Night roadworks will force the closure of Bulli Pass and Tongarra Road. Photo: imamember.
Road maintenance work will close two important Illawarra traffic links next week.
Bulli Pass will be closed in both directions between Lawrence Hargrave Drive and the M1 Princes Motorway on Monday 4 and Tuesday 5 May between 8 pm and 4 am.
In the south, Tongarra Road at Albion Park Rail will be closed between Ash and Ti Tree avenues from Monday 4 to Wednesday 6 May between 7 pm and 5 am.
The Bulli Pass work will include road repairs, maintenance of signage, vegetation and safety barriers, clearing gutters and drains and collecting litter.
Detours will be in place via either Lawrence Hargrave Drive or the M1 Princes Motorway and Memorial Drive.
Motorists are advised to allow an additional 20 minutes of travel time, drive to the conditions and follow the directions of signs and traffic control.
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Map showing detours during the Bulli Pass closures. Image: Transport for NSW.
Tongarra Road will be closed for three nights to replace a damaged drain, resurface the road and restore line markings.
Detours for light vehicles will be in place via Maple Street, Station Road and the Princes Highway, adding five minutes to journeys.
Heavy vehicles over 5 tonnes and 14.5 m long will need to detour via the M1 Princes Motorway, the Oak Flats Interchange and the Princes Highway, returning to Tongarra Road at Albion Park Rail, adding up to 10 minutes to journey times.
Bus stops 252783, 252782 and 252797 will be temporarily relocated to just outside the closure area during work hours.
Motorists will need to take detours during the Tongarra Road closures. Image: Transport for NSW.
Work to repair drainage culverts will be carried out along sections of the Princes Highway between Yallah and the Oak Flats Interchange and on Tongarra Road from the Princes Highway for 1 km.
Work will be carried out on Sundays and Thursdays between 8 pm and 4 am, starting Monday 11 May for up to six weeks, weather permitting.
Single-lane closures and a reduced speed limit of 40 km/h will be in place during the work.
Residents and businesses within the work areas will be able to access their properties at all times under the guidance of traffic control.
Click here for more information on the Tongarra Road works; click here for details on the Princes Highway work or download the Live Traffic NSW app.
