Heavy rainfall closes Bruce Highway

The Burdekin LDMG is advising motorists to stay safe and keep out of floodwaters after rising river levels closed the Bruce Highway at the Haughton River Bridge. Roadblocks are in place on the Bruce Highway at Sandy Corner and Alligator Creek.

Police will monitor the Bruce Highway at the Haughton River Bridge to prevent motorists driving through flood waters and subsequently becoming stranded.

The Haughton River is continuing to rise at Powerline and Major Creek. The river has now reached 3.1 metres in Giru and may exceed 3.2 metres later today, which is the record flood level recorded in March 2018.

The Burdekin Local Disaster Management Group (LDMG) along with Queensland Police Service and SES will continue to monitor the current weather conditions and river heights.

The following local roads continue to remain closed due to recent rainfall:

A request to conserve water continues to be in place for Giru and surrounding areas. The Giru Water Treatment Plant remains operational, however increased flows and turbidity in the Haughton River in the catchment negatively impact treated water production rates. Normal treated water production rates cannot be achieved until such time as turbidity levels improve following reduced flows in the Haughton River.

Residents are reminded that if it’s flooded, forget it.

For up to date flood warnings please visit http://www.bom.gov.au/qld/warnings.

For updates on disaster information please visit http://disaster.burdekin.qld.gov.au/ and follow the Burdekin Shire Council Disaster Coordination Centre on Facebook.