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Shepherds Hill, Ayliffes and South Road intersection partial closure

Wednesday, 2 October 2019

As part of road resurfacing and utility service works for the Darlington Upgrade Project, partial closures of the Shepherds Hill Road, Ayliffes Road and South Road intersection will be in place over the next two weekends.

Traffic arrangements will be undertaken in two stages:

STAGE 1

8pm Friday 4 October – 8pm Saturday 5 October and
8pm Friday 11 October – 6am Monday 14 October

  • Access to Shepherds Hill Road from South Road will not be available. Motorists will be required to detour via Main South Road and Sturt Road.
  • Access to South Road and Ayliffes Road from Shepherds Hill Road will not be available. Motorists will be required to detour via Sturt Road and Main South Road.
  • Access to the lowered motorway from Ayliffes Road will not be available. Motorists will need to use the Main South Road expressway on-ramp adjacent Flinders Drive or the on-ramp at Marion Road.

STAGE 2

8pm Saturday 5 October – 6am Tuesday 8 October and
8pm Thursday 10 October – 6am Friday 11 October

  • Access to the lowered motorway from South Road and Ayliffes Road will not be available. Motorists will need to use the Main South Road expressway on-ramp adjacent Flinders Drive or the on-ramp at Marion Road.
  • Access to Shepherds Hill Road from South Road will not be available. Motorists will be required to detour via Main South Road and Sturt Road.
  • Access to South Road and Ayliffes Road from Shepherds Hill Road will not be available. Motorists will be required to detour via Sturt Road and Main South Road.

Northbound traffic travelling via Main South Road, the lowered motorway and the Southern Expressway will not be impacted during these works.

The right turn from Sturt Road travelling westbound to Main South Road will be permanently reinstated from 8pm Friday 4 October.

Please plan ahead, allow extra travel time and observe onsite signage and speed restrictions.