Lamington National Park Road, Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements reconstruction works

The department is working on multiple locations along Lamington National Park Road which require pavement rehabilitation and permanent reconstruction work following record rainfall across south east Queensland since December 2020.

Lamington National Park Road has a history of being impacted by wet weather events and is one of many roads in the Gold Coast Hinterland to suffer severe damage following record rainfall across south east Queensland since December 2020. 

In December 2021, a significant landslip occurred on the mountainside, taking part of Lamington National Park Road with it, resulting in the instability of the road. The department responded quickly to clear unsafe material, stabilise the slope and build a side-track to ensure the road could remain open for the local community and allow visitors continued access to Lamington National Park.

Benefits

  • Returns local roads
  • Improves safety
  • Contributes to economy
  • Restores damaged infrastructure

Key features

Reconstruction works along Lamington National Park Road involve:

  • installing slope stabilisation above the road, including rock anchoring with soil nails and shotcrete
  • installing rock catch mesh above the road
  • placement of debris fencing
  • drainage works
  • pavement rehabilitation works.

Funding

Assistance will be provided through the jointly funded Commonwealth-State Disaster recovery Funding Arrangements.
Investment ID 2049713 and 2286791

Current status 

Reconstruction started in late March 2022. 

Lamington National Park Road, reconstruction location map

Lamington National Park Road Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements reconstruction works location map showing 4 sections of work to be completed

Lamington National Park Road, reconstruction section A

Lamington National Park Road Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements reconstruction works showing location of work in section A

Lamington National Park Road, reconstruction section B

Lamington National Park Road Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements reconstruction works showing location of work in section B

Lamington National Park Road, reconstruction section C

Lamington National Park Road Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements reconstruction works showing location of work in section C

Lamington National Park Road, reconstruction section D

Lamington National Park Road Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements reconstruction works showing location of work in section D

Lamington National Park Road, reconstruction works image gallery

Aerial photograph of a major landslip on Lamington National Park Road
Image description: Aerial photograph of a major landslip on Lamington National Park Road

Aerial photograph of a major landslip on Lamington National Park Road
Image description: Aerial photograph of a major landslip on Lamington National Park Road

Aerial photograph of a major landslip on Lamington National Park Road
Image description: Aerial photograph of a major landslip on Lamington National Park Road

Soil nails being installed at a landslip location on Lamington National Park Road
Image description: Soil nails being installed at a landslip location on Lamington National Park Road