Roadworks map

Emergency road closures, or closures due to public events are managed by Tasmania Police.

For all emergency road closures, visit the Tasmania Police Community Alerts webpage or TasAlert.

Sometimes a lower speed limit stays in place at roadwork sites even when no obvious work is occurring.

• Workers could be setting up or packing down a site.
• There may be changes to the road surface or the center separation.
• There could be new or no line marking or barriers or road workers and equipment on the road or at the side of the road.
• Sometimes bad weather delays roadworks for a long time, and so the lower speed limit stays until the work is finished.

Speed limits on work sites are mandatory, meaning by law you must obey the speed limit and can be fined if you do not.

The need to reduce the speed may not be obvious, but reduced speed limits are for your safety and the safety of road workers.

Overview of restrictions

Approval for works or activities on major commuting routes will be considered depending on the nature of the impact on traffic, the time of day and the day of week.

Whether a permit is issued will also depend on the type of road. For example, there are greater restrictions on when certain types of activity can be performed on the key routes in central Hobart (Macquarie Street, Davey Street and Brooker Avenue) than on other major commuting routes in Hobart, Launceston and the North West.

A detailed explanation of what works can be considered for a permit at what times for each of the major commuting routes can be viewed here: list of time restrictions on planned roadworks.

We only assess permits for roads on the state road network. For works affecting roads managed by local government, please check with the relevant council.

Contact Us

For more information about roadwork times, details of restrictions and permits, or questions or feedback about roadworks, please send us an online enquiry.

If roadworks have to be done in response to emergency situations, they are permitted at any time.

If the works have to happen during busy periods, the contractor will do minimal work to make the site safe. Once the site is safe, the rest of the work will be done outside of peak times.

We may allow some works outside these restrictions if:

• traffic analysis shows that works will not impact traffic
• the works are on a stretch of road with two lanes in both directions and are opposite to the peak traffic flow
• they are scheduled during school holidays
• other impact mitigation measures are in place
• they are a part of large road upgrade projects that generally have different conditions and restrictions.

Every Friday afternoon we send out the Roadworks Report - an email newsletter with a selection of major roadworks happening across the state. Sign up to our mailing list for roadworks updates.