The New South Wales government has revealed a new $4.7 million funding package to improve northbound lanes of the Hume Highway just as the freight route remains closed in certain sections due to a recent incident.
The improvements will occur near the southern entrance into the township of Bowning, with Transport for NSW (TfNSW) confirming the works would repair the road pavement on a 1.1 kilometre stretch of highway.
Starting from Monday, the works will involve milling and replacing the existing road surface to improve safety and extend the life of the road.
“This essential maintenance and important improvements will increase safety for motorists, extend the life of the road and cut down maintenance costs for this stretch,” a TfNSW spokesperson says.
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This latest work follows the installation of median crossovers in November to facilitate the upcoming pavement improvement work.
Work will be carried out Monday to Friday from 8am to 6pm, and Saturdays from 8am to 1pm, and is expected to take around eight weeks to complete, weather permitting.
Northbound lanes will be closed throughout the work, with a contraflow and reduced speeds in place for the safety of motorists and workers. Bowning Road (West) will be closed for the duration of the work, with detours in place to direct traffic to the Bowning Road (East) intersection with the Hume Highway.
Motorists are advised to drive to the conditions, follow the directions of signs and traffic control, and allow an additional 10-minute travel time.
On top of this, the Hume is currently closed near Veterans Road in Oolong due to a double truck collision overnight.
The highway is closed southbound, with one of the two northbound lanes also closed.
All vehicles up to 26m B-Double combinations have diversions in place to go through the Federal and Barton Highways, while all other heavy vehicles will be parked until the road opens again.
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