Good Afternoon Mt Spec Stakeholders,
The Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR) is planning a program of geotechnical investigation works on Mt Spec Road throughout April 2022. These investigations will assist TMR to plan and prioritise future works along Mt Spec Road, including high risk slopes and drainage improvements.
We are providing Mt Spec stakeholders with early notification of the proposed works and traffic impacts, and seeking feedback to assist with the planning and scheduling of the works. If you have any questions, concerns or feedback about these upcoming works, please get in touch as soon as possible to enable us to feed this information back to the project team and contractor.
Details of the proposed works are as follows:
- Expected start date: Week commencing 4 April 2022
- Expected duration of works: Three weeks, weather permitting
- Works hours: 6am to 6pm, Monday to Sunday (rotating 10 day roster)
- Works details: Geotechnical investigations including drilling of boreholes to test soil and rock conditions. The investigations will be completed at approximately 20 sites along the length of Mt Spec Road.
- Traffic impacts:
Light vehicles
o Light vehicles will be permitted to travel on Mt Spec Road at all times during the works.
o Delays of up to 30 minutes may be experienced at the start and end of the day (around 6.00-6.30am in the morning and from 5.30-6pm in the afternoon) while the drilling rig is unloaded and loaded.
o Delays of up to 5 minutes may be experienced during the remaining works hours.
Heavy vehicles including buses and trucks
o Due to the size of the drilling rig and width of the road, access will be restricted for heavy vehicles, including buses and trucks, during the Geotech works.
o Buses and trucks will only be permitted to travel on Mt Spec Road when prior arrangements have been made with TMR. (We have already been in contact with some stakeholders in regards to bus movements)
o Prior arrangements will ensure that crews can schedule works and move equipment to accommodate buses and trucks.
o Delays of several hours may be experienced if buses and trucks travel on the range without prior arrangement as the drilling rig will need to be moved off the range before vehicles can pass.
- Changed traffic conditions: Single lane closures, speed restrictions and traffic controllers will be in place during the works.
- Emergency services access will be maintained.
- Communications: TMR will issue Notices to Residents and Motorists prior to works commencing. The QLDTraffic website will include details of the works and changed traffic conditions.
We welcome feedback from all Mt Spec stakeholders about these planned works. If you believe you will be impacted by these works, please get in touch so we can discuss further and provide feedback to the project team to assist with planning of the works. If possible, it would be appreciated if you could make minor changes to your travel on Mt Spec Road to factor in the planned works.
Contact details:
Email – engagement.northern@tmr.qld.gov.au Phone – 1800 625 648
Thank you for continued patience and understanding during works on Mt Spec Road.
Kind regards
Kelly Stolz
Customer and Stakeholder Management
Northern District | Department of Transport and Main Roads
Floor 6 | Townsville Government Office Building | 445 Flinders Street | Townsville Qld 4810
PO Box 1089 | Townsville Qld 4810
P: 1800 625 648 | F: (07) 4421 8711
engagement.northern@tmr.qld.gov.au
www.tmr.qld.gov.au
The Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR) advises that contractors will be undertaking geotechnical investigation works at multiple sites along Mt Spec Road during April 2022, weather permitting. 