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Overnight closure of Pacific Hwy this weekend, truckies asked to park up

Truckies have beeen warned of a three-hour closure of Pacific Highway at Coffs Harbour this weekend, with no detour available to trucks.

The highway is being closed from midnight on Saturday, April 12, until 3am on Sunday for the safe removal of the now disused Luke Bowen Footbridge.

Transport for NSW said the old structure will be cut from its mountings and craned onto the edge of the highway where it will be dismantled.

During the closure, light vehicles and emergency services will be detoured via James Small Drive.

There is no available detour for heavy vehicles.

Operators of oversize and/or overmass vehicles are encouraged to park up in rest areas or truck parking bays before they get to Korora, north of Coffs Harbour.

The highway is being closed for the removal of the old footbridge. Image: TfNSW

During the three-hour highway closure, parking will be provided for any heavy vehicles unable to avoid the work area.

Following the temporary closure, the highway traffic will return to one lane in each direction on the southbound carriageway while the crane and worksite is demobilised.

All four lanes of the highway will be reopened by 7:30am on Sunday, April 13.

For the latest traffic updates download the Live Traffic NSW app, visit livetraffic.com or call 132 701.

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