Terania Street, Lismore - rail over road bridge closure

Road users are advised that Terania Street will remain closed to all vehicles, pedestrians and cyclists until a risk assessment has been completed to identify the work required to enable the road to be re-opened.

An over height vehicle struck the disused rail bridge over Terania Street at Lismore on the afternoon of Wednesday 7 February 2024.

As a result, Terania Street was closed to pedestrian and traffic between Tweed and Peate streets.

Further inspections will be required to determine next steps and to ensure the road can be safely reopened to motorists.

A timeframe for this is still to be determined, however Transport is treating this as a high priority. The closure period is expected to be extensive.

Alexandra Parade 

A similar event took place at the disused rail bridge over Alexandra Parade, North Lismore on Tuesday 20 February.

As a result, the 3.5 metre clearance single lane on Alexandra Parade was closed for further inspections.

The 2.8 metre clearance two way lanes on Alexandra Parade remain open to light vehicles only.

Further inspections will be required to determine next steps and to ensure the road can be safely reopened to motorists.

Transport thank the community for your patience and will keep the community up to date on the progress of the risk assessment.
 

A detour for all heavy and light vehicles is available via Wilson Street, Elliott Road and Ballina Road.

Light vehicles can access Terania and Bridge streets via Dawson and Woodlark streets, which are not suitable for heavy vehicles. 

Light vehicles with 2.4 metre clearance can access Tweed Street northbound from Terania Street via Pine and Crane streets.

Detour for pedestrians and cyclists is available from Terania Street via Pine, Crane and Tweed streets.

Motorists should allow up to 10 minutes extra travel time.

Heavy and light vehicle drivers should plan their journey and allow extra travel time, drive to the conditions and follow the directions of signs and traffic control. 

Please keep to speed limits and follow the direction of traffic controllers and signs.

For the latest traffic updates, you can call 132 701, visit livetraffic.com or download the Live Traffic NSW App.

The 3.5 metre clearance lane on Alexandra Parade is closed for further inspection and repair work due to a vehicle strike on Tuesday 20 February.

The 2.8 metre clearance lanes remain open in both directions to light vehicles only.

Detour for heavy vehicles travelling westbound is available via Winterton Parade, Orion Street, Dawson Street, Ballina Road, Elliott Road, Wilson Street, Terania Street and Tweed Street, vice versa for heavy vehicles travelling eastbound.

Heavy and light vehicle drivers should plan their journey and allow extra travel time, drive to the conditions and follow the directions of signs and traffic control.

Transport for NSW thanks motorists for their patience during this time.

Following the bridge strike on Alexandra Parade in February 2024, Transport for NSW installed new safety barriers on Alexandra Parade and Winterton Parade, North Lismore to improve safety.

New guardrail on Alexandra Parade, North Lismore.

New guardrail on Winterton Parade, North Lismore

• Community notification - April 2024 (PDF, 581.27 KB) 
• Community notification - February 2024 (PDF, 583.77 KB)