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title: FNQ-Kennedy Hwy (Cairns – Mareeba) reconstruction works update
description: Night closures on Kuranda Range Road start 15 Feb 2026 for cyclone repairs. Expect single-lane traffic and scheduled closures. Contact TMR Cairns for more info.
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# [FNQ-Kennedy Hwy (Cairns – Mareeba) reconstruction works update](https://www.qta.com.au/news/fnq-kennedy-hwy-cairns-mareeba-reconstruction-works-update)

 Written by [Hubspot Author](https://www.qta.com.au/news/author/hubspot-author) | 22 January, 2026

*Source: TMR*

TMR advises that night closures associated with Tropical Cyclone Jasper reconstruction works on the Kennedy Highway (Cairns–Mareeba) will commence on Sunday, 15 February 2026.

#### Night closures

Short-term scheduled** night closures (9pm to 4am, Sunday to Thursday nights) **will be required on Kuranda Range Road for a period from** Sunday 15 February until end of March 2026, **weather and site conditions permitting.

- Traffic will be** let through **once in each direction** at midnight (12am).**
- There are no scheduled night closures on** Friday and Saturday nights.**

 This is to enable construction activities to be completed that are not possible using single-lane closures or long traffic holds.   
 

#### Progress of the works on Kuranda Range Road

As at the start of 2026:

- 24 geotechnical sites have been repaired along the Kennedy Highway
- 21 of the completed sites are on Kuranda Range Road
- 7 sites have repairs in progress, 5 of these are on Kuranda Range Road
-  more than 10 sites on Kuranda Range Road are targeted for works during 2026.  

Up to three single-lane sections are in operation on Kuranda Range Road.

**Traffic Site 1 (Henry Ross Lookout area)**  

- This section is under** **24/7 single-lane traffic control as day and night works are ongoing on the major downslope slip, about 200m towards Cairns from the lookout.
- Recent stabilisation works have included shotcreting and ongoing soil nail drilling. 

#### **Traffic Site 2 (about 1km above the hairpin bend area)**** **

- Soil nailing, drilling and stabilisation works have recommenced at an upslope slip about 1km above the hairpin bend.
- This section is under single-lane traffic control when works are underway at the site. 

#### **Traffic Site 3 (between Saddle Mountain Road and Streets Creek)**

- Stabilisation works are underway at two upslope sites between Saddle Mountain Road and Streets Creek.
- As the geotechnical repair sites are about 1km apart, a single-lane section will move from one repair site to the other, depending on works required, to minimise the extent of lane closures. 

#### **Map of curr****ent and completed works** 

#### **Progress of works Kuranda to Mareeba** 

**Traffic Site 4 (Kennedy Highway near Tichum Creek)**

- Stabilisation works are recommencing by the end of January at two upslope slips on the Kennedy Highway, between Spena Road turnoff and Tichum Creek.
- This section of road will be under single-lane traffic control during the daytime, when required for the works. 

#### For more information 

If you need further information about these works, please contact the TMR Cairns office by email at [cairns.office@tmr.qld.gov.au](mailto:cairns.office@tmr.qld.gov.au), visit the project webpage [Kuranda Range Road reconstruction ](https://app4.vision6.com.au/ch/77123/1fj8c/2214966/gKFeBhYKHOrnG8aJVv.FLpcxtRRnt2DmefWSWSMp.html)or telephone 1800 187 937. 

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