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Norfolk Tunnel widening work during Australia Day holiday period

Road work to widen the citybound Hills M2 Norfolk Tunnel at Epping, will continue on Australia Day when traffic volumes on the motorway are low.

Work in the citybound tunnel will be undertaken during the day and night from 8pm Wednesday 25 January to 5am Friday 27 January 2012.

Changed traffic conditions

Citybound traffic will be diverted to the westbound carriageway under a contra-flow arrangement from 8pm Wednesday 25 January to 5am Friday 27 January 2012.

At least one lane will remain open in each direction during this work. All motorway on and off-ramps will be open during these work times.

Speed limits will be reduced to 40km/h in the contra-flow area. Please drive carefully and follow the signs.

Norfolk Tunnel weekend widening

Major road work will be undertaken over a number of weekends to widen the citybound Norfolk Tunnel from 8pm on Saturday 5 November 2011.

This essential work will occur on weekends at night from 8pm Saturdays to 5am Mondays until mid-2012.This work is in addition to ongoing weekday nightwork underway since early 2011.

During this time citybound traffic will be diverted to the westbound tunnel under a contra-flow arrangement in that tunnel. At least one lane will always remain open in both directions. See below for further details.

Access to the motorway will not be available from the on ramps at Herring Road and Lane Cove Road from 10am to 5pm on Sundays.

Changed traffic conditions

During the work citybound traffic will be diverted to the westbound tunnel under a contra-flow arrangement in that tunnel. At least one lane will always remain open in both directions.

Due to the reduction in the number of lanes and reduced road work speed limits delays should be expected at times.

Motorists using the motorway during the work period are advised to allow extra time, particularly when travelling westbound on Sundays. Please check www.livetraffic.com or call 132 701 for traffic updates

Clearway information for ongoing weekend work in the Norfolk Tunnel

To help the flow of traffic during the weekend work in the Norfolk Tunnel, westbound clearways will be in place along sections of alternate routes most Sundays from 6am to 7pm.

Westbound clearways will be in place on:

• Epping Road (from Vimiera Road to Beecroft Road)
• Beecroft Road (from Epping Road to Carlingford Road)
• Carlingford Road (from Beecroft Road to Pennant Hills Road)
• Pennant Hills Road (from Carlingford Road to M2 ramps)

Suggested alternative routes

Please plan your journey, allow extra travel time and consider using alternative routes such as Epping Road and Carlingford Road. For more information, visit www.livetraffic.com

Click here to view documents relating to the Norfolk Tunnel weekend widening work.

Work notifications

The project team will continue to deliver notifications to residents in the vicinity of the motorway regarding upcoming work in their area.

Hours of work are from 7am until 6pm Monday to Friday and from 8am to 1pm Saturday. Some work requires lane closures on the motorway at night due to the high volume of traffic during daytime peak periods. Notifications about night work will be provided to potentially affected residents prior to night work commencing.

We are committed to keeping you informed throughout the project.

Hills M2 conversion to fully electronic toll collection

The NSW Government has reached agreement to convert the motorway to cashless or fully electronic toll collection on 30 January 2012.

The conversion to cashless tolling has been facilitated by the Hills M2 Upgrade and will happen three months ahead of schedule.

Cashless tolling will ensure simple, safe and faster journeys for motorists and remove queueing bottlenecks on the motorway.

Once the upgrade is complete, the sign-posted speed through the main toll plaza will be lifted to 100km/h helping to reduce travel times on the motorway. Motorist safety will also be improved by eliminating the need to merge and weaving to cash booths.

Cashless tolling will improve traffic flow on the motorway and reduce traffic noise impacts for residents who live near the toll plazas.

During the finalisation of the Hills M2 Upgrade construction, a short-term, interim cashless arrangement will be in place at the main toll plaza and Pennant Hills Road tolling locations. Changed traffic conditions, including new lane alignments and 60km/h speeds will be in place temporarily.

Motorists will be able to pay tolls using existing e-TAG and visitor's ePASS products, available up to 48 hours after their first trip, from www.roamexpress.com.au or 13 76 26. Further information regarding other tolling products is available at www.sydneymotorways.com.

Traffic changes on the motorway and local roads

There will be changes to traffic conditions on the motorway and local roads as excavation, earthwork, pavement work, median widening and line marking is carried out

Visit Traffic Management for more information on this work. Please drive with care and follow the signs.