Roads and bridges
Report a problem Maintenance Roadside tributes Signs and lights Events and road closures Crown roads Load limits Traffic volume
Council owns most of the public roads and bridges in the Tweed.
The Pacific Motorway is owned by Transport for NSW. To report a problem with the road or bridges on the M1 call 131 700.
For roadworks and closures visit our roadworks page and for important traffic updates follow Council on Facebook and Twitter.
For oil on the road, call 000 FIRE.
Repairs and maintenance
Potholes
Council fixes more than 25,000 potholes each year. Potholes can appear when road pavements become saturated (our road crews are very busy after rain events).
Kerbs, gutters and footpaths
To request a kerb and gutter or footpath for your street, contact us with your request. All requests are reviewed and may be scheduled based on priority and available funding.
Road and pedestrian safety
Written requests to improve road safety, traffic movement or parking restrictions should be sent to tsc@tweed.nsw.gov.au or call 02 6670 2400.
Planned works
Council's planned works are listed in our delivery program. Check out current roadworks and closures.
Roadside tributes and memorials
Council understands that families of people lost in road crashes may want to place a tribute or memorial at the roadside.
We're sympathetic to these requests and allow a floral tribute or small lightweight wooden cross (of similar size to a floral tribute) to be placed off the roadway and within the road reserve at an individual's discretion.
While there is no limit to the time a tribute can remain on a Council road, tributes that appear neglected may be removed.
See our Roadside tributes policy(PDF, 124KB) or call 02 6670 2400 for information.
Road signs and street names
To request replacement or repair of an existing sign, call us 02 6670 2400 or complete the online form.
To request a new road sign or to change an existing road sign:
- email tsc@tweed.nsw.gov.au
- write to The General Manager, Tweed Shire Council, PO Box 816, Murwillumbah, NSW 2484
See Council's Naming of streets and roads policy(PDF, 173KB)
Street lights
Street lighting improves safety for pedestrians and drivers and helps to secure buildings and facilities.
Streetlights in the Tweed are installed and maintained by Essential Energy and paid for by Council.
Report a damaged or faulty streetlight
Report online via the Essential Energy website or for an emergency call 13 20 80.
Request a change to a streetlight or additional street lighting
- Email tsc@tweed.nsw.gov.au
- Write to The General Manager, Tweed Shire Council, PO Box 816, Murwillumbah, NSW 2484
Events and closures
Road closures for events
Event organisers seeking a road closure must contact Council's Engineering division well before the proposed event. A minimum of 6 months' notice is required for some events.
A Traffic Management Plan will need to be provided by the event organiser, you can find out more details by viewing Transport for NSW's Event management guidelines. You may want to see if you qualify for event sponsorship funding or just general information about holding an event.
Temporary, part-road closures
A temporary or partial road closure approval is needed for works in road reserve, including:
- approved traffic control
- placing skip bins or shipping containers
- putting up construction fences (hoardings)
- carrying out works from the footpath
- traffic and parking lane closures.
Approval is required before any works start.
To apply, fill in the online application for temporary or partial road closure and pay the fee.
Fees are based on the type and length of the closure or hoardings.
Permanent closure and purchase of Council public roads
There are portions of land designated as road reserves throughout the local government area which are not constructed as roads or used as roads. Whilst the majority of this land is required by Council there are some instances where the road reserve is not required for future use and can be sold to adjoining landowners.
The sale of any portion of a road reserve is dependent on an official road closure procedure taking place. This includes consultation with public, neighbouring properties in the immediate area and Government authorities and agencies who may have an interest in the road. If any objections are received to a sale, these objections must be resolved, or have the objector provide a non-objection, before the closure can proceed to the elected Council for approval.
Any closure and sale of public road must be approved by the elected Council.
Please also note that the process to complete a road closure and purchase can take 2 or more years to be finalised. All costs involved are to be paid by the applicant, this includes, but is not limited to:
- public notification advertising fees
- registration fees
- stamp duty
- survey costs
- valuation fees
- the purchase price of the land.
The fee to submit an application to permanently close and purchase a public road are set out in Council’s fees and charges.
Application to permanently close and purchase a Council public road (or roads)
More information
Public access rights
Any member of the public has the right to travel on a public road, on foot or in a vehicle, and to drive stock or other animals.
Gates can only be placed on a public road with Council approval.
Crown paper roads
Crown paper roads are part of the state's public road network and are owned by the NSW Government.
Crown paper roads are generally unformed road reserves that are part of a property boundary or are contained within a rural land parcel.
Rural landowners can 'enclose' all or part of a Crown paper road by securing an enclosure permit over the road reserve, which allows them to fence it and use it for grazing purposes.
Sometimes Crown paper roads are formed and maintained by private landowners to provide access to rural properties.
Crown paper roads can be purchased and closed, apply to the NSW Department of Planning, Industry and Environment
Load limits on roads and bridges
Weight restriction signs are posted on some Tweed roads and bridges.
(Trucks are allowed on weight restricted roads for a specific purpose, such as delivering to a building site, where there is no other route. Drivers must be able to provide evidence of their purpose if stopped.)
Tweed roads are patrolled by contracted heavy vehicle regulators.
For more information about safety and rules for heavy vehicle drivers, visit the Transport for NSW website
| Road |
Section |
Limit |
| Tweed Coast Road, Hastings Point to Wooyung |
50m north of Creek Street, Hastings Point, to Tweed Valley Way at Wooyung |
14.5-tonne gross load |
| Cudgen Road, Cudgen |
Traffic signals at the intersection of Tweed Coast Road to the intersection of Duranbah Road at Duranbah |
14.5-tonne gross load |
| Clothiers Creek Road, Clothiers Creek |
Norths Lane to Condor Place, Clothiers Creek |
14.5-tonne gross load |
| Crescent Street, Cudgen |
Altona Road to Cudgen Road |
14.5-tonne gross load |
| Endeavour Parade, Tweed Heads |
Bay Street to Frances Street |
No buses or trucks between the hours of 7pm-7am |
| Moss Street, Kingscliff |
Marine Parade to Sutherland Street |
5-tonne gross load (trucks only) |
| McPhail Avenue, Kingscliff |
Entire length |
4.5-tonne gross load |
| Sutherland Street, Kingscliff |
Seaview Street to Cudgen Creek Bridge |
4.5-tonne gross load |
| Farrants Road, Eviron |
Booths Road to Eviron Road |
More than 9 metre in length |
Bridges
Council is responsible 152 traffic bridges and another 154 major culverts and causeways.
Transport for NSW is responsible for Boyds Bay Bridge, Murwillumbah Bridge, Korns Bridge and all the bridges on the Pacific Motorway.
The opening of Murwillumbah Bridge, October 1968 (NSW Department of Main Roads)
Traffic volume
Traffic volume data for roads in the Tweed supports planning, traffic control and operational decisions, helping to ensure safer and more efficient road management.
Browse the traffic volume list(CSV, 257KB) to find the data you need.
The data is presented as Average Daily Traffic, typically measured over a 7-day period. It is used for various purposes, including planning future road works, traffic modelling, road safety assessments and development evaluations.
Traffic volumes can vary due to seasonal changes or school holidays. The Average Daily Traffic counts provide a snapshot in time, so please consider other factors when using this data. Roads with limited nearby development may only have older data available and not all roads have traffic volume data.
If you need updated traffic data, please contact us to request it. Fees may apply for commercial use.