Department of Transport and Main Roads

Transport and Main Roads
Road Status Update for North West *
as at 12:30am 16 May 2026

*Disclaimer: Road conditions may change rapidly. Please visit https://qldtraffic.qld.gov.au or call 13 19 40 to plan your trip with the most updated road information.

New events are defined as any event entered since 8am the previous day.

Report data

Road Location Chainage Extra details Status Closure/Restriction Reason Last Update District Id
Bell Street / Kajabbi Mount Isa Road / Kajabbi Mount Isa Road Three Rivers (Cloncurry Shire) Road closed to all traffic Flooding: Flash flooding due to heavy rain 20/04/2026 10:46 AM North West 769818
Burke Developmental Road Howitt / Yagoonya (Carpentaria Shire) 89B, 30.52 to 102.99 Walkers Creek to Gilbert River Road closed to all traffic Flooding: Long-term flooding due to heavy rain 15/05/2026 07:23 PM North West 770062
Burke Developmental Road Maramie / Yagoonya (Carpentaria Shire) 89B, 103.99 to 256.00 Gilbert River to Dunbar Station Road closed to all traffic Flooding: Long-term flooding 15/05/2026 07:23 PM North West 770064
Burke Developmental Road Maramie (Carpentaria Shire) 89B, 256.00 to 303.00 Dunbar Station to Mareeba Shire Council boundary Road closed to all traffic Flooding: Long-term flooding 15/05/2026 07:23 PM North West 770069
Clem Walton Park Road / Unnamed Road Cloncurry (Cloncurry Shire) Corella Dam Road closed due to urgent maintenance works. Camping will still be available at Clem Walton Park area. Road closed to all traffic Roadworks: Planned roadworks 10/05/2026 06:59 AM North West 800273
Doomadgee Road Gregory (Burke Shire) Burketown to Doomadgee Restricted to high clearance vehicles only Hazard: Road damage due to rough surface 15/05/2026 06:15 AM North West 797525
Dunbar Koolatah Road / Dunbar Kowanyama Road / Koolatah Access Maramie / Yagoonya (Carpentaria Shire) Dunbar to Koolatah Road closed to all traffic Flooding: Long-term flooding due to heavy rain 15/05/2026 07:23 PM North West 770764
Dunbar Kowanyama Road Yagoonya (Carpentaria Shire) Road closed to all traffic Flooding: Long-term flooding due to flooding of river 28/01/2026 11:44 AM North West 777052
Headingly Road / Lake Nash Road Barkly (Mount Isa City) Road closed to all traffic Flooding: Flash flooding due to heavy rain 06/05/2026 12:12 PM North West 772413
Hughenden Muttaburra Road Hughenden (Flinders Shire) / Tangorin (Barcaldine Regional) 5701, 0.14 to 158.58 Hughenden to Muttaburra Restricted to four wheel drive vehicles only Flooding: Long-term flooding due to heavy rain 15/05/2026 07:23 PM Central West / North West 780431
Kajabbi Normanton Road Three Rivers (Cloncurry Shire) Road closed to all traffic Flooding: Long-term flooding due to flooding of river 20/04/2026 10:44 AM North West 790128
Lawn Hill Road Gregory / Lawn Hill (Burke Shire) Century Mine to Lawn Hill National Park turn-off Restricted to four wheel drive vehicles only Hazard: Road damage due to earlier flooding 15/05/2026 06:15 AM North West 780104
Old Herbert Vale Road Lawn Hill (Mount Isa City) Highland Plains Road to Riversleigh Road Road closed to all traffic Flooding: Flash flooding due to heavy rain 06/05/2026 12:08 PM North West 772764
Riversleigh Doomadgee Road / Riversleigh Road Lawn Hill (Burke Shire) Lawn Hill National Park to Riversleigh Restricted to four wheel drive vehicles only Hazard: Road damage due to earlier flooding 14/05/2026 09:04 AM North West 780105
Riversleigh Road Lawn Hill (Mount Isa City) Gregory Downs - Camooweal Road to Old Herbert Vale Road (Mount Isa LGA Only) Road closed to all traffic Flooding: Long-term flooding 15/05/2026 07:23 PM North West 783356
Torver Valley Road Hughenden (Flinders Shire) Galah Creek Causeway, Torver Valley Rd, Hughenden closed due to flooding Road closed to through traffic Flooding: Flash flooding due to heavy rain 15/01/2026 03:32 PM North West 774385
Westmoreland Road Nicholson (Burke Shire) Hells Gate to NT Border Restricted to four wheel drive vehicles only Hazard: Road damage due to earlier flooding 15/05/2026 06:15 AM North West 780102