Cook Shire Council has launched Roads Ahead—a new monthly update to help you plan your travel and stay informed about roadworks across the Shire.
The initiative delivers a simple, consistent update every month via our website, digital newsletter, and a paid advertisement in the Cape York Weekly. It responds directly to community feedback and is an action from Council’s Community Scorecard Action Plan 2025–2027.
How Roads Ahead works:
Each month, community members will find a snapshot summary of Council’s planned roadworks scheduled to take place during the weeks ahead, published across the following digital and traditional media channels:
- A dedicated website post published each month with summary of locations, timeframes and what to expect on the road.
- A monthly digital Roads Ahead snapshot sent to our email subscriber list.
- A paid update in the Cape York Weekly to reach readers who prefer print.
- Posters displayed on council managed noticeboards at the following locations:
- Cooktown IGA
- Cooktown Events Centre
- Cooktown Post Office
- All Cook Shire Libraries
- Council’s Main Administration Building
NOVEMBER: ROADS AHEAD
The November program includes DRFA flood damage repairs and civil works across the Shire.
DRFA WORKS SCHEDULE
| Ongoing until early November | Mt Webb – Wakooka (Starke Section) | Traffic management on site. |
| Ongoing until Christmas | Mt Webb – Wakooka (Kalpowar Section) | Traffic management on site. |
| Ongoing until 22 November | Battlecamp Road | Traffic management on site. |
| Ongoing until late November | Deighton Road | Traffic management on site. |
| Ongoing until early November | Cooktown – Town Streets | Traffic management on site. |
CIVIL WORKS SCHEDULE
| Ongoing until early December | Cameron Creek Road Pavement works, grading, rolling and trimming, various locations. |
Possible delays. |
| Ongoing until Christmas | Bloomfield Road (Ayton Boat Ramp) Geotechnical stabilisation, roadworks and sealing. |
Changed traffic conditions. Traffic management on site. Possible delays. |
| Ongoing until mid-December | Musgrave-Strathgordon Road Culvert and causeway installation and sealing. |
Changed traffic conditions. Possible delays. |
| Ongoing until late November | Home Rule Road Minor maintenance of causeway approaches. |
Changed traffic conditions. Possible delays. |
| Ongoing until early December | Charles & May Streets Installation of traffic island, drainage, sealing and parking. |
Be mindful of pedestrian traffic. |
| Ongoing until early December | Charlotte Street (from Green Street to the Wharf) Installation of road lighting |
Changed parking arrangements. |
TRAVEL ADVICE
Please allow extra travel time, obey all traffic management and signage, and drive to conditions. Some areas will have changed traffic conditions, minor detours, or parking changes.
STAY IN THE LOOP
- Subscribe to recieve email news and updates from Council
- Check the Roads Ahead page for the latest update
- Call 4082 0500 or email mail@cook.qld.gov.au if you have questions.
About the Community Scorecard Action Plan
The Roads Ahead initiative directly delivers on a key action from Council’s Community Scorecard Action Plan 2025–2027, designed to improve transparency and build community confidence.
By providing clear, regular updates on upcoming and ongoing roadworks, Roads Ahead helps residents plan ahead, understand the diverse and complex schedule of works taking place across Cook Shire, and see the scale of activity—even when works may not be visible in their immediate area.
With a Shire as vast as ours, this initiative aims to show that a significant program of road maintenance, upgrades, and recovery works is happening year-round—whether it’s visible on your local road or being undertaken hundreds of kilometres away.