WEEKEND TRAFFIC & TRANSPORT WRAP FOR SUNDAY 3 NOVEMBER: MS SYDNEY TO THE GONG BIKE RIDE Southern Sydney to Wollongong 90km course start: 6am-8am 58km course start 8am-9am Finish 4pm ** Motorists travelling south towards the Illawarra from Sydney and those already in the Illawarra are advised to plan ahead and exercise caution because thousands of cyclists will be on the road for the MS Sydney to the Gong charity bike ride. ** Anyone taking part in the ride should plan their journey to the starting line, because there is trackwork on sections of the T2 Inner West & South Line, and T3 Bankstown Line. ** The 90km ride starts in Sydney Park in St Peters and the 58km route starts in Cooper Street Reserve in Engadine. Both events finish in Stuart Park in North Wollongong. ** Road and lane closures, special event clearways and reduced speed limits will be in place along the course and heavy traffic is expected as a result. ** Motorists should allow plenty of extra travel time and keep a look out for cyclists, especially along The Grand Parade, Rocky Point Road, Kingsway and the Princes Highway. ** Motorists and cyclists will be sharing the roadway for much of the trip between Sydney and Wollongong, so follow the directions of emergency services personnel on site. ** Some roads will be closed between 4am and 11:30am between St Peters and Dolls Point, and between Waterfall, Royal National Park and Otford from 6am until 3pm. ** Lanes and roads will be progressively reopened once riders have left the area. ** One southbound lane on the Princes Highway will be closed between Engadine and Waterfall from 5am until midday and the speed limit for southbound motorists on the highway will be reduced to 60km/h from Sutherland to Waterfall from 6am until midday. ** Lawrence Hargrave Drive will be closed southbound between Stanwell Tops and Stanwell Park from 6am until 3pm, but residents will be allowed access. There will be a reduced 40km/h speed limit on Lawrence Hargrave Drive in both directions between Stanwell Tops and Thirroul. ** In North Wollongong, sections of Stafford Street and Station Street will also be closed between 6am and 5:30pm. ** Special event clearways will be in place along the course route between 4am and 3pm. Motorists should check signs before parking as vehicles left in these clearways will be towed and fees apply. ** To help participants get to the starting points, extra trains will leave Wollongong at 4:45am, 5:20am, 5:50am and 6:15am. ** Trains on the T4 Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra and South Coast lines to the city will also make an extra stop at St Peters between 5:30am and 8:30am. ** 26 extra services will leave North Wollongong between 9am and 6pm to help get people home afterwards. ** Trackwork means buses replace trains between Strathfield and Central on the T2 Inner West & South Line (express trains are still running, stopping at Strathfield, Burwood, Redfern and Central). ** Buses also replace trains on the T3 Bankstown Line between Lidcombe and Sydenham via Bankstown and also between Cabramatta and Bankstown. Participants are advised to allow additional travel time. ** There is also trackwork on the South Coast Line, with buses replacing trains between Port Kembla and Wollongong, while trains will operate in one direction only on the City Circle. livetraffic.rta.nsw.gov.au/desktop.html#EVENT_450223 131500.au/events/ms-sydney-to-the-gong-bike-ride SCULPTURE BY THE SEA Bondi to Tamarama Coastal Walk ** Sculpture by the Sea takes place along the Bondi to Tamarama Coastal Walk. ** Anyone heading to the event can catch a T4 Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line train to Bondi Junction, which is the closest station, and then catch a bus to Bondi Beach, walk to Tamarama along the coastal walk and catch a Route 361 bus back to Bondi Junction. ** Extra Route 361 buses will operate between Bondi Junction and Tamarama every 15 minutes between 10am and 6pm. ** A number of regular Sydney Buses services run between Bondi Junction and Bondi Beach. ** A Summer Weekend Beach Service will also be running. The Route 362 bus will operate about every 30 minutes between Bondi, Tamarama, Bronte and Coogee beaches. ** Route 333 and 380 buses run from the Sydney CBD to Bondi Beach. ** Only residents and taxis will be able to access Notts Avenue, east of Campbell Parade, in Bondi between 7:30am and 6:30pm. Only residents will be able to access Fletcher Street and Kenneth Street, east of Alexander Street, in Tamarama, and Marks Lane, between Kenneth Street and Fletcher Street, in Tamarama between 7:30am and 6:30pm. ** Gaerloch Avenue, Dellview Street, Mirimar Avenue and Thompson Street in Tamarama will all be one-way streets until Sunday 10 November. livetraffic.rta.nsw.gov.au/desktop.html#EVENT_451076 131500.au/events/sculpture-by-the-sea BEYONCE CONCERT Allphones Arena, Sydney Olympic Park Doors open 6pm Start 8pm Finish 11pm ** The nearest train station is Olympic Park. Trains will run between Lidcombe and Olympic Park every 10 minutes until midnight. ** Anyone catching the train should plan ahead as there is trackwork on the T1 Western Line, T2 Inner West & South Line, T3 Bankstown Line, City Circle and South Coast Line. ** Route 525 buses operate between Parramatta and Burwood via Sydney Olympic Park and Route 526 buses run from the Sydney Olympic Park Ferry Wharf to Sydney Olympic Park until 7:30pm. ** Anyone driving should allow plenty of extra travel time and expect delays, especially along the M4, Parramatta Road, Homebush Bay Drive and Concord Road and should also enter the car parks via Silverwater Road and Holker Street. 131500.au/events/beyonce-concert BITTER AND TWISTED INTERNATIONAL BOUTIQUE BEER FESTIVAL Maitland Gaol, East Maitland Start 10am Finish 4pm ** The nearest train station is East Maitland, which is on the Hunter Line. Extra trains will leave Newcastle for East Maitland at 9:45am, 10:45am and 11:45am to help get people to the festival. Afterwards, extra return trains will leave at 3:43pm, 4:43pm, 5:43pm and 6:10pm. ** Anyone catching the train should plan ahead, as there is trackwork on the T1 Western Line, T2 Inner West & South Line, T3 Bankstown Line, City Circle and South Coast Line. ** Newcastle Buses will run to a Sunday timetable. 131500.au/events/bitter-and-twisted-international-boutique-beer-festival
Posted on: Fri, 01 Nov 2013 02:33:27 +0000