Not sure how the UCI Road World Championships 2022 in Wollongong will impact you? We’ve put together a guide to help you best navigate Fairy Meadow, Balgownie, Mount Ousley and Mount Pleasant during the major international cycling event from September 17 to 25.
While for some residents it will mean front row seats to the 1000 international cyclists competing for a gold medal, for others it will mean major road closures without access to work, businesses being shut and schools undertaking remote learning.
Some of the hardest hit streets will be
- Foothills Road, Balgownie
- Cabbage Tree Lane, Fairy Meadow
- Ramah Avenue, Mount Pleasant.
These roads are on the main race course and will be closed for at least a part of each day from September 17 to 25, and up to 11 hours on major race days.
Here is your guide to one of the top five sporting events in the world that’s expected to bring in $95 million to the region.
Which roads will be impacted during the UCI Road World Championships 2022?
Different roads at different times will be impacted. It’s a good idea to work out what roads will impact you. From the Wollongong 2022 website, we’ve collated the details of the immediate roads impacted in the area.
Transport for NSW and Wollongong City Council will be managing traffic flow on open streets to ease congestion.
Major roads
The M1, Memorial Drive and the Princes Highway (except for a section in Fairy Meadow) will operate as usual throughout the week.
Towradgi Road and Balgownie Road will be permanently open and serve as connectors to the suburbs of Mt Ousley, Fairy Meadow, Towradgi and Balgownie.
Other road closures
Saturday, September 17 from 7.30am to 12pm (Fairy Meadow and Mount Ousley)
- Squires Way
- Carters Lane
- Elliotts Rd (Carters Lane to Grafton St)
- Clifford StDaisy St (Elliotts Rd to Lila Ave)
Bourke St - Princes Highway (Bourke St to Cabbage Tree Lane. Access maintained to Leisure Coast Fruit Market via Fairy Ave. Exit via Princes Hwy northbound only)
- Cabbage Tree Lane (Princes Hwy to Ocean View Parade)
- Foothills Rd
- Dumfries Ave (Bellebrae Ave to Strone Ave)
- Strone Ave
- Mount Ousley Road (Gaynor Ave to Princes Hwy)
- Princes Highway (Mount Ousley to Lysaght St. Northbound closed. Two-way traffic maintained via southbound lanes)
Sunday, September 18 from 8am to 6pm
- Squires Way
- Carters Lane
- Elliotts Rd (Carters Lane to Grafton St)
- Clifford St
- Daisy St (Elliotts Rd to Lila Ave)
- Bourke St
- Princes Highway (Bourke St to Cabbage Tree Lane. Access maintained to Leisure Coast Fruit Market via Fairy Ave. Exit via Princes Hwy northbound only)
- Cabbage Tree Lane (Princes Hwy to Ocean View Parade)
- Foothills Rd
- Dumfries Ave (Bellebrae Ave to Strone Ave)
- Strone Ave
- Mount Ousley Road (Gaynor Ave to Princes Hwy)
- Princes Highway (Mount Ousley to Lysaght St. Northbound closed. Two-way traffic maintained via southbound lanes)
Monday, September 19 from 11.30am to 6pm
- Squires Way
- Elliotts Rd (Carters Lane to Grafton St)
- Clifford St
- Daisy St (Elliotts Rd to Lila Ave)
- Bourke St
- Princes Highway (Bourke St to Cabbage Tree Lane. Access maintained to Leisure Coast Fruit Market via Fairy Ave. Exit via Princes Hwy northbound only)
- Cabbage Tree Lane (Princes Hwy to Ocean View Parade)
- Foothills Rd
