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Article: NSW: Unprecedented road closures planned for World Youth Day
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- AAP General News (Australia)
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- April 7, 2008
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AAP General News (Australia)
04-07-2008
NSW: Unprecedented road closures planned for World Youth Day
SYDNEY, April 7 AAP - Sydneysiders are being warned to prepare for unprecedented road
closures in the CBD during the week-long World Youth Day celebrations in July.
The NSW government today revealed road closures for the event that will result in the
CBD losing at least a third of its capacity to carry traffic.
All up, there will be more than 300 road closures and well in excess of 500 special
event clearways.
Large stretches of George Street will be closed from 10am until midnight from Tuesday
July 15 until Friday July 18.
Parts of Macquarie Street and sections of roads around Hyde ...