Vivid Sydney 2016 Special Event Clearways and Road 27 May– 18 June Closures in the Sydney Cbd Area
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VIVID SYDNEY 2016 SPECIAL EVENT CLEARWAYS AND ROAD 27 MAY– 18 JUNE CLOSURES IN THE SYDNEY CBD AREA. For 23 nights - from 27 May to VIVID SYDNEY 2016 PRECINCTS 18 June 2016 - the multi-award-winning SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE THE GALERIES NEW See the world-renowned projections on the Sails of the Sydney Opera A massive LED screen divided into 18 fragments will create an Vivid Sydney will transform Sydney into House, a highlight of Vivid Light, and book tickets to some of the best immersive galaxy of colour, light and movement which takes over WHAT IS VIVID SYDNEY? contemporary music artists in town as they take centre stage for Vivid LIVE. Sydney’s hippest food and shopping precinct. a night time wonderland with innovative CIRCULAR QUAY TARONGA ZOO NEW Featuring Customs House, Cadmans Cottage and the Museum of Vivid’s wildest precinct is celebrating its Centenary in 2016. Taronga light installations, grand-scale Contemporary Art, this colourful precinct features over 80 installations Zoo will light up with an illuminated trail comprised of giant animal along the Vivid Light Walk. Visitors will be able to colour and pattern the multimedia light sculptures. skyline in Circular Quay, nicknamed the Dress Circle. illuminations and projections. CENTRAL PARK THE ROCKS Sydney’s funky urban village will, once again, explore new concepts with Vivid Sydney is owned, managed and produced Venture into this historic precinct where laneways, heritage architecture a thrilling sound and light show. Enjoy an exciting evening with dinner at and leafy streets create the perfect backdrop for the Vivid Light Walk. Central Park Mall, free family entertainment and a silent disco. by Destination NSW, the NSW Government’s WALSH BAY THE ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN SYDNEY NEW tourism and major events agency. Continue the Light Walk beneath the Sydney Harbour Bridge to To celebrate its 200th birthday, the stunning harbourside of the Royal Now in its 8th year, Vivid Sydney is the largest explore Walsh Bay’s heritage-listed wharves and historic streets to Botanic Garden Sydney will host a variety of illuminations during Vivid. find more enthralling installations, inspired by Walsh Bay’s beautiful Entry is via the Queen Elizabeth II Gate on the eastern side of the festival of its kind in the world. Vivid Sydney industrial maritime architecture. Sydney Opera House. brings art, technology and commerce together DARLING HARBOUR CHATSWOOD Once again, this harbourside precinct is the setting for one of the most Journey from the Chatswood Interchange to Westfield Chatswood and The through its spectacular program of Light, Music thrilling spectacles of Vivid Sydney 2016, the astonishing and Concourse and be dazzled by digital animations and an amazing collection and Ideas, positioning Sydney as technologically advanced Laser-Dragon Water-Theatre. of installations. Stay and enjoy shopping, dining and market stalls. By day, Chatswood Chase will host deep-sea adventures for all ages. the creative hub of the Asia-Pacific. HARBOUR LIGHTS View this dazzling spectacle from the harbour foreshore or travel AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM For more information visit vividsydney.com around Sydney Harbour aboard one of the many participating vessels Amazing light projections on the museum’s rooftop, plus installations which depart from Circular Quay and King Street Wharf. with an under the sea theme, will dazzle visitors and be visible across the harbour foreshore. MARTIN PLACE This precinct comes alive at night, with exquisite illuminations and light installations being matched by great food and drink from NSW purveyors. IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR ROAD CLOSURES AND SPECIAL FOR MORE EVENT INFORMATION LOCAL RESIDENTS EVENT CLEARWAYS AND TO PLAN YOUR VISIT Vivid Sydney is the largest festival of its kind in the world, Extensive road closures and special event clearways vividsydney.com/transport combining light, music and ideas from 27 May to 18 June. in the Sydney CBD, The Rocks and Walsh Bay will be in For the past seven years the annual event has welcomed place to help minimise traffic congestion and keep visitors from around the world. More than 1.7 million people pedestrians safe. To speak to someone about your took part in Vivid Sydney 2015, with the event named transport options call Australia’s Best Tourism Event in 2013, 2014 and 2015. Roads will be closed from 7pm Monday to Thursday, 131 500 6pm Fridays and from 5pm on weekends including the For 23 consecutive nights, Sydney will become the public holiday on Monday 13 June. The festival’s busiest colourful canvas for 3D projections and light installations nights are expected to be Friday to Sunday nights and every For live transport updates transforming our harbour foreshore. night of the long weekend. @busesinfo @trainsinfo To help make this year’s festival even more successful, Some of these changes will be in your local area and may extra public transport services will be running to help impact you, so please take the time to familiarise yourself @ferriesinfo people move around the city. with the information provided. CONSTRUCTION OF LIGHT RAIL IN THE CBD While the road closures are in place, please leave your car at home and take advantage of the extra public transport If you have any questions about road Construction of the 12-kilometre light rail route from services available. If you do need to drive, expect delays, closures, special event clearways or current Circular Quay to Randwick and Kingsford is underway. allow additional travel time and plan to travel outside of traffic conditions call There are various parts of George Street that are closed the road closure times. 