from the Gateway to Tweed Heads

You may get some slow traffic at the roadworks on the Gateway, but once you get over the bridge, most of the traffic is travelling the other way, so southbound on the M1 shouldn't be too bad (barring accidents, of course!).[bighmmm]
At least it's better than Pennant Hills Road, where the morning rush hour is from Midnight to Midday, and the afternoon one is from Midday to Midnight!
[bigrolf]

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Originally Posted by donh54

You may get some slow traffic at the roadworks on the Gateway, but once you get over the bridge, most of the traffic is travelling the other way, so southbound on the M1 shouldn't be too bad until Smith RD (barring accidents, of course!).[bighmmm]

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Then it's a bun fight.

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Originally Posted by trog

Been going south from the deagon or Brighton on ramps about 10 am for the last few weeks. Very rarely was the traffic slower than the posted roadworks limits. From there to about the Bryant’s road exit very easy to maintain 100 kms

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That's because the real workers have stopped for lunch then. [bigrolf]

You saying hat there are actually people working ? Some of the eqipment in the new roadworks looks not to have moved in weeks !

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Originally Posted by trog

You saying hat there are actually people working ? Some of the blokes in the new roadworks looks not to have moved in weeks !

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Fixed.
The real workers are driving trucks. [wink11]

The autonomous ones ?

I've found the best time to use the M1 is between 9.30am and 1.30pm. Before that time you get the tradies, the office workers and the mad mums on the school run. Then it usually slacks off for a few hours ,before it starts again in the reverse order. However, all it takes is one accident.......The worst time to travel in country areas is always before and after school.
.W.

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Originally Posted by incisor

hmmmmm

how thick is it at 5am heading south thru nerang etc ?

i've been the other way a few times coming back...

food for thought.

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I've had to come the other way a few times in the last couple of months and it hasn't been too bad leaving Alstonville at 5:15, 5:30 and 5:45 NSW time.
I stopped for coffee/brekky the last few times too and the traffic was still flowing right through to the Logan Mwy.
I don't recall it being too nasty going south.

Coming back in the arvo on the other hand.....[bigwhistle]

be leaving at 03:00 now and having a wee nap the other side of Grafton [thumbsupbig]

Don't forget about the reduction of the speed limits heading south because of the Commonwealth Games. It's 90 from Springwood and 80 closer to the coast.