Coast roads closed due to floods

Dozens of roads across the Sunshine Coast have been closed or are in danger of being closed due to the severe flooding, the worst the region has seen since the floods of the early 1990s.

Dozens of roads across the Sunshine Coast have been closed or are in danger of being closed due to the severe flooding, the worst the region has seen since the floods of the early 1990s.

At Kenilworth-Skyring Creek Road, an enbankment collapsed three kilometres before China Creek Bridge.

In it's 2pm flood update, Noosa Council has advised the David Low Way at Sunrise Beach (north of Burgess Creek Bridge) will be closed to all traffic by about 4pm today.

The alternative route is via Eumundi Road/Walter Hay Drive/Sunshine Motorway.

Queensland police urged drivers not to attempt to cross roads that were flooded, to slow down, and to stay alert and avoid potholes that had developed in the rain.

"Since the early hours this morning, there have been 36 reported areas within the Sunshine Coast that have considerable water across the road, mainly in low-lying areas, with some roads being closed for safety reasons until the rain subsides," a police spokesperson said.

"There have been reported cases of residents that have been locked in by the flood waters and a minor number of incidents involving vehicles being stuck in flood waters."

However, despite the treacherous driving conditions, there have so far been no reports of serious accidents.

Major road closures include on Cooroy-Noosa Road at Cooroy, David Low Way at Peregian Beach and Bli Bli, Tewantin Boreen Road at Tewantin, Eumundi-Noosa Road at Doonan and Yandina-Coolum Road, Yandina.

The main arterial roads - the Bruce Highway, Sunshine Coast Motorway, Nicklin Way, and Caloundra Road from the Bruce Highway to Caloundra - are still passable and being monitored.

Roads leading to the Gympie Muster have been closed to conventional vehicles, and are only open to 4WD vehicles at this stage.

The full list of roads closed due to flooding, provided by Main Roads just after 11am, includes:

North Arm Yandina Creek Rd @ Crossing 300m west of North Arm School

Jampot Creek Rd @ Cooran

Green Ridge-Pinbarren Rd @ Pinbarren

Tablelands Rd @ Cooran

Exhibition St and Louis Bazzo Dr @ Pomona

Kin Kin Rd @ Six Mile Creek & Beattie Bridge (Wolvi Hall)

Maroochydore Rd between Titree Rd & Vise Rd

Crosby Hill Rd @ Tanawha

Cooroy-Noosa Rd @ Six Mile creek

Eumundi-Kenilworth Rd Beili Park near crossing Stevens Rd Glenview

Seib Rd @ Eumundi.

Rainbow Beach Rd @ Carland Creek

Gympie Brooloola Rd @ Sanders Rd

Yandina Coolum Rd @ Valdora Rd

Bunya Rd @ North Arm

Ninderry Rd @ Yandina

Cooroy Noosa Rd near Fig Tree lane Six Mile Creek

Eumundi Noosa Rd @ Grays Rd

Stevens Rd @ Glenview

Crosby Hill Rd @ Tanawha

Old Gympie rd @ Glenview

Eudlo School Rd @ Eudlo

Neill Rd @ Mooloolah

McKinnon Dr @ Tewantin

Toolborough Rd @ Yandina Creek

Lake McDonald Dr @ Cooroy

Obi Obi Crossing Number 4

Tin Can Bay Rd @ Mullens Creek

David Low Way @ David Low bridge

Corella Rd @ Gympie

Old Palmwoods Rd @ Palmwoods

Dales Rd @ Chevallum

For more information call your local Police station or RACQ Road Info on 1300 130 595

Originally published as Coast roads closed due to floods