Road closures and clearways

Road closures and Special Event Clearways (SEC) were 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 10:30pm: Sections of Argyle St and Harrington St. 
• 7am to 10:00am: 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.
• 9:15pm to 10:30pm: Sections ofArgyle St and Harrington St.

Attendees and local residents were reminded that vehicles parked inside road closures, in private and commercial carparks or driveways, are not permitted to exit or drive onto closed roads until they are safely reopened by NSW Police. Familiarise yourself with the road closure locations and times and plan your movements ahead of time.

Special event clearways

Special event clearway parking restrictions were 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.