January 27, 2013
The heavy rain overnight has led to most major roads in the South Burnett region being closed and towns isolated.
Remember … if it’s flooded, FORGET IT!
Conditions are changing rapidly, but here’s a list of some of the major local closures as at 10:00am today:
- Wide Bay Highway – closed at Goomeri, Kilkivan and Bells Bridge
- Bunya Highway – closed at Krebs Bridge (Murgon); Dingo Creek (Wondai); Kingaroy (TAFE college); the road is also cut between Kingaroy and Kumbia
- Burnett Highway – closed north of Nanango
- Brisbane Valley Highway – closed at Toogoolawah and Esk
- D’Aguilar Highway – closed at Kilcoy and Kingaroy (near Mitre 10); water also across road at Nanango
- Kingaroy-Cooyar Road – Oakey Creek bridge closed; large tree across road near Goodger
- Chinchilla-Wondai Road – Stuart River bridge closed, Boyne River bridge closed
- Cherbourg Road – closed
Localised flooding has closed multiple back roads in the Booie, Byee, Coverty, Durong, Ellesmere, Goomeri, Kilkivan, Kingaroy, Kumbia, Murgon, Nanango, Redgate, Tansey, Wondai and Yarraman areas.
There are a number of reports of large washouts on roads in the Brigooda, Coolabunia and Kilkivan areas.
Don’t forget flood waters can hide washouts. Again … if it’s flooded, FORGET IT!
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The Stuart River, Barambah Creek and Boyne River are all flooding.
At 8:00pm, Gordonbrook Dam was 2.23m over the spillway; Boondooma Dam was 3.75m and Bjelke-Petersen Dam 1m
At 2:30pm, water was 4.2m over the Silverleaf Weir.
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Rainfall totals overnight: Dandabah (Bunya Mountains) 180mm, Murgon 300mm, Kingaroy 234mm, Di Di Station (Proston) 400mm
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- Police have advised motorists to regularly monitor the Traffic and Travel information website
- For real-time information updates check www.qldalert.com
- We invite you to post your road closures and flood photos on our Facebook page
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UPDATE January 29: Download Council’s list of South Burnett road closures 3:50pm (70kb PDF)
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