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Live Traffic NSW provides updates on road closures, road upgrades and road works, traffic cameras and traffic incidents.

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Live Traffic NSW provides real-time information about roads and changed traffic conditions that affect your journey on roads throughout NSW.

You can find out about changes, road conditions and road closures resulting from:

• scheduled roadwork
• major events
• weather events such as storms and floods
• natural disasters such as bushfires
• other unplanned disruptions.

The service is managed by Transport for NSW’s Transport Management Centre.

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• To check for roadworks, water levels and hazards, enter your origin and destination points when you  plan a trip within NSW
• You can view a list of current incidents by region or check hazards closed in the past 24 hours when you  check traffic incidents
• Search the traffic cameras list or find locations by region:  find traffic cameras

Interstate traffic conditions

To view conditions near state borders, go to Live Traffic NSW and use the  'Interstate information' filter .

You can also check other state and territory websites:

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• South Australia
• Western Australia

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If you want to report a traffic or road hazard, visit  Report a traffic accident, breakdown or other incident .

To access support, suggest improvements, or ask a question, use the Live Traffic NSW  feedback form .

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Live Traffic NSW

Live Traffic NSW users will be able to keep up to date with news of incidents and conditions that affect their journey in Sydney and Regional NSW.

• Live updates on traffic incidents around NSW.
• Access to live traffic cameras from the Transport Management Centre (TMC).
• Save and set up alerts on favourite routes.

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Live Traffic NSW provides you with real-time information about unplanned and planned incidents that affect your trips in NSW and across borders into QLD, SA, VIC and ACT. Features include: - Incident information for Sydney and Regional NSW including crashes, breakdowns, fires, floods, snow, public events and roadworks. - Strategically located traffic camera images updated every 60 seconds, which you can save for quick access. - Receive notifications about incidents affecting your saved trips - Save areas of interest and receive notifications about incidents affecting your saved areas. - Follow incidents and receive notifications when the incident impact changes or ends. - Cross-border incident information from QLD, SA, VIC and ACT. - Location of fires from NSW Rural Fire Service. - Local road information in Northern NSW (supplied by myroadinfo.com.au). Live Traffic NSW aims to help motorists make the best possible travel decisions that will, in turn, contribute to the safe and efficient management of our roads. Live Traffic NSW is owned and operated by the Transport Management Centre (TMC) which monitors and manages the 18,000km NSW State road network 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The TMC uses advanced monitoring, communication and traffic management systems to respond to and clear traffic incidents as quickly as possible, improve consistency of journey times, and provide customers with quality up-to-date information. This app also uses data from interstate road agencies (QLD, SA, VIC and ACT), NSW Rural Fire Service, and Northern NSW local roads (myroadinfo.com.au). We're committed to ensuring that Live Traffic NSW meets the needs of road users in NSW, and your feedback is essential. If you have any ideas, suggestions for improvement or questions about the app, please contact us by using the feedback form within the app.

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Very helpful! A useful and user-friendly app!

Much room for improvement

A much needed app for the terrible Sydney traffic. Lots of room to improve. Will be good if users can report incident to keep this as accurate as possible. Traveling time estimated based on time of the day will also be useful. Looking forward for the next update.

A good start

Not a bad starting point Smarter cities will need this sort of app but it's still a baby in its capabilities If your visiting Sydney grab it as it will give a good feel for the greater metro area but it's not google or apple maps grade !

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Plan your return to work and school trip following severe weather event

Drivers and passengers are urged to spend some time planning their return to work and school journeys from tomorrow, or consider working from home, with major impacts still being experienced across the state’s road and public transport network following this weekend’s severe weather event.

Transport for NSW Acting Coordinator-General Grant Knoetze said drivers need to take extreme care on the roads and avoid all non-essential travel in affected areas, with the impact of heavy rain and flooding likely to be felt across the coming days.

“Motorists across Sydney and surrounding regions also need to exercise caution as some road surfaces may have deteriorated and have potholes. Council and Transport crews will work as quickly as possible to repair the damage.”

