Roxane Manley

Motorists are advised of changed traffic conditions on the Newell Highway between Tichborne and Daroobalgie from Monday 3 February for heavy patching work.

Work will be carried out between 7am and 5pm and is expected to be completed by Friday 28 February, weather permitting.

For the safety of workers and road users, single lane closures and a reduced speed of 40 km/h will be in place during work hours. The speed limit will return to 60 km/h outside of work hours. When the work is completed, the speed limit will return to the posted speed.

Motorists are also advised of changed traffic conditions on London Road in Parkes from Wednesday 29 January to support the Parkes Bypass project.

There will be changes to the way road us­ers access London Road between Baller­dee Lane and the Parkes Golf Course.

Traffic will be diverted onto the newly constructed London Road offset intersec­tion while the bypass alignment is con­structed over the current London Road traf­fic alignment. The current temporary traffic signals will also remain in place for several weeks to allow for completion of work in this location.

Intermittent stopping and a reduced speed limit of 40 km/h will be in place dur­ing work hours and may affect travel times.

Work will be carried out between 7am and 6pm from Monday to Friday and 8am to 6pm on Saturdays and is expected to be complete in eight weeks, weather permit­ting.

For the latest traffic information, visit live­traffic.com, download the Live Traffic app or call Transport Management Centre 132 701.

The Quorn Park Hybrid Farm, on Back Trundle Road, Parkes NSW, is progressing the construction phase of the project.

Initial construction activities started with material import for temporary tracks and working pads, soon to transition for perma­nent internal access roads. Vehicle move­ments towards the solar farm have remained monitored and under control, whilst the final road upgrade in Henry Parkes Way and McGrath Lane are completed. Once the up­grade is underway, additional construction activities will begin, including piling (support structures for the photovoltaic panels), pe­rimeter security fencing and foundations.

Light and heavy vehicles are transiting on Henry Parkes Way, Mc Grath Lane, Back Trundle Road as goods and personnel are transported to site, generally between 7.00am – 5.30pm Monday – Friday.

Quorn Park project team recently took part in the Parkes Elvis Festival in January 2025.

Potentia Energy had a stall at Cooke Park from 8-11 January 2025, where our team was able to share information about Quorn Park Hybrid and solar and renewable en­ergy more generally, answering questions about our project, who we are and what we do, while giving away resources on renew­able energy, and Potentia Energy branded merchandise.

Potentia Energy and Beon Energy Solu­tions (EPC contractor for the project) aim to maximise opportunities for local contractors and suppliers to participate in the project through the provision of goods and services to the project site and workforce.

Beon Energy Solutions will seek to em­ploy a local workforce to support the con­struction of the project. Opportunities will in­clude labourers, truck drivers, cleaners and plant operators. The specifics of these roles will be made publicly available in early 2025For further queries or feedback about Quorn Park Hybrid we encourage you to reach out via email quornparkhybrid@po­tentiaenergy.com.au