Riverfire chaos as CityCat workers strike

0:00The Brisbane Festival is expected to kick off for the bank tonight, but visitors are being warned the trip home could burn a serious hole in your pocket. Let's go live to Adam McGraw with the details now, Anna and Uber. It could set you back hundreds. Oh yeah, good morning Liam. Well, the fireworks might be free, but yes, getting home could come at a hefty price tag. And that is because our city cats here in Brisbane are tied up within dust real action. The traffic on the river is incredibly quiet this morning. That kicked off at 4am and will last for 24 hours. River thigh, it's an event that attracts about half a million people into the city centre for just one night, about 30,000 of those revelers. They rely on the city cat network, but of course with them not operating, they'll be forced to find another way home. So Uber at the moment is projecting that a trip from South Bank to Belimba only about 15, maybe 20, 25 minutes.

1:00If you pre-book it now, it could cost about $40, usually without a surge. It's about $30, $35, but tonight could surge four times and cost you upwards of $120, which of course is incredibly expensive. Now, Council is urging people to come up with a different plan to get in and out of the city. They have put on extra buses and trades to accommodate those 30,000 people. So Liam, definitely worth thinking ahead and planning ahead so you don't have to fork out that much for a trip home. And a very good advice ahead of tonight. Thank you very much.