The Nowra Bridge project will provide a new four lane bridge over the Shoalhaven River, upgraded intersections and additional lanes on the Princes Highway. These works are being undertaken by the NSW Government.
Upcoming night work
Night work will continue to be carried out on the Princes Highway, Scenic Drive, and Bolong, Illaroo and Bridge roads for the safety of workers and road users and to avoid extended traffic delays during the day. Work will take place across the project from Tuesday 5 October to Sunday 31 October between 6pm and 7am, weather permitting.
The site will be shut down for the long weekend in October from 6pm Friday 1 October until 7am Tuesday 5 October 2021.
There are a number of reasons why work is required outside standard construction hours including:
- Safety – work outside standard construction hours helps us improve safety by minimising the interactions between road users, pedestrians and workers
- Traffic – to safely carry out activities, traffic may be stopped, detoured or reduced to one lane. By working at night, delays are minimised and journey times for motorists and businesses are less affected
- Utilities – work may be required at night to minimise impacts on utility services and networks • Weather – even when it’s not raining, temperature and wind can impact activities including placing concrete and laying asphalt
- Quality – the quality of concrete and asphalt can be impacted if activities are not continuous
How will the work affect you?
During this work we will be using machinery and equipment that generate light, noise and vibration. We will make every effort to minimise disruption by:
- turning off machinery and vehicles when not in use
- using noise shields
- directing temporary lighting down and away from homes
- planning activities close to residents within standard construction hours and scheduling noisy activities earlier in the night, where possible
- fitting equipment with devices to minimise noise including reversing squawkers rather than beepers
- monitoring noise so we can manage any potential impacts and adjust our work, where possible.
Equipment being used during this night work includes light vehicles and trucks, cranes, elevated working platforms, lighting towers, power tools, concrete pump trucks, drill rigs, water trucks, street sweepers, asphalt machinery, rollers, excavators, and graders. We will continue to monitor noise and vibration impacts during this work. Residents will have access to and from their properties at all times.
Properties affected by utility service outages will be notified separately by the service provider. Oversize machinery and equipment may be delivered to these areas at night to avoid extended traffic delays during the day.
Traffic and pedestrian changes
There will be temporary traffic changes to ensure the work zone is safe. Lane closures, stop/slow traffic conditions and a 40km/h speed limit will be in place in both directions on the Princes Highway and Bolong, Illaroo and Bridge roads during the night work. This includes lane closures on the existing northbound bridge. Please keep to speed limits and follow the direction of traffic controllers and signs. The footpath on the northbound bridge will be closed during some of these work activities with a detour via the footpath on the southbound bridge. Signage will be in place advising of detours during these closures.
