A SEVERE weather warning for damaging surf has been issued for the Hunter while rain is predicted to linger around Maitland.
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The region received a battering over the past week with the Hunter River at Maitland's Belmore Bridge peaking at 10.4m around 7:30am on Friday.
However, flooding is easing along the Hunter River at Greta with levels sitting at 6.5 metres.
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Flood waters are also easing along the Wollombi Brook and Lower Hunter River, where the river level peaked well above the March 2022 flood on Wednesday, one metre higher than the 1952 flood at Bulga.
The Wollombi Brook peaked at 9.11 metres around 4pm on Wednesday and is currently at 3.38 metres and falling.
According to the Bureau of Meteorology, there is a high chance of showers along the coastal fringe and slight chance elsewhere on Monday.
The forecast for Tuesday is a slight chance of a shower, most likely in the late afternoon and evening while there is a high chance of showers along the coastal fringe and medium chance elsewhere on Wednesday.
Melbourne Street, East Maitland (at the railway pass),; Anambah Road, Gosforth; Morpeth Road, Raworth (near Linuwel School) reopened; Luskintyre Road, Luskintyre; Oakhampton Road, Oakhampton, has reopened (between Heath Avenue and Mount Pleasant Street); Maitland Vale Road, Lambs Valley near the Luskintyre Road intersection; Pywells Road, Luskintyre; Trappaud Road, South Maitland have reopened, according to Maitland City Council.
However a number of road remain closed including:
- Alnick Road, Millers Forest
- Anne Street, East Maitland
- Athel D'Ombrain Drive, Maitland (from Railway Street to Bent Street)
- Bent Street, Maitland closed
- Bourke Street, Maitland
- Brisbane Fields Road, Morpeth
- Brisbane Street, East Maitland between Melbourne and Banks Streets.
- Brush Farm Road, Raworth
- Bungaree Street, Telarah
- Cessnock Road is closed at both ends, isolating Gillieston Heights. Police, SES and traffic control are in place.
- Cultivation Road, South Maitland
- Devonshire Street, Maitland (between Grant St and Abbot St)
- Dickenson Road, Melville
- Duckenfield Road, Berry Park
- Eales Road, Berry Park
- Elgin Street, Maitland (at the roundabout into Athel D'Ombrain Drive)
- Fitzroy Street, East Maitland
- Grant Street, Maitland
- Gullivers Lane, Louth Park
- High Street, Maitland from Wallis Creek Bridge to car dealerships
- Hinton Road, Phoenix Park between Phoenix Park Road and the Hinton bridge.
- Junction Street, Telarah
- Ken Tubman Drive, Maitland between the lights at High Street and the intersection of Ken Tubman Drive with St Andrews Street due to water over the road. Note, that the Belmore Bridge is still accessible.
- Lawlers Road, Phoenix Park at the Phoenix Park Road end
- Lee Street, Maitland (at intersection with Nicholson Street)
- Louth Park Road, intersection with Trappaud Road, Louth Park
- Louth Park Road, Louth Park closed from Reflection Drive to Gullivers Road
- Maitland Vale Road, Rosebrook (near Maitland Vale/Luksintyre RFS)
- Martins Wharf Road, Millers Forest
- Mcfarlanes Road, Morpeth
- Melbourne Street, East Maitland (between Brisbane and Flinders Street)
- Melville Ford Bridge
- Metford Road is closed in two locations (between Raymo
- nd Terrace Road roundabout and Maize Street and beneath the rail bridge between the roundabout and Fieldsend Street).
- Morpeth Bridge
- Mount Dee Road at Junction Street, Telarah
- Nalley's Creek Road, Millers Forest
- New England Highway between Melbourne Street and old hospital roundabout with detours in place.
- Park Street, Maitland (corner of Park and Elgin Street)
- Paterson Road closed, from the Dunmore Bridge in Woodville to Lang Drive
- Pender Road, South Maitland
- Phoenix Park Road, Phoenix Park, between Morpeth Bridge and Hunter Street, Largs
- Pitnacree Road, Pitnacree (access still possible via Flat Road and Melbourne Street)
- Railway Parade, Telarah
- Raymond Terrace Road, East Maitland closed (at 3 Mile Gully between Harvest Road and Metford Road) and before the roundabout with detours in place before Tenambit Street, East Maitland
- Raymond Terrace Road closed, from McFarlanes Road to Port Stephens Council boundary
- Scobies Lane, Oakhampton Heights
- Smith Street and Rose Street intersection, Maitland
- Steam Street, Maitland
- Testers Hollow, Gillieston Heights
- Unicomb Road, Largs - the last 500m towards Phoenix Park Road
- Victoria Street, Maitland
- Windermere Road, Windermere
- Woodberry Road at Lawson Avenue
- Woodberry Road, Millers Forest between Alnwick Road and Nilands Lane (detours in place).
There are a number of Maitland City Council services also closed including Thornton Library but East Maitland, Maitland, and Rutherford have reopened, Mount Vincent Waste Management Facility is closed for mixed waste; Maitland Administration Building is closed, however, the Customer Experience Team are available to help on live chat, info@maitland.nsw.gov.au and by phone on 02 4934 9700 and Maitland Aquatics Centre remains closed until further notice.
All sportsgrounds, including Maitland Regional Sporting Complex, are also closed pending inspections from Council and Maitland Visitor Information Centre is closed, however, the team are available to take calls on 02 4931 2800 between 10am and 3pm
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