Transport for NSW is advising motorists about changed overnight traffic conditions starting Monday on the Pacific Motorway, at the Tugun Bypass Tunnel, to carry out essential maintenance work.
To minimise impacts to motorists, work will be carried out at night. The tunnel will be closed to all traffic from 7pm to 5am each night from Monday 19 May to Thursday 22 May 2025, reopening at 5am Friday 23 May 2025, weather permitting.
On the nights of Monday 19 and Tuesday 20 May, northbound traffic will be diverted at the Gold Coast Highway (Tugun exit) onto Tugun Currumbin Road, re-joining the Pacific Motorway at Currumbin. Southbound traffic will be diverted at Tugun Currumbin Road (exit 95) onto Gold Coast Highway, re-joining the Pacific Motorway at Tweed Heads West (Gold Coast Highway on-ramp).
On the nights of Wednesday 21 and Thursday 22 May, northbound traffic will detour via Kennedy Drive (Tweed Heads exit), Sugarwood Drive/Gold Coast Highway and Tugun Currumbin Road, re-joining the Pacific Motorway at Currumbin. Southbound traffic will be diverted via Tugun Currumbin Road (exit 95), Gold Coast Highway and Cordyline Drive, re-joining the Pacific Motorway at Tweed Heads West (Kennedy Drive on-ramp).
The traffic diversions are suitable for all vehicle types. Motorists are advised to allow up to five minutes’ additional travel time, drive to the conditions and follow the direction of signs and traffic control.
Routine maintenance of the tunnel is carried out every three months and involves a range of measures such as inspecting the various operating and safety systems.
Transport for NSW says it thanks motorists for their patience while essential maintenance work is carried out.
For more information on this work visit livetraffic.com/incident-details/233663, download the Live Traffic NSW App or call 132 701.
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