They have urged motorists not to leave their departure to the last minute, saying the Pacific Highway, near Raymond Terrace, and the F3 freeway at Mount White are expected to be gridlocked because of the sheer volume of Easter traffic. Even yesterday, heavy traffic was moving very slowly in the area. On Friday, a 37-kilometre section of the Pacific Highway, from Raymond Terrace to Karuah, was taking almost two hours to negotiate in what police said was the worst snarl they had seen in decades. Traffic also crawled eastward over the Blue Mountains yesterday due to the sheer number of cars heading back to Sydney.
Today is likely to be worse.
The NSW Easter road toll was seven last night. Twelve people died in the same period last year. There have been six fatalities in WA, five in Queensland, four in Victoria, three in South Australia and one in Tasmania. Part of the M5 motorway was closed for three hours yesterday after a four-car crash on King Georges Road, Beverly Hills. Privacy Policy Copyright 2000.