With continued heavy rain across the region both Gloucester Shire and Great Lakes Councils have advised of a number of road closures.
As at 9.15am Thursday (February 2) the following road / bridges/ crossings are closed on the road network due to rain and flooding:
•Rocky Crossing
•Faukland Road
•Wenham Cox Road
•Crowthers Roads
•Bowman River Road at 2nd Crossing
•Scone Road at Cobark (Shultz Bridge)
•Rawdon Vale Road
•Tiri Bridge - Between Bundook & Mt George on Tiri Rd
•Wilsons Bridge on Bowman Farm Road
•Gloucester River Causeways on Gloucester Tops Road
•Jacks Road
•Fairbairns Road
Crews will continue to inspect roads, bridges and crossings across the shire as the rain continues to fall. Updates will be made as they come to hand.
Visit Gloucester Shire Council’s website for updates:
http://www.gloucester. nsw.gov.au/
Great Lakes Shire
Great Lakes Council has also advised of a number of road closures in the shire.
In the Stroud area Gorton’s Crossing Road is closed at Gorton’s Crossing, Reidsdale Road is closed at Bratfields Bridge, Laman Street is closed at the Mill Creek causeway, Upper Monkerai Road is closed at Bagnall’s causeway, Terrel Road closed at Mavis Terseeg causeway (Johnsons Creek), Mill Creek Road proceed with caution as water near the road at Rumbles Bridge and being monitored and motorists are urged to use extreme caution of Johnson’s Creek Road as water is likely to be over the road on Johnsons Creek Road
While every effort is made to ensure this information is current, Great Lakes Council said it cannot guarantee its accuracy as conditions can change rapidly.
Motorists are advised to never drive or ride through floodwater, as advised by the SES. Flash flooding can occur at any time and ignoring road closed signs is an offence.
You are advised to check the "Last Updated" time and date of the information on the website and contact police if in any doubt.
Great Lakes Council is keeping its website page updated as much as possible, for updated road closures, please visit:
http://www.greatlakes .nsw.gov.au/Hot_Topics_Directory/ Road_Closures
Please note that the page will not be updated overnight, the next update will be early tomorrow morning, so with continued rainfall, conditions could change during the evening.