Transport and Roads

You can access road closures via https://qldtraffic.qld.gov.au/index.html. During a disaster, please visit Council’s Disaster Dashboard.

Flooding can cause extensive damage to roads and property. For the safety of all road users, and to protect the road asset, flood warning and/or road closures signs may be necessary while floodwaters cover roads. Once the floodwater recedes, Council progressively inspects all affected roads and infrastructure to make sure they can be re-opened to traffic, and are structurally safe for vehicles of various sizes and weights.

Council assures you that road closures and load restrictions are carefully managed to avoid permanent damage of saturated roads and to minimise disruptions to road users.

All road users are urged to follow advice provided on road closures and load restrictions, drive safely to match the conditions, obey road signs and speed limits, and look out for road workers as they go about their job repairing the roads. In doing so, everyone will play a part in looking after this important community asset.
Naming of roads, bridges and parks (infrastructure assets) provides an opportunity to honour individuals and groups for contributions and achievements that deserve recognition. They also present an opportunity to emphasise important landmarks, geographical features or history that may be more relevant in some cases. The issue of naming infrastructure assets may arise either in the case of existing unnamed infrastructure at the instigation of Council or the community or as a result of new infrastructure being constructed as part of Council works or residential development. Please contact Council with any questions.
In accordance with the Livingstone Planning Scheme 2018, it may be that construction of driveways within the road reserve trigger the requirement for an Operational Works Permit to be obtained. This is determined with a self-assessment check of the Acceptable Outcomes of the Development Works Code for Access Works and the Tables of Assessment for any mapped overlays. Contact Council’s Duty Planner for any further information in this regard.

All other works within the road reserve (with the exception of driveways/property accesses) may require an Application to be made for Works in a Council Controlled Area or Reserve to be made. This can be lodged via Council's Online Services portal by clicking the Application Lodgement option. Contact Council’s Engineering Services department for more information.

Livingstone Shire Council’s Engineering business unit also issues Stock Route Agistment Permits and Stock Route Travel Permits under the Stock Route Management Act 2002. Permits can be issued over stock routes, reserves for travelling stock and roads and other land under Council control. A Stock Route Travel Permit can also be issued over unallocated state land adjoining any of the above. Further information and application forms can be obtained from the Queensland Government Stock Routes website https://www.qld.gov.au/environment/land/access/stock-routes. Completed application forms can be emailed to enquiries@livingstone.qld.gov.au.
Council’s Road Register provides an overview of the road network within the Livingstone Shire Council area and includes Council, State-controlled and private roads. The register is made up of two parts: a register of roads and maps of roads.

You can read Council's Road Register here.
Slashing on gravel roads is not normally undertaken unless to address urgent visibility or safety issues.

In the case of roadside shoulder slashing on bitumen roads, you are requested to notify Council of your concerns by contacting our Customer Service Centre or submitting an online enquiry via our Online Service Centre.

In the case of gravel road shoulders, land owners are advised that Council does not slash roadsides but relies on the grading maintenance crew to remove grass growth when normal maintenance activities are carried out in the area. Slashing will be done on gravel roads in some circumstances where a safety hazard is perceived to exist and/or when the grading crew is not expected in the area for a considerable time.

In the case of clearing/slashing of the road reserve in front of a property for cosmetic purposes, the land owner should seek approval from the the Natural Resource Management team at Council. The request will be assessed and any plant species of interest may be ordered to be protected and/or re-established in an approved location.

Work on a road reserve is not permitted to be carried out by private persons without approval.
Land owners are able to apply to burn local road reserves and other Council controlled reserves that are adjacent to their properties. If a landholder wishes to burn a State-controlled road, they must contact the Department of Main Roads.To apply to burn a rural roadside please complete and submit an Application to Conduct Controlled Burning within a Council Controlled Road Reserve.

Enquiries can be made by lodging a customer request via our Online Service Centre or call Customer Support on (07) 4913 5000.