid Dural Road

Alert created at 4.48pm, November 18. Last updated at 8.58pm, November 18.

Advice: Exercise caution. Road closure lines provided by Google Maps may not be up to date.

Charlestown

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Affected street: Charlestown Road near Hillsborough Road

Alert created at 4.42pm, November 18. Last updated at 4.54pm, November 18.

Advice: Exercise caution. Prepare to merge.

Dural

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Affected street: New Line Road near Jenner Road

Alert created at 4.08pm, November 18. Last updated at 4.34pm, November 18.

Advice: Exercise caution. Expect delays.

Tarro

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Affected street: New England Highway near Anderson Drive

Alert created at 11.13am, November 18. Last updated at 11.31am, November 18.

Advice: Exercise caution.

Wyong

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Affected street: Pacific Highway near Lucca Road

Alert created at 6.04am, November 18. Last updated at 6.51am, November 18.

Advice: Reduce your speed. Exercise caution.

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

Mogo

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Affected street: Princes Highway near Deep Creek Dam Road

Alert created at 3.07pm, November 15. Last updated at 3.07pm, November 15.

Ends: 5pm, November 21

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

Hexham

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Affected street: Pacific Highway near Maitland Road

Alert created at 12.48pm, November 15. Last updated at 12.48pm, November 15.

Ends: 12.19pm, November 26

Advice: Check signage. Exercise caution. Contraflow arrangement will be in place to allow southbound traffic to travel across the bridge on the northbound side of the bridge. OSOM vehicles with a ground contact wider than 3.2 metres or with overall width wider than 4.5 metres must contact the project team at least five days ahead of movement on 0428 259 730. Normal OSOM is fine, wide loads to be stopped with the use of a Freight Specific TA for Tuesday s, no impact Thursday Traffic controllers will be on site to direct motorists.

Boree

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Affected street: The Escort Way near

Alert created at 11.53am, November 14. Last updated at 11.53am, November 14.

Ends: 5pm, November 30

Advice: Check signage. Exercise caution. Alternating (stop/slow) traffic conditions will be in place to allow motorists to pass in one direction at a time. Traffic controllers will be on site to direct motorists. Motorists are advised to allow approximatelyFive minutes of additional travel time.

Hamilton

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Affected street: Donald Street near Lawson Street

Alert created at 11.49am, November 12. Last updated at 11.50am, November 13.

Ends: 5pm, November 23

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

Lovedale

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Affected street: Wilderness Road near Gillies Bridge

Alert created at 10.01am, September 13. Last updated at 1.12pm, November 8.

Ends: 4pm, December 22

Advice: Reduced speed limit. Exercise caution. Gillies Bridge will remain open during this work with alternating (stop/slow) traffic conditions in place to allow motorists to pass in one direction at a time.

Mayfield

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Affected street: Hanbury Street near Macquarie Street

Alert created at 12.10pm, September 27. Last updated at 12.51pm, November 1.

Ends: 6pm, December 2

Advice: Check signage. Exercise caution. Portable traffic lights will allow motorists to pass in one direction at a time. Traffic controllers will be on site to direct motorists. Motorists are advised to allow approximatelyFive minutes of additional travel time.

Catherine Hill Bay

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Affected street: Pacific Highway near Awabakal Drive

Alert created at 5.14pm, August 3. Last updated at 12.36pm, November 1.

Ends: 4.13pm, November 29

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.

Muswellbrook

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Affected street: Bridge Street near Hill Street

Alert created at 2.31pm, October 31. Last updated at 2.31pm, October 31.

Ends: 5pm, December 20

Advice: Check signage. Exercise caution.

Heatherbrae

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Affected street: Masonite Road near Archibald Place

Alert created at 3.49pm, December 14. Last updated at 10.40am, October 30.

Ends: 3.48pm, December 31

Advice: Reduced speed limit. Check signage. The speed limit outside work hours is 60km/h. Motorists are advised to allow approximatelyFive minutes of additional travel time.6

West Wallsend

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Affected street: M1 Pacific Motorway near George Booth Drive

Alert created at 3.21pm, October 28. Last updated at 3.21pm, October 28.

Ends: 4am, November 23

Advice: Reduced speed limit. Exercise caution.

