Category: Range Road Information

TMR Range Road Update

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Mt Spec Road geotechnical investigations

Monday 11 April to Saturday 23 April 2022

Changed traffic conditions, minor delaysThe 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. 

Works hours and activities 7am to 5pm, Monday to Saturday. Works will not take place during the Easter long weekend (15-18 April). Works each day will include site and traffic management setup, unloading and loading of drilling rig, drilling of boreholes to test soil and rock conditions.
What to expect during these works Traffic controllers on site, signage and speed restrictions in place. Stop-Go traffic controllers and traffic signals will be used intermittently. Traffic reduced to single lane (one direction at a time). Minor delays of 5-10 minutes – please plan your journey and allow additional travel time.

Important information for heavy vehicle operators
Access for heavy vehicles (more than 4.5 tonnes) including buses and light trucks may be impacted during these works. Please contact TMR by phone on 1800 625 648 or by email at engagement.northern@tmr.qld.gov.au if you are planning to travel on Mt Spec Road with a heavy vehicle during these works. 

If you require further information about these works, please contact the Northern District Customer and Stakeholder Management team by email at engagement.northern@tmr.qld.gov.au or by phone on 1800 625 648. 

For the latest traffic and travel information, visit www.qldtraffic.qld.gov.au. 

QPWS Burning This Week

Attention: Paluma Residents, Visitors & Users of Mount Spec Road

QPWS are conducting controlled burning on Mt Spec Road this week.


QPWS wish to advise that they will be conducting a prescribed burn on Mt Spec Road on Wednesday March 30, 2022 (weather permitting).  Approximate hours of operation are from 1500 to 1800.  Please be aware that smoke may impact Mt Spec Road. Traffic control will be in place for the duration.

TMR Range Road Works in April

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

TMR Range Road Survey Works

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Notice to residents and motorists
Mt Spec Road survey works
Monday 14 March to Wednesday 16 March 2022
Changed traffic conditions, minor delays
The Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR) advises that contractors will be undertaking survey and site investigation works on Mt Spec Road at Mountain Creek (around 5km north of Little Crystal Creek) from 14 to 16 March 2022.  This work is subject to weather conditions. 

Works hours and activities: Monday 14 March: 9am to 4pm – traffic control set up, initial investigations. Tuesday 15 March: 6am to 6pm – surveying works. Wednesday 16 March: 9am to 4pm – final investigations, traffic control removed.
What to expect during these works: Traffic controllers on site Signage and speed restrictions in place. Traffic reduced to single lane (one direction at a time). Minor delays – please plan your journey and allow additional travel time.
If you require further information about these works, please contact the Northern District Customer and Stakeholder Management team by email at engagement.northern@tmr.qld.gov.au or by phone on 1800 625 648. 

For the latest traffic and travel information, visit www.qldtraffic.qld.gov.au.

Paluma Dam Spillway Concrete Works – Project Update:

From Councillor Margie Ryder:

Townsville City Council is committed to providing and maintaining $5.4B worth of community assets consisting of water and wastewater networks, bridges, drainage, roads, waste management and spillway maintenance.

Paluma Dam spillway infrastructure maintenance works are ongoing that will see the delivery of protection barrier installed to the foundations of the dams spillways bridge.

Works are now at the stage for the construction of the new protective concrete barrier ‘slab’ that will be poured onto the existing surface. These works will require a convey of concrete trucks that will be using the Paluma Dam access road which will cause traffic delays.

Council will have traffic management in place; however, dependable on weather conditions the unsealed access road to the Dam including the Paluma Dam campgrounds may have considerable delays on the day of concrete pouring.

The Paluma Dam, Concrete Pouring works are scheduled to commence on Thursday, 02 December 2021 and are expected to take one day to complete.

Please be advised that the concrete trucks will be operational 7am through to 2pm. Normal traffic conditions will return post 2pm.

Townsville City Council Update on their Website