Faulty bracket shuts M5 tunnel for seven hours
A faulty fan bracket discovered during overnight maintenance forced the closure of Sydney's M5 tunnel near the airport for seven hours during morning peak hour. The closure, implemented at 4:16am as a safety precaution, caused traffic gridlock stretching 13 kilometres back to Milperra, affecting thousands of commuters. The tunnel reopened at 11:30am after crews secured the bracket that could have potentially caused the massive fan to fall onto vehicles below.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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