The December 2025 program includes DRFA flood damage repairs and civil works across the Shire.
DRFA WORKS SCHEDULE
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Ongoing until early December |
Shiptons Flat/Mungumby Road Lakefield Road Southwell Road Keatings Lagoon Battle Camp Road/Isabella pipe replacement* Rokeby Road |
Traffic management on site. *PLEASE NOTE: |
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Ongoing until 19 December |
Musgrave-Strathgordon Road Mt Webb – Wakooka (Kalpowar Section) Dixie Road Kimba Gamboola Road Maytown Road Palmerville-Maytown Road Holroyd Road |
Traffic management on site. |
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28 November until 19 December |
Running Creek – Port Stewart Road |
Traffic managment on site. |
CIVIL WORKS SCHEDULE
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Ongoing until early December |
Cameron Creek Road sealing and grading |
Possible delays. |
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Ongoing until early December |
Charles & May Street safety enhancement |
Be mindful of pedestrian traffic. |
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Ongoing until early December |
Cooktown linemarking at various locations |
Drive to conditions. |
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Ongoing until early December |
Home Rule Road |
Changed traffic conditions. |
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Ongoing until mid-December |
Musgrave-Strathgordon Road |
Changed traffic conditions. |
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Ongoing until early January |
Bloomfield Road |
Changed traffic conditions. |
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.
Cook Shire Council’s monthly update to help you plan your travel and stay informed about roadworks across the Shire.
Roads Ahead is 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