Kings Highway: Changes to temporary closure at Clyde Mountain

From August 31, the Kings Highway at Clyde Mountain will be closed on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays between 8am and 3pm to allow motorists more daylight hours to travel along the highway.

After daylight saving begins and school holidays end on Tuesday, October 5, closure times will change to 8am to 4pm. This will maximise working in daylight hours and minimise the ongoing impact of the closure.

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Member for Bega Andrew Constance said the new closure times were decided in consultation with Eurobodalla Shire Council, Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council, emergency services, the freight industry and business groups.

"We know how important a connection the Kings Highway is as a connection between Batemans Bay and Canberra, and the last thing we want is unplanned road closures due to trees falling or the risk that poses to road users," Mr Constance said.

"These trees have become more unstable due to subsequent storms and flooding, and need to be felled by arborists onto the road from the upslopes which requires both lanes to be closed.

"Some of these trees are up to 25 metres high and removing them requires the road to be fully closed during the day as there would be an unacceptable safety risk if the work was carried out at night."

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Transport for NSW expects the project to be completed in early December, weather permitting.

Traffic control will be in place at Braidwood and Nelligen from 7.40am each work day to advise motorists on the closure.

Road users will still be able to travel without impact from Canberra to Braidwood and Batemans Bay to Nelligen.

Motorists are advised to plan their journey, drive to conditions and follow the directions of signs and traffic control.