Blair Street roadworks
Thanks to Wade Gleeson for this photo of the road reconstruction worksin the lower section of Blair St, New Norfolk.
Thanks to Wade Gleeson for this photo of the road reconstruction worksin the lower section of Blair St, New Norfolk.
THE “dusk to dawn” speed signs that appeared on the Lyell Highway between Sorell Creek and Granton last week may soon spread to other locations in the Derwent Valley. Having been identified as a “roadkill blackspot”, the Granton section of the Lyell Highway now has a recommended speed limit of
MOTORISTS are advised that the Lyell Highway has reopened following today’s bushfire emergency at Gretna, but clean-up crews are on location and there may be temporary interruptions to traffic flow. Tasmania Police asks drivers to reduce their speed as Tasmania Fire Service personnel are working at various locations on the
THE Tasmania Fire Service advises that Glen Dhu Road is now open to residents, but closed to the public while the bushfire activity continues. Residents who are within this area need to be cautious of falling trees and branches and Aurora crews who are working within this area. There is
Tasmania Fire ServiceBushfire Advice Message Glen Dhu Road, MOLESWORTH Current from:06/02/2013 03:03 PM until: 06/02/2013 06:00 PM or further notice There is a small bushfire at Glen Dhu Road, MOLESWORTH . The fire danger rating in this area is forecast to be very high . Fire under these conditions
Department of Infrastructure, Energy and ResourcesTemporary Road Closure – Brooker Highway Night resurfacing works will be undertaken on the Brooker Highway from Sunday 9 December to Thursday 13 December, weather permitting. The northbound lanes of the Brooker Highway from the Austins Ferry off-ramp to Black Snake Lane on-ramp will be
FREE BUS TO TASMANIA’S ANTIQUES CAPITAL Come to New Norfolk and experience Tasmania’s antiques capital. Do some Christmas shopping or hunt amongthe many antique shops for that special piece. O’Driscoll’s Coaches are running a FREE BUS SERVICE between Glenorchy and New Norfolkevery Thursday in November and December (Starting November 1)
THERE will be changed traffic arrangements in New Norfolk tomorrow (Sunday) for the duration of the Derwent Valley Autumn Festival. The Derwent Valley Council has advertised that Ferry St, Page Ave and Alfred St will operate on a one-way system between 9am and 5pm. Heavy traffic is likely in Montagu
Artist’s impression of the new bridge THE new Bridgewater Bridge will cost about a billion dollars by the time it is built in about a decade’s time, Derwent Valley councillors were told last night. A representative of the Department of Infrastructure, Energy and Resources (DIER) provided this update at the
WORK to seal four sections of the Highland Lakes Rd will begin this summer. Infrastructure Minister David O’Byrne said the $2.5 million upgrade would provide safer driving conditions, particularly at the Deloraine end of the road. The Highland Lakes Rd is the road formerly known as the Lake Highway. “It
UPGRADING of two of New Norfolk’s major thoroughfares has started this week and will continue for several months. Derwent Valley Council works manager Stewart Taylor told a recent councillor workshop that it was hoped to have the Montagu St and Burnett St improvements completed by the end of November. Work
THE State Government project supporting the continuing expansion of bus services in regional Tasmania was proving a success, Sustainable Transport minister Nick McKim MHA said today. “There is no better example of this than O’Driscoll Coaches’ Derwent Valley to Hobart run,” Mr McKim told a Budget estimates hearing. “Last year,
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