{"id":461977,"date":"2026-02-06T09:21:16","date_gmt":"2026-02-06T09:21:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/461977\/"},"modified":"2026-02-06T09:21:16","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T09:21:16","slug":"sydney-harbour-bridge-traffic-chaos-due-to-police-incident","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/461977\/","title":{"rendered":"Sydney Harbour Bridge traffic chaos due to police incident"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"author-section byline-plain\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/profile-3962\/caitlin-powell.html\" class=\"author\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">CAITLIN POWELL &#8211; NEWS REPORTER<\/a> <\/p>\n<p class=\"byline-section\"> Published:  22:19 EST, 5 February 2026   |  Updated:  00:53 EST, 6 February 2026   <\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\"><a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/sydney\/index.html\" id=\"mol-a80b1190-030a-11f1-b4ba-b96a2a8d6116\" class=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Sydney<\/a>&#8216;s Harbour Bridge has been brought to a standstill with traffic banked up for kilometres as police and ambulance crews respond to a self-harm incident.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;As it is a self-harm incident &#8211; we won&#8217;t be providing comment,&#8217; a <a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/new-south-wales\/index.html\" id=\"mol-55780a90-030b-11f1-9b7e-f71021db1d23\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">NSW<\/a> Police spokesperson told Daily Mail.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">NSW Ambulance said it had deployed &#8216;multiple resources&#8217; to the scene.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The Cahill Expressway is closed northbound over Circular Quay with drivers urged to use the\u00a0Sydney Harbour Tunnel instead.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Lane one northbound is also closed on the bridge, with heavy northbound traffic building on the Western Distributor.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Motorists are advised to allow extra travel time and follow directions of emergency services and traffic crews.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">More to come.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>   <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-fbd61001c24da5e0\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/106154055-15534047-image-a-120_1770349426129.jpg\" height=\"845\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Sydney's Harbour Bridge has been brought to a standstill as police and ambulance crews respond to a self-harm incident (pictured)\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>   <\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Sydney&#8217;s Harbour Bridge has been brought to a standstill as police and ambulance crews respond to a self-harm incident (pictured)<\/p>\n<p>   <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-62483bdabcada296\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/106154057-15534047-image-a-121_1770349460423.jpg\" height=\"845\" width=\"634\" alt=\"The incident has caused a pile-up in Sydney's CBD (pictured)\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>   <\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">The incident has caused a pile-up in Sydney&#8217;s CBD (pictured)<\/p>\n<p>   <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-a4c9d7d827f06a9e\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/106153855-15534047-image-m-119_1770348568565.jpg\" height=\"372\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Motorists are being advised to avoid the area (pictured, congestion seen on NSW Traffic)\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>   <\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Motorists are being advised to avoid the area (pictured, congestion seen on NSW Traffic)<\/p>\n<p>                    Share or comment on this article:<br \/>\n                        Sydney Harbour Bridge traffic chaos due to police incident<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"By CAITLIN POWELL &#8211; 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