Road closures and clearways
To help everyone move around the Sydney CBD safely, road closures and clearways will be in place in the city on Australia Day.
Road closures and Special Event Clearways (SEC) will be in place on Sunday 26 January 2025 in Sydney CBD, The Rocks, Dawes Point, Millers Point, Barangaroo, and Milsons Point for Australia Day in Sydney.
Road closures
- 4am to midnight: George St from Essex St to Hickson Rd, and sections of Essex St, Circular Quay West and Pitt St.
- 7am to 10am: Hickson Rd from Napoleon St to Pottinger St, Towns Pl from Dalgety Rd to Hickson Rd, and Barton St (for Oz Day 10K wheelchair race).
- 7am to midnight: Hickson Rd between Pottinger St and George St.
- 10:30am to 1pm: Milsons Point/Kirribilli including Olympic Drive between Broughton St and Alfred St.
- 6:30pm to 10:30pm: Macquarie St north of Bridge St
- 7.30pm to 10.30pm: Cahill Expressway lanes 7 & 8 and Overpass at Circular Quay including the High St, Mount St and Domain Tunnel on-ramps and lane 4 on the Harbour Bridge. Roads in Circular Quay north of Bridge St including sections of Albert St, Alfred St, Circular Quay East, Dalley St, Essex St, George St, Loftus St, Pitt St, Philip St, Macquarie St, Reiby Place, Underwood St and Young St.
- 9:15pm to 10:15pm: Sections of Grosvenor/Bridge St, Argyle St and Harrington St.
Special event clearways
Special event clearway parking restrictions will be in place on various roads in the Sydney CBD, around Circular Quay and The Rocks between 3am and midnight. In Milsons Point, clearways will be in effect on Olympic Drive from 9:30am to 1pm. Clearways are strict no-parking zones, and apply even to local residents and businesses with parking permits and TfNSW Mobility Scheme permit holders. Check signs carefully as vehicles left in clearways will be towed and a fee applies. If your vehicle is towed, you can search your vehicle registration at the Find My Car website to find its new location, or alternatively call 132 701 to speak to an operator. For a full list of clearway locations and times, visit livetraffic.com or see the Interactive Australia Day Road Closure and Clearway map.
Real-time information
For real-time information about road closures and current traffic conditions:
- visit livetraffic.com
- follow @LiveTrafficSyd on X (formerly Twitter)
- download a real-time traffic app from the App Store or Google Play.