“Please check livetraffic.com for the most up-to-date information on road closures before heading out, follow the directions of our traffic crews, reduce speed, and never drive into floodwaters,” Mr Knoetze said.  

“Public transport services will als o run to altered timetables as recovery from the rain event continues and passengers need to check the Trip Planner or transport apps, consider an alternative transport mode if your usual route is impacted and allow plenty o f extra travel time.”

Other impacts being felt across the transport network include:

Sydney Trains Chief Executive Matt Longland said crews continue to manage the impacts of localised flooding and land slip risks across the rail network, causing impacts to rail service delivery.

“The South Coast line between Waterfall and Bomaderry is closed due to damage along the line. Buses are replacing trains in both directions between Waterfall to Bomaderry, inclusive of Wollongong to Port Kembla,” Mr Longland said.

Other major impacts include:

• Infrastructure crews remain at an incident affecting one City-bound line in Westmead. Some diversions will be in place to facilitate the remediation works. A reduced train service will operate between Merrylands and Canley Vale in that direction only on the T2 Inner West & Leppington and T5 Cumberland Lines until rectified.   
• Some speed restrictions remain in place across the network. Notably, the Central Coast/Newcastle line from Berowra to Gosford, on the T1 North Shore line from Chatswood to Hornsby and on the T4 Illawarra line from Arncliffe to Waterfall. 

“The safety of our people and passengers is always our first priority and our engineers and work crews are mobilised across the rail network to assess and repair the damage. 

“Please check service status prior to traveling and avoid unnecessary travel. 

Thank you for working with us during this challenging time and please continue to show our frontline workers understanding and patience,” Mr Longland said.

Transport for NSW Chief Customer Officer Roger Weeks said in the south, one of two lanes on Lawrence Hargrave Drive will be reopened under ‘stop and slow’ conditions between Coalcliff Station and Clifton School Parade after debris and damage closed the road. 

“As we continue to undertake assessments, we will have a clearer understanding of the amount of work and time required to fix the road. We thank motorists for their patience and understanding during this process. We are working as quickly as we can to fully reopen the road,” Mr Weeks said.

• Megalong Road remains closed between Shipley Road and Peach Tree Road in Blackheath due to significant damage caused by the rain. Council engineers are assessing the situation.   
• The Newell Highway has been reopened between Boggabilla and Moree.  
• Bells Line of Road is closed in both directions at Richmond Bridge due to flooding.  
• Pitt Town Road/Cattai Road is closed in both directions between Wolsely Road and Pitt Town Dural Road  
• Springwood Road is closed at Yarramundi Bridge in both directions between Castlereagh Road and Mountain Avenue. 
• Audley Weir is closed in both directions between Audley Road and Sir Bertram Stevens Drive  
• NSW Maritime is encouraging all waterway users to delay non-essential boating upon the Hawkesbury/ Nepean River, and other flood affected waterways, due to large trees and other debris in the water. 
• Across NSW waterways heavy rain and flooding has caused debris to wash into waterways and form hazards to vessel navigation. These hazards will remain present for days and even weeks after the weather clears. 

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

For the latest service impacts on the public transport network please visit transportnsw.info   

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• For the latest information on current warnings and evacuation centres, visit the NSW SES website – www.ses.nsw.gov.au
• Members of the public seeking emergency assistance during a flood or storm should call the NSW State Emergency Service on 132 500 or visit their website ses.nsw.gov.au .  
• For the latest weather warnings, please visit the Bureau of Meteorology website: bom.gov.au

In all life-threate ning situations and emergencies, the public are advised to contact Triple Zero (000).  

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Easter traffic chaos as holiday-makers return home, authorities urge people to take care on roads

Thousands have taken to the skies and roads as holiday-makers return from their Easter long weekend trips. Authorities are urging people to take care and expect delays.

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Thousands of people have taken to the skies and roads as holiday-makers return from their Easter long weekend trips.

Drivers are being urged to stay safe and drive to the conditions with double demerits in force and highway patrols promised to be scattered along major highways.

