Thursday, Jan 13, 2011 at 08:04
CJ,
Sounds as though you have a reason to want to get through so I wish you luck. The lack of solid info has always been a problem for as long as I've been driving in Queensland and that unfortunately has been a while.
From all the info available through my personal contacts in and around the Central region it will depend on what you are driving and even then you may
well be excluded from using some of the roads.
Police are being very 'careful' about people going into water and getting in the way of 'supply'.
There are still areas on these inland roads where water is holding up to 1.2m on some of the low dips along the roads. There are lots of lesser water hazards but it is then the condition of the road surface. Long sections of surface have just disappeared and reports of pot holes up to 300mm deep are frequent.
Your other problem is fuel unless you carry long range. Most areas of Central and Nth Qld are running short due to either damaged equip or lack of resupply.
Watch the area north from
Emerald and the entire Callide Valley. There have been some landslide on the Middlemount - Mackay section too.
Good luck
Kevin J
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