Long-awaited roadworks to fix the poor state of the famed and much-loved Oxley Highway’s mountain section are about to get... Read More
Water is being sprayed over the Oxley Highway to blast away excess bitumen and cool the road down after it began... Read More
The recent over-application of sand on the Oxley Highway to fix slippery melting tar is a short-term fix that has outraged many riders. Since we published an article about the thick sand across the road, Roads and Maritime Services have been actively sweeping the road. However, Motorcycle Council of NSW... Read More
Riders have been alarmed to find sand over a section of the Oxley Highway where hot weather has caused the... Read More
Parts of the famed and much-loved Oxley Highway are melting in recent heatwave conditions, prompting a departmental inspection to assess... Read More
Riders will no longer be able to pull over on Eddies Corner on the Old Pacific Highway – or Old Pac – to take photos after the installation of barriers with special lower rails designed to protect motorcyclists. The long sweeping, constant radius corner is not only popular with riders,... Read More
Businesses on the Oxley Highway have been impacted since the speed limit on 44km of the eastern mountain section was... Read More
Lions Rd will remain closed over the Easter weekend as continued rain creates delays in bridgework on the famous motorcycling road... Read More
Lions Rd detours have been defended as heavy rain and roadworks on the Summerland Way are creating a dliemma for riders on the Queensland-NSW border. The popular motorcycle road was closed most of 2017 and reopened in December 2017. However, there is now a dirt detour while the last three... Read More
There are few alternatives for riders travelling through north-east New South Wales at the moment with three major highways virtually... Read More
Motorcycle crash statistics cited to reduce speed on the Oxley Highway are flawed, leaving riders wondering how many other crash... Read More
Drivers crossing double white lines is a bigger problem than speeding on the Oxley Highway and other popular motorcycle routes, say riders. The 44km mountain section of the famed motorcycle route will be slashed from 100 to 80km/h starting on December 13, 2017. Read about the decision here. Riders say... Read More
A “dictatorship” has cut the speed on 44km of the Oxley Highway from 100km/h to 80km/h with no negotiation, says... Read More
Riders seem set to lose their battle against speed reductions on the Oxley Highway with the mountain section to decrease... Read More
Recently announced roadworks and safety initiatives on the famed Oxley Highway in NSW do not mean the speed review has been cancelled. A Roads and Maritime Services spokesman told us the Oxley Highway Speed Zone Review is “still being finalised”. We’ve been told the speed review is “imminent” for the past... Read More
Bridge work that closed the famous Lions Rd on the Queensland and NSW border in January will keep the popular... Read More
The famed motorcycle nirvana that is the Oxley Highway may soon set the benchmark for rider safety with some innovative... Read More
Riders on the Oxley Highway face a blitz of police patrols and speed cameras in the wake of two recent motorcycle crashes – one fatal. This blitz comes as a speed zone review of the highway continues with no timeline for a final decision. The speed zone review has been delayed... Read More
The fate of an Oxley Highway speed zone review may have improved with the appointment of the local member as the... Read More
The Oxley Highway is facing reduced speed limits early in the New Year, but at least one rider reckons the biggest... Read More
Organisers of the Save of the Oxley rally to halt the reduction of speed limits on the famed motorcycle route have declared Saturday’s event a success. However, the outcome for the speed zones is still in the hands of the Roads and Maritime Services and won’t be known until next month.... Read More
Lowering the speed limits on the Oxley Highway as proposed by the NSW Roads and Maritime Services would lead to... Read More
Riders are planning a motorcycle rally in November to protest the reduced speed limits proposed for one of our nation’s best-loved... Read More
The first 30km of the mountain section on the famed Oxley Highway wins a short-term reprieve from speed zone decreases, thanks to a petition and meetings with officials. Petition organiser and speed zone protester Ken Healey, of Wauchope, says a second meeting with Roads and Maritime representatives has won a... Read More
People power has won a reprieve over reduced speed zones on the famed Oxley Highway, at least for now, with a... Read More
Rider and local community outrage is growing over the reduction of speeds on the famed Oxley Highway motorcycle and tourism... Read More
Reduced speed zones on the famed Oxley Highway have prompted outrage from riders and sparked a petition to reverse and stop the spread of reduced speed zones along the NSW route. CLICK HERE TO SIGN THE PETITION The petition over the “ridiculous” speed changes has been started by Wauchope resident... Read More
Speed limits on parts of the famed Oxley Highway will decrease from next Monday, September 19, 2016, after a road safety audit.... Read More