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Norfolk Tunnel weekend widening work

Widening work in the citybound tube of the Norfolk Tunnel continues until mid 2012.

This work is undertaken weekends from 8pm on Saturdays to 5am Mondays and also on weeknights.

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

During this work, the motorway on ramps at Herring Road and Lane Cove Road will be closed from 10am to 5pm on Sundays.

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 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 Hills M2 converted to to cashless or fully electronic toll collection on 30 January 2012.

The benefits of cashless tolling include:

• No queuing at bottlenecks on the motorway, including Pennant Hills Road interchange and the main toll plaza.
• Improved safety for motorists by reducing lane changing, merging and weaving at cash booths.
• Reduced vehicle noise at the toll plazas.

The existing cash booths have been decommissioned and lanes realigned through the Main Toll Plaza and at Pennant Hills Road on and off ramps. In the coming months a new single span gantry at the main Toll Plaza will be constructed and installed approximately 300 metres west of the current toll plaza and the toll booths removed.

Cashless tolling ensures 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 improves traffic flow on the motorway and reduces traffic noise impacts for residents who live near the toll plazas.

Prior to 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 can 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.