THE M1 Princes Motorway between Bulli Tops and Memorial Drive, and Picton Road between the M1 Princes Motorway and Almond Street at Wilton will be closed for two nights on Sunday 5 May and Sunday 19 May, weather permitting.

Work will include vegetation removal, guardrail repairs, line marking and cleaning drains to improve safety.

Survey work, vegetation removal and pavement and geotechnical investigations will also be carried out as part of early work activities for the Mount Ousley interchange project.

The roads will be closed in both directions and detours will be in place each night between 8pm and 4am. Picton Road eastbound will be closed from 7.30pm to 4am to ensure the M1 Princes Motorway is clear by 8pm.

Bulli Pass will be open during this work.

Heavy vehicles over 19 metres long will not be able to access Bulli Pass and are advised to delay their journey.

Motorists travelling between Wollongong and Bulli Tops will be detoured via Memorial Drive and Bulli Pass and should allow up to 15 minutes additional travel time.

Motorists travelling between Wollongong and the Hume Motorway will be detoured via Memorial Drive, Bulli Pass and Appin Road, and should allow up to 40 minutes additional travel time. Light vehicles can also use Wilton Road (Broughton Pass) between Appin Road and Picton Road.

Motorists travelling to the Hume Motorway can also detour via the Illawarra Highway (Macquarie Pass).

Motorists are advised to drive to the conditions, follow the directions of signs and traffic control.

For the latest traffic updates visit livetraffic.com or call 132 701.

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