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Aerial image of Cunningham Highway at Cunninghams Gap
South Coast District

Cunningham Highway (Ipswich – Warwick), 2020 Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements reconstruction works

The department is committed to restoring the damaged section of the Cunningham Highway at Cunninghams Gap. This 2km stretch, leading up to the Allan Cunningham monument, suffered significant road damage during the bushfires in 2019.

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Aerial image of Kuranda Range Road, showing large green trees and a curved road which has temporary stabilisation repairs following a major landslip on the side of the road.
Far North District

Far North Queensland disaster recovery works

The Queensland Government has made significant progress in repairing roads damaged by Tropical Cyclone Jasper in December 2023 and the North and Far North Tropical Low in February 2025.

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Natural Disaster Program

The department is working on about 1300 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 2020–26.

Key features

  • Restoring access for communities and businesses. 
  • Restoring damaged roads and road surfaces.
  • Repairing damaged structures, including bridges and culverts.
  • Repairing damaged slopes and batters along roads.
  • Clearing silt and debris.

Benefits

  • Restores damaged infrastructure
  • Contributes to economy
  • Contributes to regional growth

About the program

  • The Natural Disaster Program reconnects Queenslanders by repairing parts of the state-controlled road network damaged by natural disasters.
  • The department restores damaged sites to their pre-disaster level of service.
  • In the first 3 months after disaster events, the department undertakes emergency works such as clearing debris and filling potholes. This enables roads to be used safely while the department completes geotechnical and environmental investigations, surveys and detailed design for reconstruction works, where required.
  • Reconstruction works are completed within 2 financial years after the financial year in which the disaster event occurred.
  • Where possible, the program also supports the resilience of state roads to future disasters.

Current status

  • Damage assessments and emergency works are underway following Ex-Tropical Cyclone Koji and monsoonal rainfall across the northern two-thirds of Queensland from late December 2025 to early 2026.
  • Damage assessments and emergency works are underway following monsoonal flooding affecting the northern two-thirds of Queensland in early 2025.
  • Repairs are underway after record-breaking flooding in March and April 2025 caused widespread damage to western Queensland roads.
  • Following TC Alfred in March 2025, geotechnical investigations and procurement for design are underway for multiple major landslip sites on Gold Coast and Sunshine Coast hinterland roads.
  • A major reconstruction program is underway after significant flooding in north Queensland in early 2025, including on Mount Spec Road north-west of Townsville.
  • Substantial progress has been made on road repairs after significant disaster events in 2023–24, including Tropical Cyclone Jasper in far north Queensland, severe storms across southern Queensland and flooding associated with Tropical Cyclone Kirrily in western Queensland.
  • Repairs have been completed after flooding across northern and central Queensland in early 2023.
  • A substantial recovery program has been completed across southern Queensland, after major disaster events caused extensive damage in 2021–22.
  • Substantial progress has been made on reconstruction works on the Cunningham Highway where bushfires caused significant slope damage at Cunninghams Gap in late 2019.
Funding

The recovery works are jointly funded by the Australian and Queensland Governments through the Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements (DRFA).

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12 Projects in Natural Disaster Program

Bulloo Developmental Road (Cunnamulla – Thargomindah), Paroo River bridge replacement

The Queensland Government is committed to building back better and ensuring the state-controlled road network is more resilient to future disasters, safeguarding communities and supporting economic recovery.

  • South West District
  • Detailed design
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Captain Cook Highway Cairns – Mossman 2024 Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements reconstruction

The Captain Cook Highway is undergoing extensive reconstruction to address the significant damage caused by Tropical Cyclone Jasper in December 2023.

  • Far North District
  • Construction
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Cunningham Highway (Ipswich – Warwick), 2020 Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements reconstruction works

The department is committed to restoring the damaged section of the Cunningham Highway at Cunninghams Gap. This 2km stretch, leading up to the Allan Cunningham monument, suffered significant road damage during the bushfires in 2019.

  • South Coast District
  • Construction
Aerial image of Cunningham Highway at Cunninghams Gap

Far North Queensland disaster recovery works

The Queensland Government has made significant progress in repairing roads damaged by Tropical Cyclone Jasper in December 2023 and the North and Far North Tropical Low in February 2025.

  • Far North District
  • Construction
Aerial image of Kuranda Range Road, showing large green trees and a curved road which has temporary stabilisation repairs following a major landslip on the side of the road.

Flood resilience works

The Queensland Government, is improving the resilience of the state-controlled road network at priority sites impacted by recent severe weather events.

  • Construction

Gillies Range Road (Tablelands Regional Council) 2024 Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements reconstruction works

  • Far North District
  • Construction
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Gold Coast-Springbrook Road, Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements reconstruction works

Gold Coast—Springbrook Road sustained a significant number of landslips, rock falls and tree falls during the South Queensland Severe Storms and Rainfall events in December 2023 and January 2024.

  • South Coast District
  • Construction
Aerial view of Gold Coast-Springbrook Road major slip site

Kennedy Highway (Kuranda Range Road) cyclone reconstruction works

Significant progress has been made on restoring the Kennedy Highway (Kuranda Range Road) to its pre-event function following Tropical Cyclone Jasper in December 2023 and the North and Far North Tropical Low in February 2025.

  • Far North District
  • Construction
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Mossman – Daintree Road, 2024 Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements reconstruction works

Reconstruction works are underway on a section of Mossman – Daintree Road damaged during ex-Tropical Cyclone Jasper.

Disaster recovery is a long-term process and involves an extensive program of works and complex solutions.

A variety of stabilising techniques will be used, including:

  • reinforcing the slopes
  • soil anchoring systems
  • vertical retention piling
  • building rock retaining walls.

These repairs will ensure the road is returned to its fully operational pre-cyclone function.

  • Far North District
  • Construction
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Mossman – Mount Molloy Road, 2024 Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements reconstruction works

Reconstruction works on Mossman – Mount Molloy Road are underway to repair landslip sites caused by ex-Tropical Cyclone Jasper in December 2023.

  • Far North District
  • Construction
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Mount Spec Road reconstruction works

The Queensland Government is repairing Mount Spec Road after substantial structural damage following record rainfall in early 2025. This includes more than 60 landslips, with 6 major and 2 high-risk sites.

  • Northern District
  • Construction
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Palmerston Highway cyclone reconstruction works

  • Far North District
  • Completed
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Last updated: 17 March 2026