SEQ: Update on Toowoomba Bypass, Warrego Highway Lane closures
Source: Department of Transport and Main Roads, Heavy Vehicles Unit (20.03.2025)
The Department of Transport and Main Roads advises that both eastbound lanes and westbound lanes of the Toowoomba Bypass will be closed from:
- 5pm Friday 4 April 2025 to reopen at 6pm Saturday 5 April 2025
between the Mort Street interchange and the Warrego East interchange at Helidon Spa.
The closure is to remove the material conveyor system that spans over the eastbound and westbound lanes.
Restrictions during works
All eastbound and westbound lanes will be closed to all traffic.
Restrictions after works
Eastbound vehicles over 5.0m wide must detour if they cannot clear 1.2m high barrier.
Eastbound vehicles up to 5.5m wide that than clear 1.2m high can use the Toowoomba Bypass.
Vehicles 5.1m – 6.2m wide and no higher than 5.4m
- Only permitted to travel through Toowoomba between 9pm-5am
- No permit amendment required
Vehicles 6.21m – 7.9m wide and no higher than 5.4m
- Only permitted to travel through Toowoomba between 11pm-3am
- Must submit a Traffic Management Plan (TMP) for the alternate route only. TMR approval is required prior to travel
- Download example TMP
- Email your completed TMP to qldaccess_hvropo@tmr.qld.gov.au
- TMP must identify pinch points and wrong side of road travel on the approved alternate route.
Vehicles 7.9m wide and above
- Only permitted to travel through Toowoomba between 11pm-3am
- Must identify an alternate route.
- Submit a permit application, with a completed TMP through the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator.
Approved route through Toowoomba
Warrego Highway, Troys Road, Carrington Road, Taylor Street, Tor Street, James Street, Toowoomba Connection Road, Warrego Highway. Please see map below.
Please note the detour is only suitable up to B Double and 30m PBS Class 2B heavy vehicles. Road Trains will need to break down at Charlton.
The QLDTraffic website will be kept up to date with traffic impacts and changes on the Toowoomba Bypass.
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