Braidwood to Batemans Bay NSW

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Braidwood to Batemans Bay NSW

Postby mattywood » Mon Mar 17, 2008 11:00 pm

Braidwood to Batemans Bay rd. This is a great twisty fast road. Not one for those who get car sickness. :lol:

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Braidwood to Batemans Bay NSW

Postby mazdatenfive » Wed Dec 30, 2009 2:44 pm

N I C E

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Braidwood to Batemans Bay NSW

Postby Jeo » Wed Dec 30, 2009 3:12 pm

I'm not such a fan to be honest. I mean it's fun and all, but always thousands of people.

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Braidwood to Batemans Bay NSW

Postby greenMachine » Wed Dec 30, 2009 10:05 pm

Jeo wrote:I'm not such a fan to be honest. I mean it's fun and all, but always thousands of people.


Not to mention Mr Plod ... :roll:

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Braidwood to Batemans Bay NSW

Postby Garry » Thu Dec 31, 2009 10:55 am

Not to mention Mr Plod ...


Whole infestations of them some days
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Braidwood to Batemans Bay NSW

Postby Jeo » Thu Dec 31, 2009 12:37 pm

Actually had a really good run home just after lunch on Boxing Day last week. Saw 3 cars going my direction between the round-about leaving Batemans Bay and the top of the mountain, always caught them just before an overtaking lane. I was in my girlfriend's Prelude, not my NA, so it wasn't as fun as it could have been though :wink:

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Braidwood to Batemans Bay NSW

Postby robdxr6 » Sun May 16, 2010 1:35 pm

Hi Guys i live in Batemans Bay & every time i go to Canberra i just love the run to Braidwood the nc just loves it Rob.

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Re: Braidwood to Batemans Bay NSW

Postby manga_blue » Wed Jun 23, 2010 6:43 pm

I'm doing this run every couple of weeks or so. I've given up driving the MX5 on it and I'm not feeling entirely safe in the ute either. Too many SUV drivers, white knuckled and eyes bulging with terror, careening out of control down the mountain. Not to mention log trucks with 40 tonnes of stringybark swaying like a giant pendulum on the jinker behind. There's not enough plod there if you ask me.

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Re: Braidwood to Batemans Bay NSW

Postby zossy1 » Sat Sep 11, 2010 2:49 am

It has been a LONG while since I drove this road, but I know they were planning on paving the section from Braidwood to Nowra. Did they ever actually do that?

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Re: Braidwood to Batemans Bay NSW

Postby Guran » Sat Sep 11, 2010 7:31 am

Sealing the road from Nowra to Nerriga (Main Road 92) is still a work in progress but will be finished this year. Currently heavy roadworks for 2.6km near Sassafras. It'll be an excellent driving road when finished, although the best bit (the mountain pass north of Nerriga) is already finished. There's still a long stretch of flat dirt between Nerriga and Braidwood which is not scheduled for upgrade, as far as I'm aware.

Read about Main Road 92 upgrade here
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