Department of Transport and Main Roads

Transport and Main Roads
Road Status Update for North West *
as at 2:00pm 12 January 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
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 12/01/2026 10:28 AM 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 12/01/2026 10:28 AM North West 770064
Burke Developmental Road Four Ways (Cloncurry Shire) / Normanton (Carpentaria Shire) 89A, 181.00 to 371.00 Four Ways to Normanton Road closed to all traffic Flooding: Long-term flooding due to heavy rain 12/01/2026 10:28 AM North West 770919
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 12/01/2026 10:28 AM North West 770069
Burke Developmental Road Howitt / Normanton (Carpentaria Shire) 89B, 1.00 to 1.81 / 89B, 1.81 to 29.49 Normanton to Walkers Creek Road closed to all traffic Flooding: Long-term flooding due to heavy rain 12/01/2026 10:28 AM North West 770990
Burke Developmental Road / Kajabbi Normanton Road / Kajabbi Normanton Road Three Rivers (Cloncurry Shire) 89A, 73.66 to 73.66 Road closed to all traffic Flooding: Flash flooding due to heavy rain 24/12/2025 06:52 AM North West 769817
Cloncurry Duchess Road / Duchess Dajarra Road Duchess / Kuridala (Cloncurry Shire) 7708, 100.00 to 100.57 / 7708, 100.57 to 109.76 / 7708, 109.76 to 110.13 / 7708, 110.13 to 117.61 / 7708, 117.61 to 169.00 Chatsworth Phosphate Road to Dajarra Road closed to all traffic Flooding: Long-term flooding due to heavy rain 12/01/2026 10:28 AM North West 769838
Flinders Highway Julia Creek (Mckinlay Shire) / Richmond (Richmond Shire) 14D, 1.12 to 147.95 Richmond to Julia Creek Restricted to four wheel drive vehicles only Flooding: Long-term flooding 12/01/2026 11:01 AM North West 773431
Gregory Downs Camooweal Road Camooweal / Lawn Hill (Mount Isa City) 6801, 41.44 to 129.49 Burke Shire Boundary to Yelvertoft/Thorntania Road Restricted to four wheel drive vehicles only Flooding: Long-term flooding due to heavy rain 12/01/2026 10:28 AM North West 770119
Gregory Downs Camooweal Road Gregory (Burke Shire) / Lawn Hill (Mount Isa City) 6801, 1.00 to 41.35 Gregory to Camooweal Restricted to four wheel drive vehicles only Hazard: Road damage due to earlier flooding 12/01/2026 01:16 PM North West 773508
Gregory Downs Camooweal Road Camooweal (Mount Isa City) 6801, 129.49 to 219.11 Yelvertoft/Thorntania Road to Barkly Highway Road closed to all traffic Flooding: Long-term flooding due to heavy rain 12/01/2026 10:28 AM North West 767598
Gulf Developmental Road Blackbull (Croydon Shire) / Normanton (Carpentaria Shire) 92A, 0.09 to 47.20 Normanton to Carpentaria Shire boundary Road closed to all traffic Flooding: Long-term flooding due to heavy rain 12/01/2026 12:59 PM Far North / North West 772045
Hughenden Muttaburra Road Hughenden (Flinders Shire) / Tangorin (Barcaldine Regional) 5701, 0.14 to 158.58 Hughenden to Muttaburra Road closed to all traffic Flooding: Long-term flooding 12/01/2026 10:28 AM Central West / North West 770623
Karumba Developmental Road / Karumba Road Howitt / Karumba (Carpentaria Shire) 84A, 0.01 to 0.01 / 84A, 0.01 to 36.51 Walkers Creek to Karumba Road closed to all traffic Flooding: Long-term flooding due to heavy rain 12/01/2026 10:28 AM North West 770885
Kennedy Developmental Road Hughenden (Flinders Shire) / Lyndhurst (Etheridge Shire) 14B, 90.82 to 99B, 247.29 Hughenden to The Lynd Restricted to high clearance vehicles only Flooding: Long-term flooding due to heavy rain 12/01/2026 12:59 PM Far North / North West 770824
Lawn Hill Road Gregory (Burke Shire) 78A, 380.39 to 380.39 Gregory to Century Mine Access Restricted to four wheel drive vehicles only Hazard: Road damage 12/01/2026 01:17 PM North West 721552
Morestone Road / Unnamed Road Camooweal / Lawn Hill (Mount Isa City) 6801, 189.56 to 189.56 Gregory Downs - Camooweal Road to End Road closed to all traffic Flooding: Flash flooding due to heavy rain 09/01/2026 02:10 PM North West 772415
Wills Developmental Road Four Ways (Cloncurry Shire) / Julia Creek (Mckinlay Shire) 78A, 0.14 to 231.64 Julia Creek to Burke & Wills Roadhouse Road closed to all traffic Flooding: Long-term flooding 12/01/2026 10:28 AM North West 770750