Day and night work from 26 December 2025 to 26 January 2026
We are working on the Warringah Freeway from 9pm Friday 26 December 2025 to 5am Monday 26 January 2026.
With fewer vehicles using the Warringah Freeway during the holiday period, we can take advantage of the lower than normal traffic volumes and close lanes for longer. The temporary traffic changes allow us to create safe work areas next to, over and on the freeway. This gives us consecutive day and night access to the freeway so we can carry out critical work activities like removing and installing asphalt and concrete across the freeway lanes, which cannot take place during normal traffic periods. This increases our project’s efficiency, reducing the overall impact to the community compared to delivering this work during single night shifts or extended weekend shifts.
During this period, we will be working at different areas along the Warringah Freeway between Milsons Point and Naremburn at key interchanges.
Changed traffic conditions
We will be implementing multiple temporary lane and ramp closures along the freeway. Expect queuing and delays on the freeway at times similar to normal morning peak periods. Additional lane reductions will be in place on the Warringah Freeway northbound and southbound lanes.
There will be multiple overnight full closures of the Warringah Freeway both northbound and southbound between Friday 26 December 2025 and Sunday 25 January 2026. During these full closures, there will also be several ramp closures.
Please expect delays and allow extra travel time when travelling on the Warringah Freeway during the holiday period. Your safety is our number one priority, we ask you to please slow down and look out for road workers.
Night time major traffic changes
Monday & Tuesday nights
Full Warringah Freeway closure between Gore Hill Freeway and the Sydney Harbour Bridge. Use an alternative route via Pacific Highway for travel between Gore Hill Freeway and the Sydney Harbour Bridge. The Sydney Harbour Tunnel will be closed.
Monday to Friday nights
Full southbound closure between Gore Hill Freeway and the Sydney Harbour Bridge. Please use Pacific Highway southbound, Berry Street and Mount Street on ramp to access the Sydney Harbour Bridge.
Nightly (excluding 31 December)
Other Warringah Freeway access ramps will be closed each night, including Falcon Street southbound on ramp and Berry Street northbound on ramp.
New Year's Eve major road closures
While we will pack up our work and open the Warringah Freeway ahead of New Year's Eve, major roads across the Sydney CBD and in North Sydney will be closed on Wednesday 31 December.
The Cahill Expressway will close from 4am and the Sydney Harbour Bridge will be closed in both directions from 11pm to 1.30am.
The M4 and M8 tunnels, Anzac Bridge and Western Distributor will be closed citybound from 11pm to 1.30am.
Other key roads in the city start closing from 12 noon while roads in North Sydney start closing from 3pm.
For more details on road closures this New Year's Eve, visit livetraffic.com
Traffic detour and alternative access maps:
Full freeway closures and schedule
There will be multiple overnight full closures of the Warringah Freeway, including in both northbound and southbound directions between Friday 26 December 2025 and Sunday 25 January 2026. To view a calendar of the closures, click on the button below.
Please expect delays and allow extra travel time when travelling on the Warringah Freeway during the holiday period. Our work will continue through 2026, we will notify you separately in January about work from Monday 26 January 2026 onwards.
To help plan your journey, visit livetraffic.com or download the app for live traffic updates related to Warringah Freeway Upgrade.
Expected impacts from the day and night work
Day and night shifts of work will take place consecutively from 9pm 26 December 2025 to 5am 26 January 2026 (excluding NYE, 31 December) to take advantage of lower traffic volumes. The work we need to complete over this time includes road pavement and asphalting work, right along the freeway. High-noise impacts similar to what you may have already experienced from our work and potential vibrations are expected during the work. The exact impacts will depend on how close your property is to the work area.
High noise work may come from activities such as excavating the road pavement, trenching for gantry, drainage, service installation and asphalting work.
Please see Table 1 on page 3 of the community notification here for more information about the type of work we are doing in each area and the expected noise impacts in each area.
Miller Street and Falcon Street intersection - night work will take place on:
Week 1: Saturday 27 December, Sunday 28 December, 9pm to 6am
Week 2: Tuesday 6, Thursday 8 and Friday 9 January, 9pm to 6am
Week 3: Tuesday 13, Thursday 15 and Friday 16 January, 9pm to 6am
Week 4: Tuesday 20, Thursday 22 and Friday 23 January, 9pm to 6am.
Most of our noisy night work on and next to the freeway will take place from Monday to Friday nights, with lower noise work taking place on Saturday and Sunday nights.
Stay up to date with the work
While we take great care to plan our work schedule, changes can happen. This could be due to weather or ground conditions, technical difficulties or other things happening in Sydney. We will update this page if any changes to our program occur, so please return here for the latest information on our program of work.
We thank you for your patience and we wish you all the best for the holiday season.
Image 1 - View of the Warringah Freeway north from the Sydney Harbour Bridge to North Sydney
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For more information, you can contact the project team on 1800 931 189 or email whtbl@transport.nsw.gov.au. Our 1800 number will be available 24/7 throughout the holiday period.
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FAQs
We will continually update this section as more questions arise.
Carrying out the construction work program over the holiday period will reduce the project duration and overall number of noisy night shifts, resulting in less disruption overall disruption. These works will reduce the number of standard night shifts and weekend closures in 2026.
Please read the extended work in December 2025 and January 2026 community notification here.
Day and night shifts of work will take place consecutively from 9pm 26 December 2025 to 5am 26 January 2026 to take advantage of lower traffic volumes. Most of our noisy work on and next to the freeway will take place from Monday to Friday nights during the period, with lower noise work taking place on Saturday and Sunday nights.
An exception is at the Miller Street and Falcon Street intersection where noisy night work will take place on:
Wk 1: Saturday 27 December, Sunday 27 December, 9pm to 6am
Wk 2: Tuesday 6, Thursday 8 and Friday 9 January, 9pm to 6am
Wk 3: Tuesday 13, Thursday 15 and Friday 16 January, 9pm to 6am
Wk 4: Tuesday 20, Thursday 22 and Friday 23 January, 9pm to 6am
No construction work is scheduled to take place on 25 December 2025.
No night work is scheduled on New Year’s Eve, 31 December 2025.
The majority of lane closures will be removed on this night, with most traffic lanes reinstated for New Year’s Eve by 6am on 31 December 2025.
Road users are expected to experience up to 15 minutes additional travel time.
Motorists are advised to please keep to speed limits, follow the direction of signage and allow extra time when travelling on the Warringah Freeway during the holiday period. Consider public transport alternatives including the train, Metro or ferry where possible. To help plan your journey, visit livetraffic.com.
In the event of a large-scale emergency, our team will be able to mobilise significant traffic control resources to channel emergency response vehicles safely through our work.