NSW - Work completed on rest area upgrades and green reflector sites in the state's South

Source: Transport for NSW (13.01.2025)

Transport has completed upgrades at five heavy vehicle rest areas and marked 14 new green reflector sites in the state’s south, as part of work underway to improve heavy vehicle rest stopping in NSW.

New green reflector sites

Transport has installed green reflectors at 14 informal rest stops to support heavy vehicle drivers to identify safe opportunities to stop, park, rest and conduct safety checks on their loads at the following locations:

Burley Griffin Way

4 kilometres north of Binalong
8 kilometres north of Binalong
10 kilometres north of Binalong

Lachlan Valley Way

17 kilometres north of Yass

Snowy Mountains Highway

3 kilometres south of Bemboka

Princes Highway

5 kilometres south of Cobargo

Olympic Highway

8 kilometres south of Cootamundra
5 kilometres north of Bethungra

Mid Western Highway

4 kilometres west of Weethalle

Newell Highway

2 kilometres north of Narrandera
18 kilometres south of Ardlethan

Hume Highway

4 kilometres south of Bowning / 7 kilometres north of Yass
10 kilometres north of Little Billabong

Monaro Highway

13 kilometres north of Cooma.

Rest area upgrades

The rest area upgrades have delivered solar-powered lighting for the toilet blocks and surrounds to improve safety for all users, and new picnic shelters to allow truckies to take a short break.

Sturt Highway

Berry Jerry rest area

Newell Highway

Beckom rest area
Bundure rest area
Marsden northbound and southbound

View the updated NSW Rest Area website

The new look NSW Rest Areas website is mobile-friendly with data updated to over 600 sites, enabling drivers to:

easily filter rest areas with the facilities they need,
view a comprehensive list of stopping opportunities, and
report issues via the new feedback button.

For more information on heavy vehicle rest area improvements across NSW please visit transport.nsw.gov.au/hvrsimprovements.