Last updated: 21 May 2025
Stay informed about traffic impacts.
Welcome to our Traffic Notifications page, where we keep the community informed about important traffic updates and activities related to our project.
We are committed to transparency and ensuring that local residents, businesses, and stakeholders stay up to date with relevant information.
Check back regularly for updates.
Transporting major components
Delivery of major components to remote Snowy 2.0 project sites will continue in 2025 and 2026. There will be an increase in movements of oversized loads over the coming months, and these may involve some minor delays for motorists. Some of these loads will involve disruption to traffic through Cooma and the Snowy Mountains Highway.
All oversize moves will be transported under pilot escort and at times, depending on size, police escort. Please always adhere to directions from pilots and NSW Police.
Large, escorted loads will be transported during the daytime and at night. To minimise disruptions to road users and the community, loads wider than 4-metres will travel on the Snowy Mountains Highway at night.
The following overnight loads are scheduled:
From 9pm to midnight on Thurs 22 May - Police & pilot escort for 2 x large loads in rolling road closure from Rock Forest to Lobs Hole
From 11.59pm on Sat 24 May to 5am on Sun 25 May - Police & pilot escort for 1 x large load from Canberra to Cooma, parking beside Polo Flat roundabout in bypass lane - rolling road closure
From 9pm on Sun 25 May to 5am on Mon 26 May - Police & pilot escort for 1 x large load from Cooma to Lobs Hole - rolling road closure
From 11.59pm on Sat 31 May to 5am on Sun 1 Jun - Police & pilot escort for 1 x large load from Canberra to Cooma, parking beside Polo Flat roundabout in bypass lane - rolling road closure
From 9pm on Sun 1 Jun to 5am on Mon 2 Jun - Police & pilot escort for 1 x large load from Cooma to Lobs Hole - rolling road closure
The oversized loads will transport the following major components:
electro-mechanical components to build turbine units for the underground power station at Lobs Hole
components for TBM4 at Marica
steel components for penstocks at Lobs Hole
large plant & equipment to all work sites
NOTE: Our delivery program is subject to change at short notice based on weather, permit requirements, and other factors.
As work continues on Snowy 2.0 there is ongoing increased construction traffic in the project area, specifically on the:
Monaro Highway
Snowy Mountains Highway
Link Road, Kiandra
Tantangara Road.
There will also be increased traffic, including heavy vehicle movements, in and around:
Cooma
Adaminaby
Rock Forest, near entrance to national park
Tumut
Polo Flat industrial area.
Arrangements to manage traffic are in place to minimise safety risks for road users during periods of high traffic flow. Road conditions are also monitored to ensure safety and reliability.
There may be some short-term restrictions applied to certain roads during construction of the project to facilitate the movement of large equipment.
Please note: Severe weather warnings and heavy snowfalls across the Snowy Mountains may impact road conditions. Be careful, be patient and drive to conditions.
Traffic notices
2025
May - Snowy 2.0 Traffic Notice - Wide Loads for Snowy 2.0 (7 May)
January - Snowy 2.0 Traffic Notice - Increased HV traffic on Bobeyan Road, Shannons Flat area
2024
December - Snowy 2.0 Traffic Notice - Changed traffic arrangements for holiday period (20 December 2024 to 3 January 2025)
December - Snowy 2.0 Traffic Notice - Oversized Loads to Snowy 2.0 Worksites (14 Dec)
October - Snowy 2.0 Traffic Notice - Large oversized loads being transported to Snowy 2.0 work sites (16-17 Oct)
October - Snowy 2.0 Traffic Notice - Large oversized loads to Snowy 2.0 work sites start again (4 Oct)
Useful links and resources
Transport for NSW
Transport for NSW (TfNSW) provides useful road safety information to keep motorists safe. TfNSW has also completed several road upgrades to support the construction of Snowy 2.0. Click here for information.
National Heavy Vehicle Regulator
Future Generation works closely with the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR) to improve productivity and safety in freight and servicing for Snowy 2.0.