VicRoads has confirmed that the forest road detour will be one-way traffic only and the direction of it will be time-based each day during the landslip repairs on Warburton Highway.
The forest road detour is for larger vehicles up to 12.5m length and will be particularly important when the sealed detour via Maroondah Highway, Marysville Road, Marysville-Woods Point Road and Woods Point Road is unavailable due to a planned event on on Saturday 6 May and Sunday 7 May.
Here is the timetable for the forest road detour:
Travelling into Warburton from Melbourne
Detour route: Blacksands Road, Big Creeks Road, Smythe Creek Road, Burns Road, Big Pats Creek Road, Riverside Drive, Woods Point Road
From 5am to 11am
From 5pm to 11pm
Leaving Warburton towards Melbourne
Detour route: Woods Point Road, Riverside Drive, Big Pats Creek Road, Burns Road, Smythe Creek Road, Big Pats Creek Road, Blacksands Road
From 12pm to 4pm
From 12am to 4am.
Traffic management and controllers will be in place 24 hours, 7 days a week during the detour period and positioned along the detour to assist vehicles.
VicRoads will be undertaking regular road inspections on the forest roads and crews will be available to respond to any emergencies.
The detour will have a temporary speed reduction of 40km/h.
Due to the expected increase in larger vehicles using the unsealed forest roads as a detour, please take extra care when driving in the area and avoid walking or riding along the forest roads.
Expect additional travel time of 1 hour.