There are warnings for motorists with traffic expected to be heavy on the M1 Pacific, The Great Western Highway and The Hume Highway.

“Return traffic will start building from the 1 April Easter Monday public holiday as people head back home to return to work and school on Tuesday.” Transport for NSW Acting Chief Customer Officer Roger Weeks said.

“Traffic pinch points are expected on the Pacific Highway at Wahroonga, Coffs Harbour, Hexham and Tugun in the north, Blackheath on the Great Western Highway, Pheasants Nest on the Hume Highway and at Nowra, Jervis Bay, Milton and Ulladulla on the Princes Highway down south.”

As of 1pm on Monday, traffic congestion is easing on the Princess Highway in Milton and Nowra but now building between Waterfall and Engadine.

The hunter region southbound traffic along the Pacific Highway is busy now towards Hexham Bridge and its also building at the Great Western Highway near Blackheath.

Conditions on the M1 near Mount Kuring-gai coming towards Sydney and Somersby to Mt White is also starting to build as motorists return home.

Congestion has cleared on the Castlereagh Highway near Melrose Rd just south of Mudgee after a car crash.

The highway was closed in both directions and motorists were being advised to use diversions and allow for extra time.

“If you are travelling from Sydney to Mudgee use the Diversion at Ilford using the Bylong Valley Road,” Live Traffic NSW said.

“If you are travelling from Mudgee to Sydney use the diversion from Rocky Watehole Road through to Rylstone.”

The driver was treated by paramedics for non-life-threatening injuries.

And for those taking the skies, roughly 130,000 people are expected to pass through Sydney Airport as interstate travellers begin their rush home.

With light winds and clear skies weather related delays should be minimal.

“Heavy traffic is also expected around Sydney Airport with delays expected at Southern Cross Drive and O’Riordan Street.,” Mr Weeks said.

It comes after a horror Easter weekend on Australia’s roads, claiming the lives of at least 17 people and sparking urgent warnings from the nation’s police.

In the most recent fatality in NSW, a man died after his ATV rolled in the Lake Macquarie area.

Paramedics were called to a fire trail on Crown Land in Cooranbong just before 7pm on Sunday following reports a two-seater ATV had crashed.

The passenger - a 35-year-old man - was treated by NSW Ambulance paramedics; however, he died at the scene.

The driver a - 30-year-old man – was taken to John Hunter Hospital in a critical condition.

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It came hours after a 69-year-old driver died in a fatal collision just after 2.15pm on Sunday, after the man’s car collided with a tree on Edwardstown Rd, South Gundagai in the Riverina region.

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HEAVY RAIN FALLS ALONG PARTS OF COAST, SES RESPOND TO MORE THAN 800 INCIDENTS.

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The NSW State Emergency Service (SES) is advising people to stay indoors and avoid unnecessary travel as significant rainfall impacts much of the NSW east coast.

A severe storm warning is in place for communities from Gosford in the north, to Batemans Bay in the south, across to Goulburn, with damaging winds and very heavy rain possible.

Meanwhile, residents on the Bellingen River at Thora and Darkwood have been advised to prepare for isolation. Residents in these communities may find themselves cut off by flood water and without power, water and other essential services.

The NSW SES is also closely monitoring conditions along the Hawkesbury Nepean River and Georges River, where minor to major flooding is possible.

Over the last 24 hours, SES crews have responded to 823 incidents, including seven flood rescues. The majority of calls have been for leaking roofs, fallen trees and assisting with sandbagging of properties. There have been no reports of significant injury or infrastructure damage to date.

NSW SES Assistant Commissioner Sean Kearns said conditions are likely to worsen over the next few hours.

“There’s potential for very large downpours of rain between the Blue Mountains and Narooma, which could lead to life-threatening flash flooding,” Assistant Commissioner Kearns said.

“We are particularly mindful as we head into peak hour traffic that some people may get caught out on the roads by flash flooding, which can occur without any official warning.

“Please exercise caution and if you come across a flooded road, please do not drive through floodwater. Obey all warning signs and listen to the directions of emergency services.”

