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North East Road - Night Work - January 2026 Update

28 January 2026

What’s happening

The Department of Infrastructure and Transport are progressing major construction works along North East Road. Road surface improvements, including curve widening and the installation of over a kilometre of safety barriers, are complete between Houghton and Millbrook.

Asphalt works continue on North East Road between Paracombe Road, Inglewood and Tippett Road, Millbrook.

How this affects you

To safely undertake works, North East Road will be closed for two nights between Millbrook Road and Tippett Road on Sunday 1 February and Monday 2 February 2026.

From Tuesday 3 February until late February 2026, North East Road will be closed between Tippett Road and Gorge Road. No night works will occur on Saturday nights.

Please see maps below for detour information.

Speed and lane restrictions will remain in place at all times, including outside of work hours, as required. Please plan your trips, observe signage and follow the direction of onsite traffic controllers.

During the works, there will be some noise from time to time. The contractors will do their best to keep any impacts to a minimum.

When: Sunday 1 February until late February 2026, weather permitting.

Hours of work:

  • Night work - Sunday to Friday 7:30pm - 6am
  • Intermittent day works - Monday to Friday 9am – 4pm and Saturday 9am – 5pm

Where: North East Road, between Paracombe Road, Inglewood and Tippett Road, Millbrook and Gorge Road, Cudlee Creek

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