ROADWORKS to restore parts of the Newell Highway between Gurley and Goondiwindi commenced last week.

Work started 14 kilometres north of Gurley at Tycannah Creek on Tuesday and is expected to be completed today, Saturday, May 10, weather permitting.

Crews will then move to Boggabilla, near the intersection of the Newell Highway and Bruxner Highway, from Monday, May 12.

The work will be carried out between 6am and 6pm from Monday to Saturday and is expected to be completed in six days, weather permitting.

For the safety of workers and motorists, single lane closures, intermittent stopping and a reduced speed limit of 40 kmh will be in place during work hours on this section.

Outside work hours the speed limit at Tycannah Creek will be reduced to 60 kmh and at Boggabilla it will be reduced to 50 kmh.

A Transport for NSW spokesperson said the Australian Government is providing $5.46 million under the jointly-funded Commonwealth-State Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements to fund repairs from flooding events in 2022.

“This is a huge win for all road users that use this section of the Newell Highway,” the spokesperson said.

“At 19 locations across a 427-kilometre section of the highway, the existing surface of the road will be removed and replaced with a new layer of asphalt.

“Crews will be asphalt patching, which involves removing failing areas of the road surface down to a specific depth with the use of specialised machinery.

“Once patching is complete, new layers of asphalt are applied to provide a durable and stable pavement and smooth road surface.

“These repairs will use over 13,000 tonnes of asphalt to restore the road’s resilience and the safety for all motorists.”

Other work will take place at night to prevent impacts on the movement of oversize or over-mass vehicles on the Newell Highway.

Work will be carried out between 7pm and 6am from Sunday to Thursday and if required on Friday nights.

No work will take place on Saturday nights or public holidays.

Night work will start south of Goondiwindi, with crews moving south along the highway towards Gilgandra as work at each of the sections is completed. Nightwork is expected to be completed by the end of June, weather permitting.

For the safety of workers and motorists, single lane closures, intermittent stopping and a reduced speed limit of 40 kmh will be in place during night work hours.

Outside night work hours the speed limit will be 60 kmh until work is completed.

Motorists are advised to drive to the conditions, follow the directions of signs and traffic control and allow up to seven minutes of extra travel time during the work.

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