132 701 for this project. For information on traffic restrictions relating to the CBD and South East Light Rail project, visit If you own a business, arrange for deliveries to arrive well mysydney.com.au before road closure times, as no access will be granted For live traffic updates once the closures are in place. @LiveTrafficSyd GETTING AROUND THE CITY DURING Special event clearways are no parking zones, even for livetrafficnsw VIVID SYDNEY residents and businesses with parking permits and Mobility Parking Scheme permits. Vehicles left in special EXTRA PUBLIC TRANSPORT SERVICES event clearways will be towed away and fees apply, so Everyone planning to take part in Vivid Sydney is encouraged check signs before parking. to leave their car at home and take advantage of the extra train and bus services running over the 23 days of the festival. There will be many people enjoying Vivid Sydney in the city, particularly over the weekends, so be sure to allow plenty of extra time to get around as the Circular Quay precinct and public transport will be busy. If you’re looking to avoid the Details of the road closures and special event clearways are shown on the map provided, large number of people who will be out and about, you are however please note that closures are extensive and they encouraged to go to Vivid Sydney earlier in the week and cannot all be indicated. earlier in the evening. Regular bus routes and stops in the CBD will be changed For a full breakdown of closures by time and day, go to while road closures are in place. Details will be displayed at the relevant bus stops in the days leading up to Vivid vividsydney.com/transport Sydney 2016. This information is correct at the time of publishing, provided to you by the organisers of Vivid Sydney as a community announcement to help minimise traffic disruptions For everything you need to know about getting around throughout the Central and Greater areas of Sydney. Organisers are working together with NSW Police, Transport for NSW and other Government stakeholders to ensure that Sydney by public transport during the event go to Vivid Sydney 2016 operates at the highest possible standard whilst minimising the impacts of the event on residents, businesses and road users. vividsydney.com/transport or call 131 500. LAVENDER BAY DR IVE C YMPI OL VIVID SYDNEY 2016 ROAD CLOSURES AND SPECIAL EVENT CLEARWAYS / 27 MAY – 18 JUNE SYDNEY HARBOUR BRIDGE D MON-THURS ROAD CLOSURES A D O A R 7PM - MIDNIGHT WALSH RO N N S O MON 30 MAY - THURS 2 JUNE O ICK BAY KS H MON 6 JUNE - THURS 9 JUNE IC H TUES 14 JUNE - THURS 16 JUNE BENNELONG POINT ET E R FRIDAY ROAD CLOSURES CAMPBELLS RT ST 6PM - MIDNIGHT O SYDNEY T F COVE FRI 27 MAY, FRI 3 JUNE, EE R R OPERA TOW WE FRI 10 JUNE, FRI 17 JUNE N HICKSON S R ST LO GE PL E HOUSE AC G O E N Y RG TI A AD T HI CKSO N RO E W PO S R WEEKEND & PUBLIC HOLIDAY H TREE D IG ROAD CLOSURES H T 5PM - MIDNIGHT D L SAT 28 MAY, SUN 29 MAY, WIND MILL STREET IE SAT 4 JUNE, SUN 5 JUNE DF SAT 11 JUNE, SUN 12 JUNE T FRIDAY ROAD CLOSURES BRA S MON 13 JUNE & SAT 18 JUNE 6PM - MIDNIGHT T WE ARGY LE STREE Y FRI 27 MAY, FRI 3 JUNE A U FRI 10 JUNE & FRI 17 JUNE Q W ARG AT Y R S LE S EET ON TR EE A T L TR KENT STRE ET S U C D R WEEKEND & PUBLIC HOLIDAY N I A C S L ROAD CLOSURES T R HIGH ST OBSERVATORY ER E 5PM - MIDNIGHT B ET PARK M T T T SAT 28 MAY, SUN 29 MAY U E E E E C R RE RE SAT 4 JUNE, SUN 5 JUNE T RE S ST SAT 11 JUNE, SUN 12 JUNE ST E T T T E N E R CIRCULAR O E MON 13 JUNE & SAT 18 JUNE O R F GT ORG QUAY T S IN ER GE E P RR P RI A U H HI C K SON RO MACQUA B ARANGARO CAHILL EXPR A ESSWAY D AL FRED STREET ET E TR T S AL ES E BE RT S STRE ET EX E ST O R R EET RG RUGB E Y PL IB EO T STRE Y T G T E T PLAC I P EE RE T E R E T ST E RE ST ST N T RE P O S T G NG ILLI I H UN US ST P T ARR YO OF H L ET EE T RE GR DALLEY STR BRIDGE ST OS VENOR ST RE ET ET T EET ST R RE BRIDGE ST E ROYAL BOTANIC RE GARDENS ANG ST ST L Y E R O GRESHAM RI RK JAMI SON A STREE T U S EET B T R ENT IBUTO RE SUSS R D ST REET BO N S MACQ ET TR PRING ST T EE S EE T E R X T S S L L T T T E E R GAR ET STREE E MAR NN T ET O C STRE E O’ E ESTERN DIST H R SATURDAY (AND SUN 12 JUNE) KENT IG W L ST B ROAD CLOSURES P LI S L 5PM - MIDNIGHT I T R PH SAT 28 MAY, SAT 4 JUNE E HUN ET TE SAT 11 JUNE, SUN 12 JUNE R S T TRE ET AY E EAS & SAT 18 JUNE TER DW T A T E N E E D E I RO R S F T STRE TR T R T TR I ET S I B STR E S UTO GEORGE ST FULLY CLOSED E P HA ERSKIN E H R G W T FROM THE ROCKS TO R R O PARK ST.