THE Hasting Valley’s and Camden Haven’s primary connection to the North West and New England has been restored with the periodic re-opening of the Oxley Highway at Mt Seaview.
The highway was blocked until 13 June after last month’s torrential rain caused scores of landslips.
The work to clear the road and secure the embankments will continue on top of the long-running project to restore the highway to pre-2021 flood conditions.
Intermittent closures will continue until at least November, according to Transport for NSW (TfNSW), with road users advised to check the Live Traffic website or app daily.
The road has reopened with a 60km/h reduced speed limit.
Some sections will be single lane-only with alternating traffic flow arrangements.
The new closure point is between Forbes River Road, Yarras, and Fenwicks Road (18 kilometres east of Yarrowitch).
The scheduled road closure days and times are:
— every Tuesday to Thursday from 7am to 4:30pm
— every Friday from 7am to 3pm
The road will remain open outside these hours.
The re-opening is a welcome relief for roadside businesses and transport operators who rely on the road being opened to earn an income.
For more information on the recovery work go to.livetraffic.com/incident-details/222355.
By Sue STEPHENSON
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