News & Views
20th December 2016
Closure of Market Street and Pitt Street on Monday 26 December 2016
Parts of Market Street and Pitt Street will be turned into pedestrian zones on Boxing Day, Monday 26 December, to ensure the safety of the thousands of shoppers expected to attend the sales.
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From 1am on 26 December Market Street will progressively close between Elizabeth and York streets.
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From 7am on 26 December Pitt Street will progressively close between Market Street and the Hilton Hotel.
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The remaining section of Pitt Street will operate in two directions.
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The roads will reopen at 11pm that night, earlier if the crowd disperses.
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Pitt Street Mall will not be open for deliveries.
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Access to driveways and docks will be maintained.
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Access to the MidCity Centre, Dymocks and Myer/Westfield/Swissotel docks will be from King Street with vehicles also leaving via King Street.
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Access to the Hilton Hotel will be from Pitt Street with vehicles leaving via George Street.
Click here to download notification for more details including a map.
Australia Day clearways and road closures
Information about the road closures and clearways that will be in place on Australia Day, Thursday 26 January 2017 can be found here. The map contains a colour-coded guide to when roads will be closed and reopened.
An interactive map and street-by-street details for the CBD, are available here. This page also contains details for areas around Sydney that will be affected by events including the Sydney to Hobart yacht race, New Year’s Eve and Australia Day.
