5.30pm: Traffic has eased on the M1 and Bulli Pass. All lanes are now open.
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5pm: The Transport Management Centre says Bulli Pass will now remain open until 8pm.
Earlier, the RMS had said the pass would close when the traffic peak ends.
4.51pm: Southbound traffic on Bulli Pass continues to be affected after an earlier truck breakdown. Motorists are advised to exercise caution and allow extra travel time.
4.10pm: All northbound lanes of the M1 have reopened. Traffic is heavy and motorists are advised to expect significant delays.
Traffic is also moving slowly on Lawrence Hargrave Drive and Bulli Pass.
4.05pm: A breakdown on Bulli Pass has closed a northbound lane. Emergency services and a tow truck are in attendance. Motorists are advised to exercise caution.
3.32pm: Two northbound lanes and all southbound lanes of the M1 Princes Motorway are now open at Mount Ousley after a truck accident.
One northbound lane of the motorway is still closed near New Mount Pleasant Road while repairs continue to a damaged concrete barrier on the road.
3.28pm: All southbound lanes of the M1 Princes Motorway have reopened at Mount Ousley after a truck accident.
All northbound lanes of the motorway remain closed as a salvage operation and clean-up continues, along with repairs to the road.
2.40pm: Southbound lanes on the M1 Princes Motorway will be fully open by 3pm. Northbound lanes will take slightly longer.
Because of this, Bulli Pass is not expected to remain open until 8pm as previously thought with the RMS saying it would close when the traffic peak ends.
1.45pm: Bulli Pass will remain open until 8pm on Monday to assist with peak traffic flow and reduce impact on motorists.
The M1 Princes Motorway is expected to reopen later this afternoon.
1.35pm - The truck has been righted. Emergency services remain a the crash site, which has yet to be cleared.
1.20pm: Northbound traffic on the M1 is backed up to Figtree. Motorists are advised to avoid the area if possible.
1.03pm: Route 887 buses from Campbelltown to Wollongong are delayed up to 90 minutes.
12.45pm: Traffic recap – Bulli Pass is open in both directions after Mount Ousley Road was closed on Monday morning following an accident involving two trucks.
The pass is not suitable for heavy vehicles. The recovery operation is expected to take hours.
Southbound motorists are being diverted onto Bulli Pass with northbound motorists being diverted onto the Princes Highway and Memorial Drive to access the pass.
B-double trucks are being parked on site.
Police are managing the flow of traffic around the crash site and are helping to remove 60 head of cattle that were travelling on a third semi-trailer that is stuck in traffic.
The cause of the crash is under investigation.
12.01pm: Video by Adam McLean
11.47am: One lane of Bulli Pass will be opened for southbound traffic in half an hour.
Both lanes of Bulli Pass will be opened within the hour.
11.45am: Bulli Pass will open later today, the Transport Management Centre said, to alleviate traffic caused by the truck accident.
11.44am: Three people - two truck drivers and the driver of a car - have been transported to Wollongong Hospital from the crash site, suffering minor injuries.
11.42am: The M1 Princes Motorway is temporarily closed at Figtree to northbound traffic.
11.40am: Recap: Southbound traffic is being diverted down New Mount Pleasant Road. Heavy vehicles are stuck.
Northbound traffic is diverting onto the Princes Highway or Memorial Drive. However Northbound traffic from Woonona to the end of Memorial Drive is congested.
11.37am: Northbound traffic on the M1 Princes Motorway is queued back to Masters Road.
11.30am: Authorities are considering temporarily re-opening Bulli Pass to create an alternative way in and out of the region.
11.20am: The road is closed in both directions. As at 11.20am, traffic queues are at 3kms.
10.50am: A traffic nightmare is brewing on Mount Ousley Road, where two trucks collided a short time ago.
The accident, at the base of the mountain, has blocked traffic in both directions.
Initial reports indicate a prime-mover came unstuck in a southbound lane about 10.45am, hitting a car and sending its trailer over the jersey barrier.
The drivers from both trucks are out of their vehicles and have suffered only minor injuries.
A large amount of oil, spilt soil and waste is on the road.
Authorities expect the recovery and clean-up to be a protracted job, lasting several hours.
The crash comes as Bulli Pass remains closed for ongoing rock stabilisation works.
Southbound traffic is being diverted down New Mount Pleasant Road. Heavy vehicles are stuck.
Northbound traffic is diverting onto the Princes Highway or Memorial Drive.
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