Changed conditions and travel times will be experienced around Wollongong and Figtree. Photo: imamember.
Detours and disruption can be expected on major stretches around Wollongong and Figtree with roadworks being undertaken on the M1 Motorway and Princes Highway.
Motorists can expect changed traffic conditions over the next week with upgrades and maintenance to affect speed limits, travel time and available routes around the Illawarra.
M1 Princes Motorway between Memorial Drive at North Wollongong and Masters Road at Figtree will undergo work including road repair and resurfacing, maintenance of signage, vegetation and safety barriers; clearing of gutters and drains, and litter collection, starting on Monday 25 May.
Work on the M1 will be carried out on northbound and southbound lanes for four nights from Monday 25 to Thursday 28 May between 8 pm and 4 am, weather permitting, with single lane closures and a reduced speed limit of 40 km/h to be put in place.
There will be intermittent closures of the on- and off-ramps on the M1 Princes Motorway between Memorial Drive and Masters Road, which will be signposted.
Work will also be conducted on Masters Road at Figtree between Springhill Road and the M1 on the Monday and Tuesday nights (25 and 26 May) from 8 pm to 4 am, with both westbound lanes closed on Monday and both eastbound lanes closed on Tuesday.
Detours will be put in place via the M1 Princes Motorway, Five Islands Road and Springhill Road, and motorists are advised to allow up to 10 minutes of additional travel time.
The intersection of the Princes Highway and London Drive intersection in West Wollongong will also have changed conditions at the same time due to a traffic light upgrade.
The upgrades are expected to take up to 10 nights starting from Sunday 24 May, between 8 pm and 5 am, excluding Friday and Saturday nights and public holidays.
Single lane closures and a reduced speed limit of 40 km/h will be in place, with motorists advised to drive to conditions and allow up to five minutes of extra travel time.
To stay up to date with traffic updates visit the Live Traffic website or call 132 701.