- Dumfries Ave (Bellebrae Ave to Strone Ave)
- Strone Ave
- Mount Ousley Road (Gaynor Ave to Princes Hwy)
- Princes Highway (Mount Ousley to Lysaght St. Northbound closed. Two-way traffic maintained via southbound lanes)
Tuesday, September 20 from 8am to 6pm
- Squires Way
- Elliotts Rd (Carters Lane to Grafton St)
- Clifford St
- Daisy St (Elliotts Rd to Lila Ave)
- Bourke St
- Princes Highway (Bourke St to Cabbage Tree Lane. Access maintained to Leisure Coast Fruit Market via Fairy Ave. Exit via Princes Hwy northbound only)
- Cabbage Tree Lane (Princes Hwy to Ocean View Parade)
- Foothills Rd
- Dumfries Ave (Bellebrae Ave to Strone Ave)
- Strone Ave
- Mount Ousley Road (Gaynor Ave to Princes Hwy)
- Princes Highway (Mount Ousley to Lysaght St. Northbound closed. Two-way traffic maintained via southbound lanes)
Wednesday, September 21 from 12.30pm to 6pm
- Squires Way
- Elliotts Rd (Carters Lane to Grafton St)
- Clifford St
- Daisy St (Elliotts Rd to Lila Ave)
- Bourke St
- Princes Highway (Bourke St to Cabbage Tree Lane. Access maintained to Leisure Coast Fruit Market via Fairy Ave. Exit via Princes Hwy northbound only)
- Cabbage Tree Lane (Princes Hwy to Ocean View Parade)
- Foothills Rd
- Dumfries Ave (Bellebrae Ave to Strone Ave)
- Strone Ave
- Mount Ousley Road (Gaynor Ave to Princes Hwy)
- Princes Highway (Mount Ousley to Lysaght St. Northbound closed. Two-way traffic maintained via southbound lanes)
Thursday, September 22 from 8am to 1.30pm
- Squires Way
- Elliotts Rd (Carters Lane to Grafton St)
- Clifford St
- Daisy St (Elliotts Rd to Lila Ave)
- Bourke St
- Princes Highway (Bourke St to Cabbage Tree Lane. Access maintained to Leisure Coast Fruit Market via Fairy Ave. Exit via Princes Hwy northbound only)
- Cabbage Tree Lane (Princes Hwy to Ocean View Parade)
- Dymock St
- Ryan St (from Dymock St to Barker St)
- New Mount Pleasant Rd (from Ryan St to Rose Parade)
- Brokers Rd (The Parkway to Ramah Ave)
- Ramah Ave
- Foothills Rd
- Dumfries Ave (Bellebrae Ave to Strone Ave)
- Strone Ave
- Mount Ousley Road (Gaynor Ave to Princes Hwy)
- Princes Highway (Mount Ousley to Lysaght St. Northbound closed. Two-way traffic maintained via southbound lanes)
Friday, September 23 from 7am to 6pm
- Squires Way
- Elliotts Rd (Carters Lane to Grafton St)
- Clifford St
- Daisy St (Elliotts Rd to Lila Ave)
- Bourke St
- Princes Highway (Bourke St to Cabbage Tree Lane. Access maintained to Leisure Coast Fruit Market via Fairy Ave. Exit via Princes Hwy northbound only)
- Cabbage Tree Lane (Princes Hwy to Ocean View Parade. Managed local resident access only both directions on Cabbage Tree Lane between Foothills Rd and Vereker St available from 11.35am to 12.50pm)
- Dymock St
- Ryan St (from Dymock St to Barker St)
- New Mount Pleasant Rd (from Ryan St to Rose Parade)
- Brokers Rd (The Parkway to Ramah Ave)
- Ramah Ave (Managed local resident access only Ramah Ave at Ocean View Parade for access to Cabbage Tree Lane available from 11.30am to 12.50pm)
- Foothills Rd
- Dumfries Ave (Bellebrae Ave to Strone Ave)
- Strone Ave
- Mount Ousley Road (Gaynor Ave to Princes Hwy)
- Princes Highway (Mount Ousley to Lysaght St. Northbound closed. Two-way traffic maintained via southbound lanes)
Saturday, September 24 from 6.45am to 6pm, unless otherwise stated below.
