Jackadgery Bridge on the Gwydir Highway will be closed to all traffic from 6pm Friday 4 to 6am Saturday 5 April to carry out essential repairs.
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An overnight closure is required to allow concrete to cure and reach minimum strength before carrying vehicles, however access for emergency services will remain.
Truckies and motorists are asked to avoid nighttime travel on the Gwydir Highway during these dates.
The bridge closure is part of ongoing essential bridge maintenance work that started in late-January.
Vehicles travelling north will be detoured via Clarence Way and the Bruxner Highway to the New England Highway.
Vehicles travelling south will be detoured via the Pacific Highway and Waterfall Way to the New England Highway.
Operators of all vehicles including oversize and over mass (OSOM) vehicles, should plan their trip in advance to avoid these closure times as detour routes will be significant.
Detour routes via minor roads are possible, however it may not be appropriate for OSOM or larger vehicles.
The bridge will reopen at 6am Saturday 5 April to light vehicles only. Heavy vehicles over 4.5 tonne will need to wait until 9am Saturday 5 April to access the bridge.
The bridge will operate under single lane closures with alternating stop and slow arrangements and a 40km/h speed limit, weather permitting.
A second overnight bridge closure will be carried out late May or early June which the community will be informed of once a date for the second bridge closure has been confirmed.
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