Motorists are advised the Tugun Bypass Tunnel on the Pacific Motorway at Tweed Heads West will be closed on multiple nights this week for essential maintenance.
The Transport for NSW media release reads, ‘To reduce the impact 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 17 to Thursday 20 November, reopening at 5am Friday 21 November, weather permitting’.
‘On Monday 17 and Thursday 20 November, northbound traffic will be diverted at the Gold Coast Highway (Tugun exit) onto Tugun Currumbin Road, rejoining the Pacific Motorway at Currumbin. Southbound traffic will be diverted at Tugun Currumbin Road (exit 95) onto Gold Coast Highway, rejoining the Pacific Motorway at Tweed Heads West (Gold Coast Highway on-ramp).
‘On Tuesday 18 and Wednesday 19 November, northbound traffic will be diverted to the M1 Pacific Motorway via the Kennedy Drive exit, then Sugarwood Drive to Gold Coast Highway, then 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 Kennedy Drive on-ramp.
‘The diversions are suitable for all vehicles and motorists are advised to allow up to five minutes of additional travel time. Motorists are also advised to drive to the conditions and follow the direction of signs and traffic control.
‘Routine maintenance of the Tugun Bypass 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 thanks motorists for their patience while essential maintenance work is carried out’, it reads.
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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