Anyone travelling to the Gold Coast or Brisbane next week at night should be aware that the Tugun Bypass Tunnel on the Pacific Motorway will be closed on multiple nights during September for essential maintenance.

The work will be carried out at night to minimise impacts to motorists.

The tunnel will be closed from 7pm on Sunday, 14, Monday, 15 and Tuesday, 16 September, reopening at 5am the following morning.

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

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 the Kennedy Drive 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.

For more information on this work, visit https://www.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’.