Closures
Temporary Road Closures
Occident and Pinchen Street, Nulkaba
As of 9 June 2023 Council will be installing the following traffic control treatments on Occident and Pinchen Street, Nulkaba:
- The closure of Occident Street using barriers and signage, immediately north of the Kerlew Street Intersection.
Further updates on the reopening will be provided soon.
Temporary Local Bridge Closures
As part of field investigation the below bridge sites are scheduled to close on following dates, between 6:00am–6:00pm.
Monday 2 December – Henderson Avenue, Cessnock
Henderson Avenue Bridge, Cessnock – full closure on Monday
Tuesday 3 December – Doyle Street, Cessnock
Doyle Street, Cessnock – full road closure
Wednesday 4 December – Ferguson Street, Cessnock
Ferguson Street, Cessnock – 1 lane closed, one lane open with traffic control operations in place.
Thursday 5 December – Bathurst Street, Abermain
Bathurst Street, Abermain – full road closure
Other Closures
Grass Sporting Fields
Please be advised that following an inspection of Council's grass sporting fields today, all grounds are open.
Please ensure a risk assessment is undertaken, prior to the use of all grounds.
Thompson's Footbridge – Great North Road, Laguna
Please be aware that Thompson’s footbridge, Great North Road Laguna is currently closed due to to some safety concerns. The reopening date will be advised in the future.
Birralee Playground, Kurri Kurri
Birralee Playground at Kurri Kurri will be closed from Friday 23 August, to facilitate upgrade works. Booth Park is the next closest playground available for use during these upgrade works.
Watagans National Park
There are some major landslips on Heaton/Watagan Forest Road that have left much of the road pavement missing and constitutes a hazard to motorists.
Watagans National Park is currently closed (both ends i.e. Heaton Road and Watagan Forest Road).
Please refer to NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service for further update.
Works and projects
For more information, view our current works and projects.
We make every effort to ensure disruptions to traffic, businesses, pedestrians and residents are minimised during works.