
Truckies advised of Toowoomba Range closure Sunday 4th. September 5.30am to 3pm (Pic: Courier-Mail)
Queensland Transport and Main Roads media alert
One lane of the Toowoomba Range will be closed on 4 September to allow for slope assessments, Transport and Main Roads Regional Director Tony Platz said today.

“Ensuring the safety of drivers, as well as the slope assessment teams, is the key consideration in these lane closures,” Mr Platz said.
The lane closure will be as follows, weather permitting: west bound (one up lane): Sunday, 4 September, between 5.30am and 3pm.
“In the event of wet weather, the assessment will be postponed,” Mr Platz said. “Queensland Transport and Main Roads has scheduled the lane closure to not inconvenience drivers travelling to Toowoomba for the Carnival of Flowers from 17-25 September.” One lane will be closed to allow the technical experts to examine steep slopes of up to 30 metres above the road, following flood damage earlier this year.
Mr Platz said these assessments were a continuation of work on the Range section of the Warrego Highway that would allow Transport and Main Roads to determine risk of landslip and erosion, and to develop options for remedial works if needed.
Heavy vehicles will not be permitted to use the west-bound lanes during the closure to allow the inspectors to do their work safely and to avoid the risk of further delays or crashes in the event of a vehicle breakdown.
They will be able to wait at a holding area at Withcott at the bottom of the Toowoomba Range during inspections of the west-bound lanes, or they will be able to use the alternative route via Murphy’s Creek Road if they are regulation size.
Slope assessments on the Range will be overseen by Queensland Transport and Main Roads and police officers to enforce the changed traffic conditions. Mr Platz said safety was the number one priority. “We thank motorists for their patience while these important investigations take place,” he said. “These works will help to make the Range crossing more resilient and safer.”
The work is being delivered through National Disaster Relief and Recovery Arrangements (NDRRA) funding, uunder which the federal government provides 75 per cent of the funding, with 25 per cent from the Queensland Government.
For more information about the closures, contact 1800 063 397 during business hours or email reconstruct_darlingdowns@tmr.qld.gov.au. Motorists can also check the latest traffic and travel information at www.131940.qld.gov.au