Holiday makers are reminded to plan ahead and avoid peak travel times, for road trips with minimum stress and optimum cheer this summer festive season.
Based on historical data, the heaviest traffic is expected on Friday 22 December and between Boxing Day 26 December and Friday 29 December.
Transport for NSW will be monitoring traffic at known pinch points on the Pacific Highway, including:
- Coffs Harbour, Tugun and Hexham heading north
- Mt Victoria on the Great Western Highway going west
- Nowra, Jervis Bay, Milton and Ulladulla on the Princes Highway heading south.
Thousands of extra cars on the road will increase the risk of incidents. Drivers should avoid rushing, plan regular rest stops, service vehicles in advance, check the weather forecast and expect potential delays of up to 40 minutes.
While a number of major regional roads projects will be shutting down during the holiday break, many projects will still have reduced speed limits in place. Motorists are reminded to drive to the conditions and follow the directions of signs. Even when road crews are not on site there may be damage to the road condition that requires lower speed, so stick to the limit.
If loading up the car, trailer, caravan, or boat for a trip, take the time to check everything is secure, all tyres and blinkers are in good condition, and drivers are across the rules around how to drive safely when towing.
Transport has fast-tracked the onboarding and training of 123 councils, including all 94 regional councils, to upload data in real time to Live Traffic NSW. This means information on emergencies or planned incidents will be fed directly through to motorists through major navigation apps including Google and Apple maps.
To find the best times to travel to your destination, use the TfNSW pinch point journey planning tool at myjourneynsw.info and get the latest traffic updates by downloading the Live Traffic NSW app, visiting livetraffic.com
