It's the news drivers who frequent Condobolin Road have been waiting for - the main thoroughfare is scheduled to reopen today after four months of constructing the Condobolin Road roundabout, a key feature of the Parkes Bypass project.
The opening was delayed by two days due to poor weather over the past week.
From Thursday traffic will be able to use the new roundabout to travel east-west between Condobolin and Parkes, and out to Bogan Gate, Trundle and Tullamore.
However, access to and use of the new bypass via the roundabout will not be available until the project is complete next year, Transport for NSW says.
Night work took place last night, between 6pm and 7am, to complete the road surfacing and line marking required to open the new roundabout.
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And this isn't the only exciting next step in the progress of the Parkes Bypass.
Transport for NSW advises motorists there is also changed traffic conditions on Hartigan Avenue.
From 7am on Friday, the Hartigan Avenue extension will be fully open and drivers will be able to travel under the new bridge over the rail line to access Condobolin Road.
This opening had also been delayed due to recent poor weather.
A spokesperson for Transport for NSW said to ensure the safety of their work crews, a number of traffic changes will be in place from Friday: \• Brolgan Road near Essential Energy will remain closed.
• Brolgan Road access will be via the new Hartigan Avenue extension.
• Link Road will be closed.
• The oversize overmass (OSOM) route will be via extended Hartigan Avenue.
• Access to Billy Mac Place will be via Hartigan Avenue.
To allow sealing, line marking and barrier installation, one night of work will take place along Billy Mac Place, Hartigan Avenue and associated intersections from 6pm to 7am on Thursday, weather permitting.
Traffic will be stopped at times to assist with this work.
Westlime Road remains closed between Brolgan Road and Condobolin Road for construction of the Parkes Bypass alignment.
"Transport for NSW thanks motorists for their patience while this important work is carried out," the spokesperson said.
The $287.2 million Parkes Bypass project will feature five key intersections and two new bridges, including the one over Hartigan Avenue and the rail corridor, and a second over the bypass on Victoria Street.
Preliminary work has seen the construction of the bridge ends and in October two giant cranes were mobilised to the bypass site to lift six girders into place at each of the bridges.
Each of the 60-tonne girders were hoisted high in the air and lowered into place on the bridge supports.
These girders that were installed near the northern end of the bridge add to the 30 girders lifted into place in October last year.
On November 5 the process was repeated to lift six more girders into place for the new Victoria Street bridge.
For the latest traffic information, visit www.livetraffic.com, download the Live Traffic app or call the Transport Management Centre on 132 701.
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