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Work finally underway on Snowy Mountains Hwy truck parking bays

Site preparations are finally underway for six new truck parking bays alongside the Snowy Mountains Highway in Adaminaby, NSW – more than two years after the project was first approved.

Six 3m-wide and 30-metre long sealed parking bays will be built – three on each side of the highway – allowing heavy vehicles to safely stop for logbook, food and drink breaks.

In a December 2022 media release first announcing the project, acting Snowy Hydro CEO Roger Whitby said a $188,000 contribution from Snowy Hydro would assist council in delivering “an important improvement for the town”.

“We are extremely pleased to be partnering with Snowy Monaro Regional Council on the truck parking bays project,” Whitby said at the time.

“There is a lack of heavy vehicle parking areas between Cooma and Tumut, along with increased numbers of heavy vehicles passing through Adaminaby with the Snowy 2.0 project. So this is an opportunity to help with a really good legacy initiative that will benefit the town’s economy.

“Truck drivers taking a break in Adaminaby on their trips through the Snowy Mountains will have fit-for-purpose, sealed and lit bays to park their vehicles in.

“This improves safety for them and other road users, and means heavy vehicles will no longer need to park in residential areas of the town.”

According to the same statement, the truck parking project, which was being conducted in consultation with Transport for NSW, was due to get underway early in 2023.

Big Rigs has approached the Snow Monaro Regional Council for comment.

Once the truck parking areas have been completed, the contractor will move on to the light vehicle and caravan parking area at the Baker Street Playground. This area will be closed until work is complete, the council said in a statement last month.

A 40km/h roadworks speed limit will be in place for the duration of the project.

The council did not release details on how long it would take to build the truck parking bays.

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