Motorists are advised the Tugun Bypass Tunnel on the Pacific Motorway will be temporarily closed on multiple nights during the first two weeks of September for essential maintenance.
To minimise impacts to motorists, work will be carried out on the nights of 3, 4, 10, 11 and 14 September.
The first closure will take place from 7pm tonight, Wednesday 3 September until 5am on Thursday 4 September and 7pm on Thursday 4 September until 5am on Friday 5 September.
The second closure will be from 7pm until 5am on each of the nights of Wednesday 10 and Thursday 11 September and will reopen at 5am on Friday 12 September.
The final closure will be from 7pm on Sunday 14 September until 5am on Monday 15 September.
Detours
During the night closures, detours are available and suitable for all vehicle types.
Northbound traffic will exit the M1 Pacific Motorway via the Kennedy Drive exit, take Sugarwood Drive to Gold Coast Highway, then take Tugun Currumbin Road and rejoin the M1 Pacific Motorway at the Stewart Road on-ramp.
Southbound traffic will exit the M1 Pacific Motorway at Tugun Currumbin Road (Exit 95) and follow to the Gold Coast Highway, then Cordyline Drive to rejoin the M1 Pacific Motorway at the Kennedy Drive on-ramp.
Motorists are advised to allow up to five minutes of additional travel time, drive to the conditions and follow the direction of signs and traffic control. Transport for NSW says they thank motorists for their patience while essential maintenance work is carried out.
For more information on this work visit https://www.livetraffic.com/incident-details/233663, download the Live Traffic NSW App or call 132 701.
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