Road Closures
Major roads will be closed between 2am and 4pm with significant detours in place. Motorists are urged to avoid non-essential travel. Local residents are urged to plan ahead and familiarise themselves with closures and clearway parking restrictions that will affect access to their properties and/or street parking.
Travel across the city will be limited with lengthy detours in place. Sydneysiders are urged to avoid non-essential travel where possible. If you need to drive on event day allow plenty of extra travel time and expect trips to take longer than usual.
Key closure times by suburb area
- North Sydney closures between 2am and 12pm including sections of Miller St, Pacific Hwy – detailed closures listed below.
- Sydney Harbour Bridge and Western Distributor closed 3am to 11am. Detour via Harbour Tunnel.
- Cahill Expressway lanes 7 and 8 and Circular Quay Overpass closed 3am to 11.30am.
- Sydney CBD, Circular Quay closures from 4am to 11.30am (Macquarie St closed until 4pm).
- Millers Point, King St Wharf, Barangaroo and The Rocks closures between 4am and 11am.
- Pyrmont and Ultimo closures between 4am and 10.30am.
- Sydney CBD east including Macquarie St and The Domain closures between 4am and 4pm (Park St closed 5am to 3pm).
- Sydney CBD, Darlinghurst to Moore Park closures including Oxford St from 4am to 3.30pm and Flinders St until 3pm.
- Moore Park and Centennial Park closures from 5am to 3pm including parts of Moore Park Rd, Lang Rd and Anzac Pde.
- South East, Moore Park to Kingsford closures from 5am to 1.30pm including parts of Anzac Pde, Dacey Ave and Alison Rd.
Motorists will only be able to travel east/west across the course via the Cross City Tunnel which will be toll-free from 5am to 4.30pm or via Gardeners Rd, Bunnerong Rd and Maroubra Rd in the South East. From 1pm motorists can also use Dacey Ave/Alison Rd to travel east or west across the course. The Eastern Distributor Anzac Pde entry and exit will be closed, however the Bondi Moore Park Rd exit will remain open this year.
North Sydney – Road Closures
Sunday 31 August
From 7am Saturday 30 August to 12 midday
- Ridge St1 between Miller St and West St
1 Managed access for St Mary’s Church, Ridge Ln and James Pl residents via West St
From 2am to 12 midday
- Elliot St from Ridge St
- James Pl1 from Ridge St
- Carlow St2 between Miller St and West St
- Cassins Ave2 from Cassins Ln
- Cassins Ln2 from Carlow St
- Miller St between Falcon St and Pacific Hwy
- Ridge Ln1 from Ridge St
- Ridge St1 between West St and Walker St
- Tucker St2 from Carlow St
1 Managed access for Ridge Ln and James Pl residents and approved vehicle parking in St Mary’s Church via West St.
2 Managed access for residents via West St.
From 3am to 10am
- Arthur St between Middlemiss St and Pacific Hwy
- Blue St between Miller St and Pacific Hwy
- Church Ln1 between West St and McLaren St
- Church St between West St and McLaren St
- Church St2 St Thomas Anglican Church Parking
- Cunningham St between Ridge St and Kelrose Ln
- Gas Ln4 from Miller St
- Hampden St From Walker St
- High St between Arthur St and Pacific Hwy Northbound
- Kelrose Ln From McLaren St
- Miller St4 between Blue St and Pacific Hwy
- Pacific Hwy between High St and William St Northbound
- Walker St3 between Ridge and Berry St
1 Managed residential exit via Church St and West Rd.
2 Managed exit permitted from St Thomas Church carpark via Church St.
3 Displaced parking will be provided for Walker St residents at Ward St Carpark with access prior to 4am and after 10am. between 4am and 10am vehicle access will not be possible.
4 Managed vehicle exit from 6am under traffic control escort. Managed access permitted after 8am.
From 3am to 11am
- Angelo St1 between McLaren St and Berry St
- Arthur St between Berry St and Mount St
- Berry St4 between Pacific Hwy and Walker St
- Bullivant Ln4 from Berry St
- Denison St4 between Mount St and Berry St
- Faith Bandler Pl2 from McLaren St
- Harnett St2 from McLaren St
- Hill St From Walker St
- Junction Ln from Little Walker St
- Little Spring St between Spring St and Berry St
- Little Walker St between Pacific Hwy and Mount St
- McLaren St between Pacific Hwy and Walker St
- Mount St between Walker St and Denison St
- Pacific Hwy5 between Bay Rd and High St Southbound
- Spring St between Denison St and Walker St
- Walker St3 between Mount St and Pacific Hwy
- Walker St3 between Berry St and Mount St Southbound
- Ward St4 from Berry St
1 Resident access to Angelo St will be permitted via traffic control from McLaren St. There will be no access to Berry St during road closure times.
2 Managed residential exit permitted before 4am and after 10am via Walker St. No access is possible during road closures.
3 Displaced parking will be provided for Walker St residents at Ward St Carpark with access prior to 4am and after 10am. between 4am and 10am vehicle access will not be possible.
4 Managed residential exit permitted before 4am and after 10am via Berry St.
5 Local access to North Sydney area will be via Bay Rd from Pacific Hwy between 3am and 11am. No access to the Sydney Harbour Bridge during this time, CBD access will be via Falcon St and Sydney Harbour Tunnel during road closures.