For those travelling to the Gold Coast in the next two days, you are advised that the Tugun Bypass Tunnel on the Pacific Motorway will be temporarily closed on 3-4 August and from 17- 21 August for essential maintenance work.

To minimise impacts to motorists, work will be carried out at night. The first closure will take place from 7pm on Sunday, 3 August to 5am on Monday, 4 August and from 7pm on Monday, 4 August to 5am on Tuesday, 5 August. 

The second closure will be from 7pm to 5am on each of the nights from Sunday, 17 to Thursday 21 August, reopening at 5am on Friday, 22 August.

During the night closures, detours are available and suitable for all vehicle types.

From 7pm on Wednesday, 20 August to 5am on Thursday, 21 August and from 7pm on Thursday, 21 August to 5am on Friday, 22 August, northbound traffic will exit the M1 Pacific Motorway via the Kennedy Drive exit, take Sugarwood Drive to Gold Coast Highway, then take Tugun Currumbin Road and rejoin the M1 Pacific Motorway at the Stewart Road on-ramp.

Southbound traffic will exit the M1 Pacific Motorway at Tugun Currumbin Road (Exit 95) and follow to the Gold Coast Highway, then Cordyline Drive to re-join the M1 Pacific Motorway at Kennedy Drive on-ramp.

All other nights, 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).

Motorists are advised to allow up to five minutes of additional travel time, drive to the conditions and follow the direction of signs and traffic control.

Routine maintenance of the tunnel is carried out every three months, including 17-21 August and involves a range of measures such as inspecting the various operating and safety systems.

Additional closures will be required to update the operating system between August and October 2025 as follows:

• Wednesday 3 September
• Wednesday 10 September and Thursday 11 September 
• Sunday 14 September
• Tuesday 7 October and Wednesday 8 October.

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

For more information on this work visit livetraffic.com/incident-details/233663, download the Live Traffic NSW App or call 132 701.

To receive updates direct to your phone, search for ‘Tugun Bypass Tunnel’ in your Live Traffic app, select the incident and click ‘Follow’.