If you need to travel to the Gold Coast this week at night, take note of changed traffic conditions from later tonight when crews carry out essential maintenance work on the Pacific Motorway at the Tugun Bypass Tunnel.

To minimise the impact to motorists, work will be carried out at night from 7pm to 5am from Sunday, 19 May to Thursday, 23 May, weather permitting. The tunnel will be closed to all traffic from 7pm to 5am, reopening at 5am Friday 24 May.

On the nights of Sunday, Monday and Tuesday, northbound traffic will be diverted at the Gold Coast Highway (Tugun exit) onto Tugun Currumbin Road, re-joining the Pacific Motorway at Currumbin. 

Southbound traffic will be diverted at Tugun Currumbin Road (exit 95) onto Gold Coast Highway, re-joining the Pacific Motorway at Tweed Heads West (Gold Coast Highway on-ramp).

On Wednesday 22 and Thursday 23 May, northbound traffic will detour via Kennedy Drive (Tweed Heads exit), Sugarwood Drive/Gold Coast Highway and Tugun Currumbin Road, re-joining the Pacific Motorway at Currumbin.

Southbound traffic will be diverted via Tugun Currumbin Road (exit 95), Gold Coast Highway and Cordyline Drive, re-joining the Pacific Motorway at Tweed Heads West (Kennedy Drive on-ramp).

The traffic diversions are suitable for all vehicle types. Motorists are advised to allow up to 10 minutes additional travel time, drive to the conditions and follow the direction of signs and traffic control.

Essential asphalt maintenance work is also being carried out every night until the end of May on the Pacific Highway between Kennedy Drive and the NSW/QLD border on the southbound carriageway. 

Transport for NSW thanks motorists for their patience while essential maintenance work is carried out.

For the latest traffic updates download the Live Traffic NSW app, visit livetraffic.com or call 132 701.