Howes Valley

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Affected street: Putty Road near Terrys Creek

Alert created at 4.47pm, June 23. Last updated at 11.36pm, October 27.

Ends: 12am, March 17

Advice: Reduced speed limit. Check signage. Portable traffic lights will allow motorists to pass in one direction at a time. Motorists are advised to allow approximately 15 minutes of additional travel time.

Jesmond

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Affected street: Newcastle Road near Robinson Avenue

Alert created at 2.21pm, March 22. Last updated at 2.43am, October 21.

Ends: 11.45pm, December 20

Advice: Check signage. Exercise caution. Drivers of oversize and/or overmass (OSOM) are required to contact the contractor (Rankin Park to Jesmond) 1800 818 433 prior to travel. Click  here  for a summary of the latest traffic impacts in the Newcastle area.

Calga

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Affected street: Pacific Motorway near Calga Road

Alert created at 4.31pm, August 4. Last updated at 7.10am, October 18.

Ends: 5am, July 12

Advice: Check signage. Exercise caution. Traffic controllers will be on site to direct motorists. Drivers of OSOM are required to contact Works Supervisor Steve 0458 215 602 prior to travel. 1.5 lanes and shoulder to be left open for OSOM vehicles.

Mayfield West

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Affected street: Pacific Highway near Wallsend Rd

Alert created at 6.47am, October 18. Last updated at 6.47am, October 18.

Ends: 5pm, December 31

Advice: Check signage. Exercise caution. Motorists are advised to allow approximatelyFive minutes of additional travel time.

Putty

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Affected street: Putty Road near Snakes Valley Creek

Alert created at 4.01pm, November 3. Last updated at 3.32pm, October 17.

Ends: 6pm, September 18

Advice: Reduced speed limit. Check signage. 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.

Putty

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Affected street: Putty Road near Putty Valley Road

Alert created at 7.07pm, February 2. Last updated at 3.02pm, October 17.

Ends: 12am, December 1

Advice: Reduced speed limit. Check signage. Portable traffic lights will allow motorists to pass in one direction at a time.

Neath

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Affected street: Cessnock Road near Carrs Road

Alert created at 10.31am, September 25. Last updated at 2.46pm, October 17.

Ends: 5pm, December 13

Advice: Check signage. Exercise caution. Motorists are advised to allow approximatelyFive minutes of additional travel time.

Freemans Waterhole

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Affected street: Freemans Drive near Gap Road

Alert created at 11.47am, February 3. Last updated at 11.30am, October 11.

Ends: 9am, June 20

Advice: Reduced speed limit. Check signage. Traffic control will be in place 24hrs a day.

Upper Rouchel

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Affected street: Rouchel Road near Davis Creek Road

Alert created at 10.27am, October 11. Last updated at 10.27am, October 11.

Ends: 10.23am, February 28

Advice: Check signage. Exercise caution. Alternating (stop/slow) traffic conditions will be in place to allow motorists to pass in one direction at a time.

Rothbury

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Affected street: Wine Country Drive near Littlewood Road

Alert created at 1.34pm, September 27. Last updated at 1.34pm, September 27.

Ends: 5pm, December 4

Advice: Check signage. Exercise caution.

Scone

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Affected street: Kelly Street near St Aubins St

Alert created at 10.55am, September 12. Last updated at 3.29pm, September 13.

Ends: 9.41am, December 20

Advice: Check signage. Exercise caution. On Kelly St from Liverpool St to Kingdon St, asphalting will take place, motorists are to expect intermittent stoppages and changed traffic conditions.

Bulga

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Affected street: Putty Road near Bulga Bridge

Alert created at 1.19pm, August 20. Last updated at 1.19pm, August 20.

Ends: 5pm, December 12

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. Motorists are advised to allow approximatelyFive minutes of additional travel time.

Rankin Park

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Affected street: Lookout Road near Grandview Road

Alert created at 2.46pm, March 22. Last updated at 2.19pm, June 5.

Ends: 5am, December 20

Advice: Check signage. Exercise caution. Lane closures and speed reductions may be applied during night work hours, with traffic controllers on site to direct motorists. Motorists are advised to allow approximatelyFive minutes of additional travel time.

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