Road Conditions: Heavy Vehicle Traffic Alert - Cunningham Highway

Information from Department of Transport and Main Roads

On the Cunningham Highway between Tregony and Mount Edwards, there are currently no restrictions associated with the Cunninghams Gap Reconstruction Project requiring heavy vehicles to travel at night. This means, since the project began, there has been no changes to as-of-right general access heavy vehicles through to the heavy vehicle configuration type Performance Based Standard Level 2B.

The project has now been in operation for 12 months and TMR are pleased to report to the heavy vehicle industry that to date, there have been no closures at the Gap, with minor intermittent project delays of up to 15 minutes required for stop/slow traffic control requirements. The project is currently operating with reduced traffic impacts for the busy end-of-year freight period between 8 December 2023 through to 28 January 2024. This means that no stop/slow traffic control will be implemented during this period.

Over Size Over Mass (OSOM) Class 1 vehicle combinations up to 4.5m in width can travel during daylight hours through the project site. Under the existing National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR) and the Department of Transport and Main Roads requirements, OSOM vehicle combinations exceeding 4.5m in width are already required to travel at night on this road section; this condition is unrelated to the project.

As part of regular communication to heavy vehicle operators, the project updates TMR’s Condition of Operations Database in relation to any changed road conditions within the roadworks zone, and whether any impact to OSOM travel conditions apply.

TMR has undertaken, and continues to undertake, extensive consultation with the heavy vehicle industry, including the Queensland Trucking Association (QTA). This includes developing industry educational videos in partnership with the QTA. A map of the final project design has been prepared and is available on the project website.