Where is the Hume Hwy closed?

The Hume Highway is now CLOSED between Narellan Road Campbelltown and Illawarra Highway Sutton Forrest. Picton Road is CLOSED bewteeen Mt Ousley and the Picton township.

Is the Hume Freeway open at Wangaratta?

The Hume Freeway is open to LOCAL traffic only, between Wangaratta and Seymour. The Hume Freeway remains closed in all directions between Wangaratta and Barnawartha, with safety inspections and clearing works underway.

Where does the Hume Highway start and finish?

Following roughly the route taken, The Great South Road was born. In 1928 it was re-named the Hume Highway. The Hume Highway has had a number of starting points over the years however, at this time it starts/finishes on Parramatta Road in Summer Hill in Sydney and starts/finishes at the Western Ring Road in Melbourne.

Is the Princes Highway open between Eden and Bairnsdale?

The Princes Highway is now closed between Bairnsdale and Genoa. Access to the Princes Highway towards Eden, NSW from Mallacoota and Genoa is also now closed. If you’re within the fire-affected areas, you may be unable to leave, and should take shelter.

Is the Hume Highway blocked?

The Hume Highway is blocked southbound in Thurgoona near Thurgoona Drive. Thurgoona is located around 10km north of Albury in Southern NSW. *Northbound lanes remain open.

Is Clyde Mountain open now?

Transport for NSW will remove approximately 400 high risk trees under full road closure of the Kings Highway at Clyde Mountain. The closures will be in place from Tuesday 31 August 2021 to early December 2021, weather permitting. The Kings Highway will be closed from River Forest Road to Misty Mountain Road.

Is Hume closed?

The Hume Freeway is open to Southbound Traffic only from Sydney to Melbourne. A northbound section of the Hume Freeway remains closed while safety inspections and clearing works take place and northbound interstate diversions remain in place at Seymour.

Why is it called Hume Highway?

The name was a tribute to Hamilton Hume who, together with William Hilton Hovell, in 1824 led the first exploration party overland for Port Phillip in Victoria, and much of the present highway route is along the path followed by Hume.

Does the Hume Highway have tolls?

Using the City Link Tollway, the Tullamarine Freeway, the Western Ring Road and the Hume Freeway. You will need to purchase a day pass for City Link as it is a toll road.

Is Princess Highway open at Traralgon?

Princes Highway is now open between Sale and Stratford. Local roads in and around towns including Traralgon, Maffra, Morwell, Sale, Rosedale, Heyfield, Churchill and Boolarra are still affected. Check the website for more details.

Is Macquarie Pass open now?

Macquarie Pass National Park is always open but may have to close at times due to poor weather or fire danger.

Is Waterfall Way Open 2021?

Waterfall Way has re-opened following extensive landslips between Dorrigo and Bellingen, restoring access for local communities and businesses. “The NSW Nationals in Government are building a safer and stronger regional NSW by working tirelessly to clear roads and reconnect communities and vital transport routes.”

Which is an alternate route to the Hume Highway?

Other inland alternate routes include the Olympic Highway route (A41) between Albury and Sydney via Wagga Wagga, Cowra and Bathurst, and also the Federal Highway / Monaro Highway route (M23/A23/B23) via Canberra which links with the Hume Highway near Goulburn and the Princes Highway in East Gippsland.

When did construction start on the Hume Highway?

Work began in October 2007 and the 65 km section (2 km shorter than the previous highway route) was progressively opened to traffic from mid 2009 and completed in December 2009. Completion of this section left only 21 km of the Hume Highway as single carriageway, through the towns of Tarcutta, Holbrook and Woomargama.

When did the Hume Highway bypass start in Australia?

1962 – Craigieburn ‘Hume By-pass Road’ opened January, 1962 at a cost of 388,000 Australian Pounds. This dual carriageway bypass over the Sydney to Melbourne railway and Craigieburn Road has since been bypassed itself by the M31 Hume Freeway bypass, opened in 2007.

When does the Hume Freeway close at Donnybrook?

A southbound closure of the Hume Freeway at Donnybrook Rd Tuesday 4 May to Thursday 13 May, excluding Friday and Saturday nights, during the night-time Works are subject to weather conditions. Please plan ahead, allow extra time, and look out for traffic management signage.