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Road Congestion 

Key Messages

- The Kuranda Range Road would only be viable for the traffic Kur-World will generate if it is upgraded to a four-lane highway. Even if this were in the plans and it is NOT, it would take 10-15 years to complete.

- The Smithfield roundabout is already congested and the proposed bypass road to alleviate this problem will take four years to complete.

- Infrastructure must be in place before an increase in population and development.

Kuranda Range Road 

​The Kuranda Range Road is notorious for high traffic volume, accidents and unexpected closures and delays due to incidents, fallen trees and landslides. As this area experiences high levels of rainfall during the wet season, this wreaks havoc on the already heavy flow of traffic from Cairns and the Northern Beaches to the Tablelands.  


Kuranda Range Road current congestion renders Kur-World unviable

The Range Road currently has a design capacity of 10,000 vehicles per day. This limit will be reached by the end of 2019without the existence of Kur-World. 
If Kur-World goes ahead, during the three construction phases (estimated to be completed in 2026), the traffic on the range will quickly increase far beyond its capacity with:

- Tradies, each with their own vehicles equipped with tools
- Construction workers
- Construction and building supply trucks

After some construction is completed and the first stages of Kur-World are operational, traffic on the Range Road will also be compounded with:

- An estimated additional 2000 people living in the area (Kur World EIS)
- A proposed 4,400 visitors to Kur-World, many who will travel from the Cairns airport
- An additional 2,000 staff and services vehicles.

The Project Manager for the Kuranda Range reported in 2003 that the existing Range Road was unsustainable and indicated a four-lane road would be needed for future demands. This was without a proposed development the size of Kur-World on the horizon. 

In October 2018 the current state Transport Minister advised there will be no significant upgrade to the road in the near future.

But even if that decision was overturned, and the Range Road was to be upgraded to this degree, it would take approximately a billion dollars and 10-15 years before it was completed. 

For more than a decade, the increased traffic on the range would create more:
- Delays
- Stoppages
- Accidents causing injury and death
- Environmental degradation
- Road kill (cassowaries frequently cross this road)
- Breakdowns


Smithfield Roundabout Bottleneck

​The roundabout at the base of the Kuranda Range sees approximately 45,000 vehicles pass through each day. The Smithfield roundabout is notorious for its congestion and wait times, especially in peak hour traffic. Although Qld State Government has approved a bypass road to the Northern Beaches, this will not be finished for four years. This is too late to help with the volumes of traffic associated with Kur-World.
Without a reliable, safe and efficient system of transport between the Myola site and Cairns, Kur-World is not viable.

Kur-World Proposal in Myola Valley

We need your help to stop this monstrosity

KUR-World EIS submissions open till 14 Jan ‘19
Write your own with our generic template here


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​or more helpful templates at www.kurandaregion.org/eis

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  • About us
  • Projects
    • Frog Habitat Project
    • Frog logo and T shirt comp
    • Connecting Corridors Project
    • Bird Monitoring Project
    • Frog Monitoring Project >
      • Frog Friendly Neighbourhood
    • Yellow Crazy Ant Taskforce
    • GROW Project 1
  • Nursery
    • Naturally native plant collections
  • Get involved
  • Contact
  • Regional planning
    • Land development history
    • Kurworld >
      • TOO BIG
      • WRONG PLACE
      • NOT ENOUGH WATER TOO MUCH WASTE
      • ROAD CONGESTION
      • EMPTY PROMISES
      • NO TRUST
      • KEC Position
      • Resources
      • Submission Form
  • Invasive species
  • Local threatened species
  • Newsletter Archive
  • Membership
    • Membership benefits >
      • Library