Closures
Temporary Road Closures
Old North Road, Rothbury - Water Over Road
Old North Road, Rothbury is closed due to substantial water over the road. Please drive to conditions, and we remind you to never drive through floodwater.
Westcott Street, Cessnock (between Dudley & Bent Streets)
Please note: pedestrian access will be unavailable from 7.00am Tuesday, 30 April - 4.00pm Friday, 3 May.
From November 2023 Westcott Street will be closed to all vehicles and controlled pedestrian access will be provided. The duration of the closure is expected to be around 6-8 months.
Detours will be in place, as shown in the below image.
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; and
- The closure of Pinchen Street using barriers and signage, immediately north of the Kerlew Street Intersection.
Further updates on the reopening will be provided soon.
Other Closures
Grass Sporting Fields
Following inspections of Council's grass sporting fields today, the following sporting fields are now OPEN: Turner Park Aberdare, Drain Oval Cessnock, Carmichael Park Bellbird, Orange Street Oval Abermain, Chinamans Hollow Weston, Varty Park Weston, Birralee Jnr & Snr Ovals Kurri Kurri, Centenary Park Pelaw Main, Greta Central Jnr Oval, Miller Park Branxton, Margaret Johns Park Kurri Kurri and Mount View Park Cessnock whilst all other grounds remain CLOSED. A further announcement will be made on Friday 17 May.
Risk assessments should be undertaken prior to the use of all grounds.
Temporary Amenities Closure – Booth Park, Kurri Kurri
There will be a temporary closure of the toilets at Booth Park from Monday 15 April to Friday 7 June in order to carry out maintenance.
During this time, the playground will remain open as usual, and the nearest toilet amenities are at Rotary Park Kurri Kurri.
Booth Park Playground Amenities, Kurri Kurri
There will be a temporary closure from Monday 15 April to Friday 7 June in order to carry out maintenance on our toilet amenities. During this time, the playground will remain open as usual. The nearest toilet amenities are at Col Brown Rotary Park, Kurri Kurri.
Senior Unit of Birralee Playground, Kurri Kurri
The Senior Unit of Birralee Playground at Kurri Kurri is closed until further notice for extensive maintenance & repairs going into the new year. The remainder of the playground is open for use and the second swing set vandalised earlier in the year has been re-instated
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.