21 February 2026

M1 Motorway, Picton Road closed on Sunday night for maintenance work

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Map showing road closures

A map showing detours while the M1 Motorway and Picton Road are closed. Photo Transport for NSW.

The M1 Princes Motorway and Picton Road will be closed to all traffic on Sunday (22 February) for maintenance and ongoing work on the Mt Ousley Interchange.

The motorway will be closed from 8 pm to 4 am between Bulli Tops and Memorial Drive. Picton Road will be closed between the motorway and Almond Street, Wilton.

Picton Road eastbound will be closed from 7:30 pm to ensure the motorway is clear by 8 pm.

Maintenance work will include road repair and resurfacing, vegetation maintenance, clearing gutters and drains, maintenance of safety barriers and litter collection.

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Work on the Mt Ousley Interchange will also be carried out, including the removal and installation of temporary barriers, repair and relocation of signage, piling work, service investigations, closed circuit television (CCTV) work, earthworks, vegetation and road maintenance, temporary noise wall installation and drainage works.

Motorists travelling between Wollongong and Bulli Tops will be detoured via Memorial Drive and Bulli Pass and should allow an additional 15 minutes travel time.

Motorists travelling between Wollongong and the Hume Motorway will be detoured via Memorial Drive, Bulli Pass and Appin Road and should allow up to 40 minutes additional travel time.

Light vehicles can also use Wilton Road (Broughton Pass) between Appin and Picton roads.

Heavy vehicles over 19 metres long and weighing more than 50.5 tonnes will not be able to access Bulli Pass and are advised to delay their journey or they will be parked.

For the latest traffic updates, visit Live Traffic or call 132 701.

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