Bomb scare at Barangaroo construction site
Hundreds of workers have been evacuated from one of Australia's largest construction sites after a bomb threat.
Police ordered workers off Sydney's Barangaroo site after the telephone threat was made around 10am.
Surrounding streets, Hickson Road between Town Hall and Napoleon Street, have been closed.
Work was shut down after the threat was made over the phone this morning.
Construction workers have been forced to evacuate following a bomb scare at the Barangaroo site in Sydney. Photo: First on 7News
7News has learnt that a person of interest went to an open day yesterday, and is now claiming to have left three devices at the site.
James Packer's $2 billion development for a high-rollers' casino has been plagued with disruptions including a large basement fire earlier this year.
The blaze broke out at erupted the harbourside site on March 12. Credit: Oli Oldfield-Hodge and Anna Lindquist
