PHOTO: Damage to roads in the Pilliga Forest has prompted a warning from NSW Forests.
An alert has been issued to anyone considering driving through the Pilliga to exercise extreme caution on hazardous forest roads.
Authorities are racing to fix up damaged roads now that rain and flooding has stopped. Many of the access roads and fire trails are impassable and, with the bushfire risk high, clearing fire trails is taking priority.
Visitors to the Pilliga are being urged to drive very carefully and keep their eyes open. There is signage up but the New South Wales Forestry Corporation has only been able to cover a fraction of the area so far.
Conan Rossler, Cypress Production and Fire Manager for the Northern Cypress District of NSW Forests says the repair bill is going to be huge…