Rozelle Interchange opens in Sydney as authorities brace for traffic snarls. Here's what you need to know

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It's been years in the making but today the Rozelle Interchange finally opened. The underground spaghetti junction tripped-up some drivers on day one but there were no major problems. Commuters are being warned to expect delays during busy peak hours this week.

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00:00 A police convoy leads drivers into Sydney's newest tunnels.

00:06 At six minutes past five, the Roselle interchange is officially open.

00:11 The dawn of faster journeys for millions of Sydney-siders.

00:14 It's the final piece of the WestConnex puzzle in place.

00:18 It's eight years since work on Australia's largest road tunnel project began.

00:22 They will be rejoicing.

00:23 They will be singing in their cars, frankly, because their cars will be moving.

00:28 The interchange in the city's inner west connects the M4 and M8 extensions, the Anzac Bridge,

00:33 the City West Link and the Western Distributor.

00:36 The state government has released animations to prepare drivers for the new routes.

00:41 Make sure that you follow the signs because your sat nav might not be updated with the

00:46 new underground network.

00:48 Every stretch of the network is captured by at least two cameras and monitored in this

00:52 control room at St Peter's.

00:55 Some drivers have already been caught out by the changes, with at least one pulling

00:59 up and trying to reverse through a tunnel.

01:01 We do have the safest tunnels in the world, but they're not made to go backwards in.

01:06 Commuters are being warned to expect more traffic in some spots.

01:10 We do expect for the next six months that there may well be some congestion in different

01:15 places.

01:16 As drivers wrap their heads around the Spaghetti Junction.

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