The department is working on more than 330 projects to restore roads across Queensland damaged by floods and bushfires. The department is also reconnecting communities and supporting regional economic recovery after disaster events damaged the state-controlled road network in 2020, 2021 and 2022.
Current status
- Road impacts are being monitored following rainfall and flooding across northern, central western and southern Queensland in late April and early May 2022.
- Repairs are underway after extensive severe flooding across South East Queensland was caused by heavy rainfall in late February 2022. This event caused significant road damage across 22 local government areas, including numerous major landslips, widespread pavement damage and scouring around bridges and culverts. Beechmont Road and Gold Coast-Springbrook Road in the Gold Coast hinterland remain closed due to significant landslips.
- Emergency works were undertaken to reopen roads after heavy rainfall from ex-Tropical Cyclone Seth in January 2022 that caused widespread flooding and damage in the Wide Bay/Burnett region.
- Following heavy rainfall across central, western and southern Queensland in November and December 2021, districts are assessing damage and scoping repairs.
- In the Gold Coast hinterland, Lamington National Park Road sustained a significant landslip and is open under a stop/go traffic arrangement.
- Significant repairs are required in the Gold Coast hinterland following heavy rainfall in December 2020 and subsequent flooding in the same region in March 2021.
- Works are underway to repair a significant landslip on Tamborine Mountain Road, as well as other damaged roads across the region.
- Repairs are also underway following flooding in north, north west, south and south west Queensland in early 2021.
- Following flooding in early 2020, the department is completing more repairs where required.
- Repairs are in progress after numerous severe bushfires burned across eastern and southern Queensland in late 2019.
- Design works have been completed to repair bushfire-impacted slopes at Cunninghams Gap, with stage one works expected to start in August 2022.
- Works to repair severely damaged slopes along Binna Burra Road were completed in mid-November 2020.
- Reconstruction work following significant flooding caused by the North and Far North Queensland Monsoon Trough in early 2019 has been completed.
- As well as repairs, the department improved the flood immunity and resilience of the state-controlled road network at 10 key sites through the 2019 Betterment Program, which was completed in July 2021.
Funding
Assistance will be provided through the jointly funded Commonwealth-State
Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements (DRFA).
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Images

Alice River Bridge—completed works

Mount Spec Road—spraying concrete to stabilise slope

Flinders Highway (Hughenden to Richmond)—culvert repairs

Landsborough Highway (Winton to Kynuna)—pavement restoration

Burke Developmental Road (Cloncurry to Normanton)—in situ stabilisation works

Gladstone–Monto Road—floodway repairs