Two more days of Capt Cook Highway delays
FURTHER DELAYS
There will be at least two more days of delays for road users after a large, unstable rock was found during works along a section of the Captain Cook Highway.
The slope stabilisation project south of Oak Beach, was initially scheduled to be finished by Thursday, December 22, but Transport and Main Roads has confirmed it is now planned to end this Saturday – Christmas Eve.
Crews discovered the large rock a few days after the works started and assessed that it needed immediate removal, a Transport and Main Roads spokesperson said.
“Traffic was temporarily stopped to safely remove it, leading to a one-off traffic delay of about 40 minutes,” the spokesperson added.
“This also set the project completion date back. Works will now be completed on 24 December, weather and construction conditions permitting.”
TMR said traffic has generally been flowing well through the site, with maximum 20-minute delays when planned – with short closures required at times after 9am to carry out drilling, vegetation removal, and to move machinery.
“Crews do their best to minimise traffic impacts, but these safety works cannot be carried out without some disruption.
“It is possible further work will be needed next year. We’d like to thank road users for their patience while we carry out these important safety works.”
To monitor any updates, road users are advised to go to the QLD Traffic App.