Sydney Harbour Bridge protest shutdown: What you need to know as pro-Palestine demonstrators disrupt public transport and close down roads
Tens of thousands of protesters are set to gather in Lang Park, in the city's CBD, at 1pm on Sunday and begin the march to block the iconic bridge.
Despite rainy conditions forecast for the demonstration, Palestine Action Group expect as many as 50,000 people to participate.
Protesters are scheduled to begin marching through York and Grosvenor streets at 1.30pm before heading across the bridge and finishing Bradfield Park, on the bridge's northern end.
The Harbour Bridge will be closed to traffic from 11.30am.
Authorities expect the march will last three hours and are set to re-open the bridge at 4pm.
Transport for NSW said that 'extensive' queues are expected at the entrance to the Sydney Harbour Tunnel.
Motorists were urged to avoid the area and consider alternative routes.
Bus services will not cross the bridge during the demonstration.
Buses on the south side of the bridge will terminate in the CBD while those on the northern side will end at North Sydney and St Leonards.
Trains will continue operating across the bridge throughout the protest but are expected to suffer significant delays due to increased commuter volume.
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