Public notice: road closures

Roads around the City of Darwin may be temporarily closed for major events or roadworks. This page is to inform the community of temporary road closures, providing information relevant to plan their commute or conduct business around the affected area/s.

City of Darwin make every effort during the permit process to minimise the impacts of road closures.

Please Note: Partial road closures and footpath closures may not be listed. If you have an enquiry, please contact the Customer Service on 08 8930 0300.

Please see temporary road closures listed below:

Roads Impacted

Date/s and times of closure/restrictions

Reason

Closure Description

Woods Street, between Manton Street and Garramilla Boulevard

From 6:00 am Monday 31 August to 6:00 pm Friday 25 September 2026. The closure is required for underground high-voltage electrical works for the new CDU student accommodation at 56 Woods Street.

TEMPORARY FULL ROAD CLOSURE – WOODS STREET, DARWIN CITY

woods street closure

Location: Woods Street, between Manton Street and Garramilla Boulevard

Dates: 6:00 AM Monday, 31 August 2026 to 6:00 PM Friday, 25 September 2026

Reason: Kenelly on behalf of Charles Darwin University will be carrying out underground high-voltage electrical infrastructure works for the new student accommodation development at 56 Woods Street.

During the closure:

  • No vehicle access will be available through Woods Street between Manton Street and Garramilla Boulevard.
  • Detours will be in place. Please follow all traffic management signs and allow extra travel time when travelling to the area to avoid delays.
  • The eastbound footpath will be closed. The westbound footpath will remain open.
  • The CDU Danala car park will be inaccessible during the closure.
  • Traffic management signage and barriers will be maintained throughout the closure.

Following completion of the full road closure, a partial lane closure will be implemented on Woods Street to facilitate construction of the new CDU student accommodation by DCOH. The partial lane closure is expected to remain in place for approximately two years.

We apologise for any inconvenience and thank the community for their patience while these works are completed.

For enquiries about the full road closure and CDU works, please contact:

CDU Property & Facilities, Darwin, Larrakia Country

T: +61 8 8946 6500
E: facilities@cdu.edu.au

 

For enquiries about the partial road closure and building construction works, please contact:

DCOH

T: 08 8983 5580

 

For urgent after-hours matters, please contact:

CDU Security

T: 08 8946 7777
E: Security@cdu.edu.au

 

 

Stuart Highway access to Bombing Road, Winnellie From Friday 28 August 2026 for approximately 14 days within a three-week period, subject to weather and site conditions.

Georgiou Group will be carrying out works associated with the Heavy Vehicle Access Precinct project, including commissioning footpaths and associated infrastructure at the Stuart Highway and Bombing Road intersection.

TEMPORARY ROAD CLOSURE – BOMBING ROAD, WINNELLIE

bombing road closure

Upcoming works will temporarily close the Stuart Highway access to Bombing Road from Monday, 31 August 2026.

Location: Stuart Highway access to Bombing Road, Winnellie

Commencing: Friday 28 August 2026

Duration: Approximately 14 days within a three-week period, subject to weather and site conditions.

Access to businesses along Bombing Road will remain available via Winnellie Road at all times. There will be no loss of access to businesses.

Detours and traffic management signage will be in place to safely direct road users around the closure.

Please follow all traffic management signage and allow extra travel time when travelling to the area to avoid delays.

For enquiries regarding the works or access arrangements, please contact Georgiou Group Project Manager Luke Halton on 0427 805 811.

We apologise for any inconvenience and thank road users and local businesses for their patience while these works are completed.

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