A flood watch is also active for potential riverine flooding in 32 catchments along the east coast, from the Orara River in the North to the Bega River in the South, as well as parts of the Lachlan and Upper Macintyre Rivers.

Across NSW, there are currently 45 warnings. Two of these are at the ‘Watch and Act’ level, with the remainder at ‘Advice’ level.

For the latest warning information please download the Hazards Near Me app, or visit www.ses.nsw.gov.au

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Major flooding could threaten parts of Sydney and drivers have been warned to avoid non-essential travel as a deadly storm brings intense rainfall along the eastern seaboard.

An inland low and coastal trough joining forces over New South Wales was forecast to bring heavy localised falls to much of the state on Friday.

Sydney has faced its highest daily rainfall in two years, recording 111mm of rain in the 24 hours to 9am Friday. The city is on track to surpass its average total rainfall for April before the weekend.

“We’ll see the heaviest rain falling overnight, probably from midnight to around 7am to 8am,” Weatherzone meteorologist Angus Konta said.

Authorities warned 24-hour rainfall totals could top 200mm in Sydney and the south coast, with as much as 300mm dumped on the Illawarra escarpment overlooking Wollongong.

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Major flooding was possible along the Hawkesbury-Nepean River bounding Sydney from late Friday, with Penrith likely to cop as much rain in a day as one-and-a-half times the April average.

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Transport for NSW took the rare step of warning drivers statewide to avoid non-essential travel, while the NSW State Emergency Service warned coastal communities from Sydney to Goulburn to stay indoors.

The SES has already conducted seven flood rescues overnight, six related to people in vehicles, and has responded to more than 550 incidents across the state during the past 24 hours.

The majority of calls have related to leaking roofs, sky lights and gutters, but chief superintendent Dallas Burnes said the service was preparing for flash flooding and riverine rises.

Storms have led to 92 flights being cancelled or delayed at Sydney Airport, mostly across the domestic network, and the city’s train network is experiencing widespread delays.

Nine schools across NSW have shut down amid the severe weather, six of which are in the state’s north-east. The shutdowns are affecting seven public schools and two independent schools.

Almost every river in eastern NSW and numerous rivers in southern Queensland are subject to a flood watches or warnings, as heavy rain and possible flash flooding hit both states.

“What we’ve got is a trough along the NSW coast and it’s extending right up into Queensland, so it’s dragging quite a bit of subtropical moisture down,” Konta said.

The trough is deepening and interacting with an upper-level low over NSW, which is further boosting the moisture level in the atmosphere, he said.

Storms have already claimed a life in Queensland after the body of a man was found by his ute near Logan, while a 30-minute wave of rain in northern NSW flooded enclosures at a wildlife sanctuary on Thursday.

“Due to the amount of water dumped into the park, we have relocated our animals and the hospital [has been] relocated to a higher position,” the Byron Bay Wildlife Sanctuary said.

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With the catastrophic 2022 Northern Rivers floods fresh in minds, the SES said the silver lining for Friday’s system was that it was moving.

“If we go back to those northern river floods, it didn’t move as forecast,” the NSW SES commissioner, Carlene York, said.

“It stayed there, it kept dumping the rain and that’s obviously had the big impact.”

Volunteers had proactively deployed vehicles and vessels into danger areas.

Residents in such areas should clear gutters and tie down loose items ahead of time, SES metro zone commander Allison Flaxman said.

Severe weather is expected to gradually shift overnight to centre on NSW’s south coast, before easing throughout Saturday as the trough moves east to the Tasman Sea.

But persistent showers over the weekend will likely push Australia’s largest urban water supply dam to overflow on Monday.

Warragamba Dam, on Sydney’s south-western fringe, sat at 96% capacity as Friday’s storm approached.

“We require about 90mm of rain to fill Warragamba Dam … we’re expecting 100mm to 150mm,” Water NSW’s chief executive, Andrew George, told AAP.

“The spill will occur likely when the rainfall event has moved on, so it is very important that the community remain vigilant,” he said.

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