Climate protesters cause peak morning traffic chaos by blocking Sydney Harbour Tunnel

Sydney’s traffic descended into chaos after Blockade Australia protesters closed southbound lanes in the Harbour Tunnel.

This caused major disruption during peak hour and resulted in traffic chaos with motorists diverted to the Harbour Bridge.

Monday morning and peak hour traffic was blocked across the city.

Trying to pretend that your profit driven expansionism has nothing to do with our collapsing climate?

Not today Australia.

— Blockade Australia (@BlockadeAus) June 26, 2022

While the NSW Police was able to open the tunnel around 9.15am, motorists are being advised to avoid the area.

Get in the way, hold space- Australia can't function with pinched arteries. #ResistClimateDestruction #NonViolentDirectAction #ClimateCollapse pic.twitter.com/VIITnw31lf

— Blockade Australia (@BlockadeAus) June 27, 2022

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Blockade Australia said it was trying to raise awareness about climate change.

Australia will keep its operation churning through what is left. Australia will keep blocking climate action and repressing climate activists – the system was set up that way.

— Blockade Australia (@BlockadeAus) June 26, 2022

A 22-year-old woman was arrested after locking herself to the steering wheel of a car and parking it across the entrance to the tunnel. This is one of only two ways to cross the harbour.

Under NSW legislation, illegal protests organised by “anarchist protesters”) which disrupt any public roads, rail lines, tunnels, bridges and industrial estates can now be fined $22,000 or jailed for two years, or both.