Departmental media releases

The Sturt Highway will be temporarily closed near Paringa with detours in place to facilitate repair works on the Paringa Causeway Bridge (the bridge closest to Renmark), from 5am on Monday, 17 October 2022, for approximately two weeks.

The updated alignment for the Sturt Highway bypass around Truro, developed following consultation with the local community, has now been released.

The section of Princes Highway from Meningie to south of Millicent will soon be a hive of construction activity as a series of overtaking lane projects and junction upgrades start this month.

Several Service SA centres will operate at extended hours next week as the State Government continues to clear an extraordinary volume of driver’s licence replacements for customers affected by the Optus data hack.

Boaties and holidaymakers are warned to take care on the water these school holidays as recent heavy rainfall events are causing increased flow into the River Murray.

Three major Service SA branches will remain open for extended hours tonight (Thursday 29 September 2022), to give customers affected by the recent Optus data breach greater opportunity to arrange a replacement driver’s licence.

The State Government is powering towards a cleaner, greener public transport network, with the state’s first full-battery Scania electric bus to hit the streets within months.

Works to improve road safety and freight productivity on a 305-kilometre section of the Barrier Highway continue to roll out, with junction upgrades, new and upgraded rest areas and culvert replacements to be undertaken.

An upgrade of the junction of Sturt Highway and Holder Top Road, east of Waikerie, is now complete, improving safety for all road users.

Hills residents will benefit from upgrades to interchanges at Verdun and Mt Barker, improvements to Hahndorf’s picturesque main street and an extension of the iconic Pioneer Women’s Trail, with the State Government finalising its consultation on the planned Hahndorf Township Improvements and Access Project.