Commencing 3:00pm Saturday 29 October 2022, the eastbound lanes of the Toowoomba Bypass, between the Warrego West interchange at Charlton and the Warrego East interchange at Helidon Spa, will be closed to through traffic for at least a week. The eastbound lanes between Boundary Street interchange and the Mort Street interchange will remain open.
The closure is a safety precaution due to movements detected in a cutting east of the New England Highway.
Geotechnical consultants have been monitoring the cutting since last year’s wet season to enable a redesign and reconstruction of the cut. After heavy rain between 18 and 24 October 2022 further movement has been detected.
TMR is anticipating further inclement weather and is concerned there is a risk material may fall onto the east bound lanes of the Toowoomba Bypass.
All eastbound Type 1 road trains travelling beyond Toowoomba will need to break down at the decoupling facility at Nass Road.
All eastbound heavy vehicles are to detour through Toowoomba via Toowoomba Connection Road and can use the old range crossing.
All eastbound traffic on the Toowoomba Bypass will be required to exit at the Mort Street interchange at Harlaxton.
Eastbound traffic on the Warrego Highway will not be able to enter the Toowoomba Bypass at the Warrego West interchange at Charlton.
Northbound traffic on the Gore Highway will be directed off the Toowoomba Bypass at the Warrego West interchange at Charlton to detour through Toowoomba.
The westbound lanes of the Toowoomba Bypass are not affected and remain open to all traffic, including heavy vehicles.
Works to repair the cutting are scheduled to start early in the first quarter next year.
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