Black Spur closure

Maroondah Highway (Black Spur) will be closed between Healesville and Narbethong for emergency tree removal works on Tuesday 20 August. (Unsplash)

On Tuesday 20 August between 9am and 6pm, Maroondah Highway (Black Spur) will be closed between Healesville and Narbethong for emergency tree removal works.

During the road closure, drivers are recommended to detour via the Melba Highway to Yea, the Goulburn Valley Highway to Alexandra and on the Maroondah Highway to Narbethong, or vice versa.

There will be electronic signs in place to safely guide motorists through the detour.

Motorists traveling through the area are asked to plan their journey and allow extra travel.

This detour will add an extra hour of travel time.

On Wednesday 21 August and Thursday 22 August between 9am and 6pm, one lane will be closed on Maroondah Highway between Fernshaw Picnic Ground and the Dom Dom Saddle Picnic Ground.

There will be reduced speed limits and traffic controllers on-site to help vehicles continue to move in both directions using the one lane.