- Squires Way
- Carters Lane (11.30am to 2.30pm)
- Elliotts Rd (Carters Lane to Grafton St)
- Clifford St
- Daisy St (Elliotts Rd to Lila Ave)
- Bourke St
- Princes Highway (Bourke St to Cabbage Tree Lane. Access maintained to Leisure Coast Fruit Market via Fairy Ave. Exit via Princes Hwy northbound only)
- Cabbage Tree Lane (Princes Hwy to Ocean View Parade. Managed local resident access only both directions on Cabbage Tree Lane between Foothills Rd and Vereker St available from 9.50am to 1pm)
- Dymock St
- Ryan St (from Dymock St to Barker St)
- New Mount Pleasant Rd (from Ryan St to Rose Parade)
- Brokers Rd (The Parkway to Ramah Ave)
- Ramah Ave (Managed local resident access only Ramah Ave at Ocean View Parade for access to Cabbage Tree Lane available from 9.50am to 1pm)
- Foothills Rd
- Dumfries Ave (Bellebrae Ave to Strone Ave)
- Strone Ave
- Mount Ousley Road (Gaynor Ave to Princes Hwy)
- Princes Highway (Mount Ousley to Lysaght St. Northbound closed. Two-way traffic maintained via southbound lanes)
Sunday, September 25 from 9.15am to 6pm (unless otherwise stated below)
- Squires Way
- Carters Lane (9.15am to 12.15pm)
- Elliotts Rd (Carters Lane to Grafton St)
- Clifford St
- Daisy St (Elliotts Rd to Lila Ave)
- Bourke St
- Princes Highway (Bourke St to Cabbage Tree Lane. Access maintained to Leisure Coast Fruit Market via Fairy Ave. Exit via Princes Hwy northbound only)
- Cabbage Tree Lane (Princes Hwy to Ocean View Parade. Managed local resident access only both directions on Cabbage Tree Lane between Foothills Rd and Vereker St available from 9.50am to 1pm)
- Dymock St
- Ryan St (from Dymock St to Barker St)
- New Mount Pleasant Rd (from Ryan St to Rose Parade)
- Brokers Rd (The Parkway to Ramah Ave)
- Ramah Ave (Managed local resident access only Ramah Ave at Ocean View Parade for access to Cabbage Tree Lane available from 9.50am to 1pm)
- Foothills Rd
- Dumfries Ave (Bellebrae Ave to Strone Ave)
- Strone Ave
- Mount Ousley Road (Gaynor Ave to Princes Hwy)
- Princes Highway (Mount Ousley to Lysaght St. Northbound closed. Two-way traffic maintained via southbound lanes)
See UCI Road World Championships 2022 interactive maps for more information or a visual view.
What will happen to the public transport around the Fairy Meadow area?
The Wollongong shuttle bus from Fairy Meadow to Wollongong will have alterations to the routes, including the stops and schedules. During the event there will be 3 free shuttle services replacing the Free Gong Shuttle 55A and 55B, from 17 to 25 September.
However, there will be no extra bus routes as part of the event. Spectators are encouraged to use these free shuttle buses.
Details and route maps will be available on transportnsw.info and wollongong2022.com.au.
Additional train services with extra seats and stops will be running every 30 minutes on the Illawarra and South Coast Line during event times. Updated train timetables will be available on Trip Planner.
People are also encouraged to walk and ride where possible. Pedestrian crossing points will be around the course.
Where are the pedestrian crossing points?
Crossings will only be facilitated between races at the times specified, or during road races (in addition) if course management confirms it is safe.
They are also subject to change. However, for now, local resident traffic crossing points in the area are:
Friday, September 23 (11.35am to 12.50pm) and Saturday, September 24 (9.50am to 1pm)
- FAIRY MEADOW: Cabbage Tree Ln – east west access on Cabbage Tree Lane between Foothills Rd and Vereker St
- MOUNT PLEASANT: Crossing Ramah Ave at Ocean View Pde to join Cabbage Tree Lane
What businesses will have changed operating hours?
We have put a message on our Facebook page encouraging businesses which will be modifying or closing operations during the race, or who have access arrangements, to share with us.
If you’d like to be part of the list, please include your details here or via our contact form. We'll then add them below.
- Allure Beauty, Fairy Meadow - Closed Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday afternoon, Thursday morning, Friday and Saturday.
Which schools will be remote learning?
Students and parents impacted by school closings and a return to remote learning have been advised. The public schools in the area that will be impacted include:
- Mount Ousley
- Pleasant Heights Public School
- Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts
- Good Samaritan Catholic Primary School
For more information, visit https://wollongong2022.com.au/
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