Friday, Oct 25, 2019 at 16:46
UPDATE: EMERGENCY CLOSURE OF BUNNERUNGEE CREEK
BRIDGE – SILVER CITY HIGHWAY
Motorists are advised of changed traffic conditions on Bunnerungee Creek
Bridge, 65 kilometres north of
Wentworth.
A structural defect has been identified following a routine
bridge inspection, resulting in the closure of the
bridge until further notice.
A specialist
bridge team is investigating and assessing the damage while working on a solution. The community will be kept informed as information comes available.
Through road users will be detoured via
Hay and Wilcania on the Sturt Hwy, Cobb highway, Barrier Hwy adding an additional 9 hours travel time to the journey.
The Silver City Highway is closed between
Broken Hill and
Wentworth to through traffic. Road closure points at
Broken Hill and
Wentworth on are being manned 24hrs by traffic control staff providing information to approaching motorists.
Local traffic is still able to access the Silver City Hwy either side of the Bunnerungee
Bridge, with a second closure located at the
bridge to prevent vehicle access.
Roads & Maritime
Services are currently deploying Variable Message Boards at key intersections and critical decision points on the State Road network to provide motorists increased notice of the closure and associated detour route.
Motorists and agencies are advised that fuel and accommodation options are limited on this route and are to consider the need for continuing travel overnight.
Can you please distribute this notice accordingly to appropriate stakeholders and staff.
For the latest traffic updates download the Live Traffic NSW App, visit livetraffic.com or call 132 701.
http://www.wentworth.nsw.gov.au/road-closures.aspx.Wentworth Shire Council Advice for motorists regarding the conditions of roads diverting around the closed area of the Anabranch on the Silver City Highway currently closed for emergency repairs to the
bridge. There is currently no access from
Broken Hill to
Wentworth using the Silver City Highway.
Edited by Mod Squad to fix the
Wentworth road closure link
AnswerID:
628315
Follow Up By: Frank P (NSW) - Friday, Oct 25, 2019 at 18:53
Friday, Oct 25, 2019 at 18:53
"The Silver City Highway is closed between
Broken Hill and
Wentworth to through traffic. Road closure points at
Broken Hill and
Wentworth on are being manned 24hrs by traffic control staff providing information to approaching motorists.
Through road users will be detoured via
Hay and Wilcania on the Sturt Hwy, Cobb highway, Barrier Hwy adding an additional 9 hours travel time to the journey."
This would appear to mean you can't use your Old
Broken Hill Road diversion even if under 4 tonne, Ivan. Based on your report that seems to me to be unnecessarily limiting to light vehicles.
Maybe they think the narrow grids and
bridge are too risky for the general public.
FollowupID:
902602
Follow Up By: IvanTheTerrible - Friday, Oct 25, 2019 at 20:24
Friday, Oct 25, 2019 at 20:24
Mate, The
bridge is a piece of shit and has had a load limit on it for years. We actually weighed our setup fully planning to cross the
bridge on our way out early last week but used Roo Roo road instead. We camped on The Old
Broken Hill Road just next to the
bridge last Tuesday on our way out and last night on our way back in.
We were stopped by RMS leaving
Broken Hill and when we told him the way we planned to go he had no issues they just wont suggest it. RMS will never allow a dirt road to be a diversion for main traffic is what we were told by the guys at the
Wentworth end.
FollowupID:
902606