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Western Harbour Tunnel and Warringah Freeway Upgrade March 2020 Western Harbour Tunnel and Warringah Freeway Upgrade Castlecrag How to use the new Warringah Freeway Upgrade Seaforth Pacific Highway to: Reserve Road - to and from: Willoughby Road to: Western Harbour Tunnel Beaches Link Western Harbour Tunnel Sydney Harbour Bridge Western Harbour Tunnel Sydney Harbour Bridge Sydney Harbour Tunnel Sydney Harbour Bridge Sydney Harbour Tunnel Cahill Expressway Sydney Harbour Tunnel Cahill Expressway Falcon Street/ Military Road Cahill Expressway Falcon Street/Military Road Alfred Street North Falcon Street/ Military Road, or Alfred Street North or High Street Alfred Street North or High Street Northbridge d a o R y b h g P u a o c l i l fi i c Brook Street to: H Artarmon W ig Sydney Harbour Bridge h w a Cahill Expressway or y Reserve Road Alfred Street North Dickson Road Willoughby Road from: Western Harbour Tunnel, Naremburn Pacific Highway to and from: Sydney Harbour Bridge, Brook Street Beaches Link Sydney Harbour Tunnel, Cammeray Falcon Street /Military Road Pacific Highway or High Street Brook Street from: Miller Street to: Lane Cove Berry Street and Sydney Harbour Bridge Sydney Harbour Bridge Cahill Expressway or Miller Street Alfred Street North Miller Street from: Berry Street and Sydney Harbour Bridge St Leonards P a c Ernest Street ifi c Ernest Street to and from: Miller Street H ig Sydney Harbour Tunnel h Crows Nest w a y Falcon Street Falcon Street from: Falcon Street/Military to and from: Western Harbour Tunnel Gore Hill Freeway, Lane Cove Tunnel y or Willoughby Road a w Falcon Street/Military Road from: e e Falcon Street/ Military Road to: e Sydney Harbour Bridge, Sydney r F Sydney Harbour Bridge or Harbour Tunnel and High Street h a Sydney Harbour Tunnel g n i r Neutral Bay r Berry Street to: a Western Harbour Tunnel W Berry Street to: Beaches Link, Miller Street Berry Street and Brook Street Alfred Street North/High Street from: North Gore Hill Freeway, Willoughby Road, Sydney Mount Street Brook Street and Miller Street Alfred Street North Street Alfred Mount Street (via Berry Street or Arthur Street) to: Sydney Harbour High Street to: Arthur Street Bridge and Cahill Expressway Cremorne Point Gore Hill Freeway, Lane High Str ee Cove Tunnel, Falcon Street t or Willoughby Road High Street to: Pacific Highway/Arthur Street from: Cahill Expressway Sydney Harbour Bridge Waverton Bradfield Highway from: Kirribilli Gore Hill Freeway, Willoughby Road, Brook Street, Miller Street, Sydney Harbour Tunnel from: Falcon Street and Mount Street Gore Hill Freeway, Willoughby Road, Ernest Street and Falcon Street /Military Road Birchgrove Cahill Expressway from: Gore Hill Freeway, Willoughby Road, Brook Street, Miller Street, Mount Street and High Street Sydney Harbour Sydney Harbour Bridge Sydney Harbour Tunnel Harbour Sydney Balmain Rozelle Rozelle Interchange Potts Point Pyrmont ANZAC Bridge Lilyfield Glebe Glebe Point.
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