{
  "id": 328940,
  "title": "Nurses sleeping in campgrounds, shops shutting and two-hour school buses: what the closure of Victoria Pass means for the Blue Mountains",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/08/nurses-sleeping-in-campgrounds-shops-shutting-and-two-hour-school",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-08T20:00:08.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian Australia",
    "slug": "the-guardian-australia",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/aug/09/victoria-pass-road-closure-blue-mountains-great-western-highway-bridge-travel-times-roadworks-gridlock"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The main road through the region will be closed for at least another year. Communities who rely on it say they’re already at breaking point Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast When Fran* finishes a late nursing shift in the Blue Mountains, there is no comfort in driving home. Since the Victoria Pass closed on the…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}