As many people will be hitting the roads this week for school holiday travel there are some changed traffic conditions taking place to be aware of on the Pacific Highway.

There will be no roadwork on the Pacific Highway between Kew and the Queensland border from 6am Monday 5 April to 6am Wednesday 7 April and 6am Friday 9 April to 6am Monday 12 April due to the high traffic volume expected for the school holidays and Easter period. Emergency maintenance and safety repair work will be carried out as required.

Motorists are advised of changed traffic conditions on the Pacific Highway and local roads from Monday 5 to Sunday 11 April for the Woolgoolga to Ballina upgrade, weather permitting.

From Wednesday, there will be two days of work on the Pacific Highway between Woodburn and Mororo to remove signage, transport materials and carry out landscape maintenance and finishing work. Motorists can expect lane closures, traffic control and reduced speed limits at times between 6am and 6pm.

The northbound U-turn at Serendipity Road, New Italy will be temporarily closed between 7am and 6pm for two days from Wednesday. The next available U-turn for northbound motorists is about one kilometre north.

The southbound U-turn at Swan Bay New Italy Road, New Italy will be temporarily closed between 7am and 6pm for up to two days from Wednesday. The next available U-turn for southbound motorists is one kilometre south.

Additional changes to local roads

From Tuesday, there will be four days of work on Broadwater Evans Head Road and the on and off-ramps at the Broadwater interchange, Broadwater to construct a shared pedestrian and cycle path. Motorists can expect shoulder closures, lane closures and traffic control at times between 6am and 5pm.

Also from Tuesday, there will up to be five days of work on Tuckombil, Gap and Woodburn Evans Head roads at Woodburn to carry out fencing, paving and private access work. Motorists can expect lane closures, traffic control and short stoppages at times between 6am and 6pm.

Further south from Tuesday, there will be five days of work on Nardi Road at New Italy to carry out fencing, private access and finishing work. Motorists can expect lane closures, traffic control and short stoppage at times between 6am and 6pm.

From Wednesday, there will be three days of work on Old Bagotville Road at Bagotville to install a culvert and carry out finishing work. Motorists can expect lane closures and traffic control at times between 7am and 6pm.

On Thursday, there will be one day of work on the western roundabout of the Coolgardie interchange to carry out finishing work. Motorists can expect lane closures, traffic control and short stoppages at times between 7am and 6pm.

On Friday, there will be one day of work on the Chatsworth Road north overpass to carry out maintenance. Motorists can expect lane closures, traffic control and short stoppages at times between 7am and 6pm.

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