Barrier Highway closed at Cockburn
Submitted: Thursday, Mar 01, 2012 at 09:41
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Dave B ( BHQ NSW)
The Barrier Highway is closed at
Cockburn due to damage at the
bridge over
Pine Creek.
Travel between
Broken Hill and SA is via
Wentworth for at least 24 hours by the sound of it. Maybe longer.
cheers
Dave
Reply By: Dave B ( BHQ NSW) - Thursday, Mar 01, 2012 at 21:30
Thursday, Mar 01, 2012 at 21:30
Looks like the Barrier Highway will be closed for maybe a week, they are not sure how to fix the
bridge going by the TV News tonight.
Looks like the Sturt Highway will be busy.
cheers
Dave
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Follow Up By: Holden4th - Friday, Mar 02, 2012 at 21:53
Friday, Mar 02, 2012 at 21:53
I'm due to stay in
Cockburn on April 2nd (booked into the hotel heading south and west). Let's hope it's fixed by then. I've booked myself in all the way to
Perth and don't really want any major detours but let's see what happens.
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Follow Up By: Dave B ( BHQ NSW) - Sunday, Mar 04, 2012 at 09:21
Sunday, Mar 04, 2012 at 09:21
I reckon you will be OK by then Holden, even if its a one lane temporary job.
cheers
Dave
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Follow Up By: Holden4th - Sunday, Mar 04, 2012 at 13:36
Sunday, Mar 04, 2012 at 13:36
I'm hoping you're right Dave. I don't want to detour via
Wentworth and am prepared to go off road to circumvent that (if possible). It is a major highway so I imagine the SA Roads people will be working hard (as I write) to reopen it.
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Reply By: Dave B ( BHQ NSW) - Sunday, Mar 04, 2012 at 17:54
Sunday, Mar 04, 2012 at 17:54
According to reports on local radio, they are looking at maybe laying a temporary roadway across the structure already there.
The way I envisage is similar to Bailey
Bridge.
They have to work out various problems considering there are roadtrains and B-Doubles up and down the road all the time as
well as the normal cars, vans, trucks etc.
Will probably hear something more towards the end of the week.
cheers
Dave
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