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Truckies warned of changed traffic conditions at Hexham

Truckies have been warned of changed traffic conditions on Maitland Road at Hexham in NSW as the Hexham Straight Widening project progresses.  

Works will be carried out at night-time to minimise disruption, from 7pm to 5am.

On Tuesday January 28, there will be a ‘blackout’ for OSOM freight needing to contraflow over the northbound bridge of the Pacific Highway.

From Wednesday 29 and Thursday 30 January there will be a temporary closure of the southbound steel bridge at Hexham. 

For motorists travelling outbound, a contraflow will be in place on the northbound bridge at Hexham.

Motorists wishing to travel to the New England Highway or the M1 Motorway will detour via the Hexham Station U-turn bay. 

On Wednesday January 29 and Thursday January 30, Over Size Over Mass operations with a ground contact wider than 3.2m or with overall width wider than 4.5m are advised to contact the project team at least one day ahead of movement on 1800 515 141.  

Transport for NSW has warned that “significant delays” will occur if there is a failure to contact the team in advance.  

OSOM operators are advised the project is operating on UHF channel 26 around the Hexham Bridge and UHF channel 45 for the remainder of the project.  

Note that vehicles travelling under a permit must not travel off the approved route listed in the permit unless an updated permit is obtained from the NHVR. 

Major work will continue from 7am to 6pm Monday to Friday, out of hours from 7pm to 7am Sunday to Thursday and Saturday between 8am and 1pm.  

A temporary speed limit of 60km/h will remain in place through the project work zone during ongoing day work, and a speed limit of 40km/h will be implemented during night works.

Drivers are advised to follow the directions of signs and traffic controllers, use alternative routes where possible or allow up to 15 minutes extra travel time. 

A spokesperson for Transport for NSW said: “Transport for NSW thanks motorists for their patience during these important construction works. 

“For more information on this work, visit https://www.livetraffic.com/incident-details/157644 or download the Live Traffic NSW app.” 

 

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