Tuesday,
12 August 2025
Access granted: Southern route to highway open again

It’s the news Parkes and Forbes residents have been waiting for - the southern access to the town off the Newell Highway is open.

The southern access opened to traffic on Friday evening and connects the former highway, now Forbes Road, to the Parkes Bypass/Newell Highway once again.

Transport for NSW staff were spotted peeling off the tape covering ‘Forbes’ on road signs along the route on Sat...

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