Transport for NSW Kings Highway Clyde Mountain Natural Disaster Recovery work

The Kings Highway at Clyde Mountain

Background Clyde Mountain tree removal work Since 2019 there have been multiple Natural In early 2021 an arborist report identified approximately Disaster declarations in Eurobodalla Shire for 400 high risk trees on the Clyde Mountain section of the storm, flood and bushfire events. These disasters Kings Highway. highlight the importance of a safe and reliable These trees were badly burnt in the 2019/20 bushfires and road network. Also important is the need to have become significantly less stable due to the effects of ensure adequate roadside maintenance and a storms and flooding. The identified trees must be removed resilient roadside environment. as they pose a safety risk to road users and workers. A program of emergency and planned work will be delivered for the Kings Highway. This will improve safety for road users by removing The Kings Highway at Clyde Mountain roadside hazards, improve safety for workers will be closed for urgent tree removal and enhance the security of the road network by work. Closures will be in place from reducing the likelihood of unplanned closures. Monday 30 August to mid November 2021, weather permitting.

June 2021 Kings Highway road closures at Clyde Mountain

The high risk tree removal work must be carried Time Day Road closure What should you do? out during the day under full road closure. For the safety or road users and workers this work cannot Full road closure. Plan your journey as alternate routes are in place. 8:00am - 4:00pm Monday to Thursday be carried out at night. Both directions closed. See below maps for alternate routes. Closure times were determined in consultation with Eurobodalla Shire Council and aims to balance the disruption to road users with the need to safely and 4:00pm - 8:00am Monday to Thursday No road closure Drive safely as there may be increased traffic on the Kings Highway efficiently carry out the work. The Kings Highway will be closed from Monday 30 August until mid Friday, Saturday, Sunday, public All day No road closure Drive safely as there may be increased traffic on the Kings Highway November 2021, weather permitting. holidays and school holidays

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Monga Clyde Mountain Princes Monaro Highway (B23) Kings Highway Highway Nelligen Cobargo Highway Araluen Road Batemans Bay Bermagui McRaes To Canberra Location of work Road Monga Araluen Road remains Kings Safety Nimmitabel closed - refer to Pooh Highway ramp Council for enquiries Clyde Corner Mountain Moruya Creek River Bemboka Numbugga Forest Road Closed to tra c Princes Mongarlowe during work Highway River Snowy Mountains Monaro Highway Highway 0 10 20 30 40 Corn Trail Misty Mountain Road Princes Highway kilometres Sugarloaf Creek To Batemans Bay To Melbourne To Melbourne Identified trees to be removed

nswroads.work/clydemountain Kings Highway - Clyde Mountain Natural Disaster Recovery work Aerial view of the Kings Highway at Clyde Mountain

Stay informed during the closure We will keep our stakeholders and the community informed throughout the work. Variable message signs will be in place across the road network advising of the closure and alternate routes. If there are changes to the work methodology or if work stops temporarily we will update Live Traffic and signs. Please subscribe to our mailing list to receive regular updates about the work. You Scan this QR code to go to project can subscribe via the project webpage or by contacting us on the details below. web page

Ongoing work on the Kings Highway Contact us: There is a program of maintenance work If you have any questions or would like to know required for the Kings Highway including slope about this work please contact the project team: stabilisation, guardrail and fence replacement, 1800 862 116 (toll free) storm water management and asphalt patching. Where possible some of this work will be carried [email protected] during the full road closure, however further nswroads.work/clydemountain closures may be required for ongoing work. Kings Highway Clyde Mountain Closure There are also safety improvements for the Kings PO Box 477 Wollongong NSW 2500 Highway in planning and development and these will be delivered over the next few years subject NSW Roads to funding.

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