THE Macquarie River is falling this morning but Hereford Street remains closed to traffic for the fourth morning in a row.
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Motorists can again expect some delays during the morning peak with increased traffic pushed on to Gilmour Street, Sydney Road and Eglinton Road.
The Macquarie River peaked at 5.15 metres at Bathurst on Wednesday morning before it started falling again and is now back below the moderate flooding level.
By 11pm on Wednesday the river was at 4.05 metres and falling, and ii ts expected to fall below the minor flood level (3.0 metres) on Thursday afternoon.
The SES advises that people:
- Stay up to date with information. Listen to flood warnings and follow advice on how to protect yourself, family, and property.
- Do not allow children to play in floodwaters, especially stormwater drains and creeks.
- Monitor conditions. Should flooding develop, ensure you can leave the area safely if conditions deteriorate.
- People working or camping along the Macquarie River and creeks within the Bathurst and Kelso low-lying area and should relocate to higher ground.
- Farmers and landholders are advised to relocate livestock, stock feed, chemical and farm equipment to higher ground. Do not wait until the flood peak approaches.
- Motorists are advised to take extreme care as water will be flowing across causeways and local roads.
- Motorists are reminded that debris such as mud, rocks, tree branches ae likely to be across roadways which were affected by flood waters. Please use caution when travelling along these areas.
- Do not drive through floodwater as floodwaters may be deep, fast-flowing and contain debris and are a major cause of flood-related deaths.
For emergency help in floods and storms, call the NSW State Emergency Service on 132 500. In life-threatening situations call Triple-0 immediately.
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