Sydney traffic chaos after crane breaks down near Harbour Tunnel

Traffic was queued more than 10km to the Lane Cove tunnel on Wednesday after a crane broke down near the Harbour Tunnel.

A broken down crane caused traffic madness for peak hour motorists on Wednesday morning with more than 10km queues.

Southbound Commuters were at a standstill to the Lane Cove Tunnel after the crane broke down near the Harbour Tunnel.

The broken down crane. Picture: John Grainger

A crane broke down near the southbound tunnel of the M1 causing “significant” delays. Picture John Grainger

“One or two southbound lanes are closed due to a crane breakdown,” The Traffic Management Centre said in a statement at 7am.