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Cairns Road Closures This Week: Captain Cook Highway

Captain Cook Highway partially closed between Caravonica and Aeroglen due to flooding. Kuranda Range Road shut for night roadworks. Check Cairns traffic updates.

By Cairns News Desk · Published 4 August 2026

Conditions change. This report describes the situation as of 4 August 2026; roads, warnings and services may have reopened or changed since. Check the official channels before you travel or act on it.

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The Captain Cook Highway is partially closed between Caravonica and Aeroglen due to flooding. Kuranda Range Road is closed to all traffic between Cumberland Ave and Saddle Mountain Road for night roadworks.

Captain Cook Highway Closure

Flooding has kept the Captain Cook Highway partially closed between Caravonica and Aeroglen, causing traffic congestion along this key route north of Cairns.

Kuranda Range Road Works

Kuranda Range Road on the Kennedy Highway is shut to all traffic between Cumberland Ave and Saddle Mountain Road for night roadworks. Single-lane traffic control applies during daytime hours, with full closures at night.

Practical Travel Updates

Real-time public transport service updates for Cairns are available via Translink at translink.com.au or by calling 13 12 30. Live traffic information can be checked on qldtraffic.qld.gov.au or through the Department of Transport and Main Roads site at tmr.qld.gov.au. Residents and visitors should monitor these channels before travel.

Drivers are advised to allow extra time for journeys that normally use these corridors.

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