Bruce Highway, Townsville street closures: Flooding rain causes roads to close

The Bruce Highway has been cut and multiple streets across NQ are flooded due to widespread and heavy rainfall. Here is a list of roads we know are closed. PLUS: Changes to ferry schedules.

Heavy rain lashes Townsville causing flash flooding. Ingham Road and Cowley Street intersection. Picture: Evan Morgan

The North Queensland coastline is being subjected to widespread flooding, with people warned to stay off the roads if they can.

However, when Townsville’s buses halted, many parents were forced to pick up their children from school and daycare.

Full list of Townsville and Burdekin road closures below.

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Keep in mind this is a rapidly evolving situation and more roads are likely to close.

Closures listed by suburb in alphabetical order.

Heavy rain lashes Townsville causing flash flooding. Ingham Road and Cowley Street intersection. Picture: Evan Morgan

TOWNSVILLE ROADS CLOSED: accurate as of 7.10pm Friday night

Aitkenvale

Anne St - Alfred St

Alligator Creek

Bruce Highway

Annandale

Stuart Drive

Cluden

A1 - Bruce Hwy

Stuart Drive

Cosgrove

Woolcock Street (Bohle Bridge)

Crystal Creek

Mt Spec Road (hazard, not flooding)

Deeragun

North Townsville Road (Woolcock St)

Garbutt

Bayswater Rd

Mackley St

Meenan St

Heatley

Mill Dr

Idalia

Oonoonba Rd

Fairfield Waters Dr

Kirwan

Ridley Rd

Magnetic Island

Apjohn St

Sooning St

Mount Louisa

Mather St

Mount Low

North Townsville Road (Woolcock St)

Mundingburra

Balls Ln - Kings Rd

Mysterton

Townsend St

Railway Estate

Railway Ave

Shaw

Woolcock St (Bohle Bridge)

Vincent

Daniels St

Woodstock

Woodstock Giru Road

Yabulu

Bruce Highway

Shopping Centres & Businesses: alerts

- Access road to BP Deeragun - flooded & service station

- Albert St near Townsville Shopping Centre.

- Castletown Shopping Centre car park

Airport Access:

- Ingham Rd near the airport.

- Meenan St, Garbutt - flood risk. Use Old Common Rd instead.

Ferry services limited

SeaLink has advised that services to Magnetic Island will be reduced over the coming days.

On Friday, the final service to the Island will be 6pm, with the final service from the Island to the mainland 6.35pm.

This evening’s return services departing Townsville Breakwater at 7pm, 9.30pm and 10.30pm have all been cancelled.

The Burdekin disaster dashboard maps road closures on Friday night, 7.50pm.

BURDEKIN ROADS CLOSED: accurate as of 7.50pm Friday night

Airville

Ivory Road

Leibrecht Rd

Menso Rd, Menso Rd

Waterview Rd, Waterview Rd

Alligator Creek

Bruce Highway

Alva

Beach Rd

Ayr

Jones St - Railway St (hazard, not flooding)

Burke St

Gibson St

Robert St

Patricia Rd

Graham St

Chippendale St

Adelaide St

Irving St

Betina St

Wickham St

Cislowski Rd

Barratta

Sayers Rd

Allen Rd

Brandon

Bruce Highway

Five Ways Rd

Ivory Road

Munro St

Drynie Rd

Rose Rd

Banister and Evans Street

Clare

Ayr Dalbeg Road / Hill Road

Hurney Rd, Dunne Rd, Newman Rd, Foreman Walsh Rd

Cormarty

Reed Beds Rd

Dalbeg

Ayr Dalbeg Road / Hill Road

Hurney Rd, Dunne Rd, Newman Rd, Foreman Walsh Rd

Giru

Morris Creek Rd

Hodel Rd

Cromarty Creek Boat Ramp Rd

Home Hill

Sixth Ave - Twelfth St - Fifth Ave

Horseshoe Lagoon

Upper Haughton Rd, Upper Haughton Rd

Inkerman

Bojack Rd

Jarvisfield

McAllister Rd

Ivanhoe Rd

Rita Island Rd - Moody Rd

Kilrie Rd

Jordan Rd

Jerona Rd

Towers Rd

Ruddy Rd

Majors Creek

Sandy Camp Rd (hazard, not flooding)

Mcdesme

Ayr Dalbeg Road / Hill Road

Bruce Highway

Millaroo

Ayr Dalbeg Road / Hill Road

Hurney Rd, Dunne Rd, Newman Rd, Foreman Walsh Rd

Mount Kelly

Menso Rd, Menso Rd

Waterview Rd, Waterview Rd

Mulgrave

Ayr Ravenswood Road

Rita Island

Hodder Rd

Northern Rd

Switchback Rd

Shirbourne

Woodstock Giru Road

Bahr Rd (hazard, not flooding)

Upper Haughton

Brown Rd

Woodstock

Woodstock Giru Road

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