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Motorists urged to still avoid South Coast travel

Motorists are being urged to continue to avoid all non-essential travel into the State's south.

Many roads remain closed on the South Coast and the Southern Highlands due to biushfires gripping the state.

The latest advice from the Traffic Management Centre is as follows _

On the South Coast:

The Princes Highway is still closed between;

  • Falls Creek (Jervis Bay Road) and Milton (Corks Lane)
  • North Batemans Bay and Burrill Lake
  • Mogo and Moruya
  • Broadwater (north of Eden) and the Victorian Border

In the Southern Highlands:

  • The Hume Highway remains open
  • The Illawarra HIghway is open between Sutton Forest and Moss Vale
  • Moss Vale Road and Nowra Road are open between Fitzroy Falls and Bomaderry
  • Highland Way is closed in Wingello

In the Snowy Mountains:

  • The Snowy Mountains Highway remains closed between:
    • Mount Adrah (the Hume Highway) and Gilmore (Batlow Road)
    • Tumut and Cooma
    • The Monaro Highway and Princes Highway via Bemboka
  • Mount Adrah (the Hume Highway) and Gilmore (Batlow Road)
  • Tumut and Cooma
  • The Monaro Highway and Princes Highway via Bemboka

Many other roads remain closed including:

South of Nowra:

  • Jerrawangala to Tomerong - Turpentine Road is closed
  • Wandandian - Wandean Road is closed
  • Nowra Hill to Charleyong - Braidwood Road/Nerriga Road is closed

South of Tilba Tilba:

  • Cobargo - Cobargo Road is closed

Around Braidwood:

  • Braidwood to North Batemans Bay - the Kings Highway is closed
  • Braidwood to Moruya - Araluen Road is closed
  • Braidwood to Cooma - Cooma Road is closed

In and around the Snowy Mountains:

  • Adelong to Tumblong - Grahamstown Road is closed
  • Adelong to Rosewood - Wondalga Road
  • Tumbarumba to Batlow and Gilmore - Batlow Road is closed
  • Green Hills to Courabyra - Lower Bago Road/Taradale Road
  • All roads in the Kosciuszko National Park are closed including:
    • Jindabyne to Khancoban - Alpine Way
    • Jindabyne to Charlotte Pass - Kosciuszko Road
    • Paddys River to Khancoban - Swampy Plains Creek Road/Tooma Road/Snow Ridge Road/Goat Ridge Road/Elliott Way
  • Jindabyne to Khancoban - Alpine Way
  • Jindabyne to Charlotte Pass - Kosciuszko Road
  • Paddys River to Khancoban - Swampy Plains Creek Road/Tooma Road/Snow Ridge Road/Goat Ridge Road/Elliott Way

At Holbrook:

  • Holbrook to Jingelic - Jingelic Road is closed

A number of smaller local roads are also closed in these areas, as well as roads across the New South Wales-Victorian border.

For the latest traffic information, visit www.livetraffic.com, download the Live Traffic NSW app or call 132 701.

This story Motorists urged to still avoid South Coast travel first appeared on Illawarra Mercury.
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