The urgent closure of more than 50 road, dirt and river crossings along the NSW and Victorian border is likely to last weeks rather than days as authorities work to stem the growing Victorian outbreak of COVID-19 | LisaVisentin LucyCormack
NSW Police Minister David Elliott and NSW Police Commissioner Mick Fuller delivered a rough outline on Tuesday of the joint-agency operation, under which travel will be restricted between the two states indefinitely.From 12.01am on Wednesday, Victorians will not be allowed across the 55 border crossings unless they have a permit and NSW Police will be given sweeping turn-back powers to allow them to force people home.
Commissioner Fuller said 650 police were currently travelling to points along the NSW-Victorian border to commence the operation. Under the operation, border roads will be categorised into three categories. "Category A" will include five primary road crossings: Wodonga Place at South Albury, Hume Highway at South Albury, Cobb Highway at Moama, Newell Highway at Tocumwal, Sturt Highway at Buronga and the Princes Highway at Timbillica.
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