Sturt Highway speed limit slashed for roadworks west of Wagga

Damage to the road's surface over several kilometres of the highway on the western side of the city will be subject to urgent attention before a longer-term fix is put in place, Transport for NSW [TfNSW] has advised.

The speed limit dropped from 100km/h to 60km/h from the Olympic Highway intersection to Cummins Drive at San Isidore on Wednesday, the organisation said, and will remain in place for at least the next six weeks.

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"Transport for NSW is planning urgent repairs to make the road safer in the short term," a spokesperson for TfNSW said.

"A heavy patching program to repair the road surface will be carried out in mid-October for six weeks, weather permitting."

The changed speed limit, which covers around three kilometres of the highway, will remain in place until the larger project is complete, TfNSW said.

The speed zone is enforceable 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

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