by Nuts » Tue 15 May, 2018 10:47 am
"The Parks and Wildlife Service are performing road works on the Upper Mersey Forest Road. These works represent the last of the outstanding works on Mersey Forest Road from the June 2016 flood event, the works will involve earth works, vegetation removal and use of heavy machinery.
The works are required in order to mitigate critical erosion issues within the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area (TWWHA) and to provide appropriate visitor access.
The section of road between the Lees Paddock car park and Jacksons Creek car park will be closed for two weeks (between 16 May and 30 May 2018), please see Closure point Section 1 on the attached map. Alternate access to the Cloister Track during this time will be via Lake Bill (please add an extra day for this route).
Mersey Forest Road will be closed near Juno Creek for three days (30 May to 1 June 2018). There will be no access to the Lees Paddocks, Pine Hut Plain, Lake Bill or Cloister tracks during this time, please see Closure point Section 2 on the attached map.
Machinery will be operating with the road open for the remainder of the works (from 4 June for 3-4 weeks). Visitors can access the site but are advised to proceed with caution and observe any road works or speed limiting signage.
Please note that the works schedule and closure dates are subject to weather and progress. Any changes to the scheduled closure dates will be communicated to you directly and included on the Track and Reserve Closure section of the PWS Website.
The Parks and Wildlife Service apologises for any inconvenience. If you have any enquiries, you can do so via return email or call 03 6701 2104. "