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01 July 2020The City has introduced six fully electric vehicles to the Council fleet in an effort to reduce its carbon footprint.
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See full calendarTemporary Road Closure - Surfers Paradise
Day 322 of 551
Streets affected: Gold Coast Highway (lane, shoulder, verge/footpath closure) between Clifford Street and Aubrey Street
Also affected: Markwell Avenue (full road closure - Western side of Remembrance Drive) between Remembrance Drive and End of road
Also affected: Via Roma (lane, verge/footpath, parking lane closure with hold and release for 2 minutes maximum) between Remembrance Drive and St Pauls Place
Start date: 19 August 2019
End date: 19 February 2021
Duration 1: 9am – 3pm (Gold Coast Highway)
Duration 2: 8pm - 5am (Markwell Avenue)
Duration 3: 12am - 11:59pm (Via Roma)
Reason: To facilitate the construction works on the Isle of Capri Decongestion Project
north
Temporary Road Closure Helensvale
Day 314 of 339
Streets affected: Dreamworld Parkway (lane closure) between Nells Court and Tamborine Oxenford Road
Start date: 26 August 2019
End date: 30 July 2020
Duration: 8pm - 5am
Reason: Exit 57 /Tamborine Oxenford Road upgrade works
north
Temporary Road Closure Helensvale
Day 314 of 339
Streets affected: Dreamworld Parkway (lane closure) between Nells Court and Tamborine Oxenford Road
Start date: 26 August 2019
End date: 30 July 2020
Duration: 8pm - 5am
Reason: Exit 57 /Tamborine Oxenford Road upgrade works
north
Temporary Road Closure Helensvale
Day 314 of 339
Streets affected: Dreamworld Parkway (lane closure) between Nells Court and Tamborine Oxenford Road
Start date: 26 August 2019
End date: 30 July 2020
Duration: 8pm - 5am
Reason: Exit 57 /Tamborine Oxenford Road upgrade works
north
Temporary Road Closure Helensvale
Day 307 of 332
Streets affected: Dreamworld Parkway (lane closure) between Nells Court and Tamborine Oxenford Road
Start date: 26 August 2019
End date: 30 July 2020
Duration: 8pm - 5am
Reason: Exit 57 /Tamborine Oxenford Road upgrade works
north
Temporary Road Closure Helensvale
Day 307 of 332
Streets affected: Old Pacific Highway (lane closure) between Global Plaza and Tamborine Oxenford Road
Start date: 26 August 2019
End date: 30 July 2020
Duration: 8pm - 5am
Reason: Exit 57 /Tamborine Oxenford Road upgrade works
north
Temporary Road Closure Helensvale
Day 307 of 332
Streets affected: Old Pacific Highway (lane closure) between Tamborine Oxenford Road and Watersports Lane
Start date: 26 August 2019
End date: 30 July 2020
Duration: 8pm - 5am
Reason: Exit 57 /Tamborine Oxenford Road upgrade works
north
Temporary Road Closure Application Bilinga
Day 139 of 158
Streets affected: Golden Four Drive (full road closure local traffic access only) between Gibson Street and Graham Street
Start date: 17 February 2020
End date: 24 July 2020
Duration: 12am - 12am
Reason: Road reconstruction
south
Temporary Road Closure Application Robina
Day 135 of 197
Streets affected: Stadium Drive (full road closure local traffic access only) between East Lane and end of road
Start date: 22 February 2020
End date: 5 September 2020 (Various dates through out period)
Reason: EVENT 2020 NRL Season
south
Temporary Road Closure - Ormeau Hills
Day 89 of 92
Streets affected: Tillyroen Road (half road closure with traffic control – expect delays) between Ormeau Ridge Road and McCreadie Road
Start date: 8 April 2020
End date: 8 July 2020
Duration 1: 6:30am – 6:30pm; 6:30pm - 6:30am (after care)
Duration 2: 6:30am - 6:30pm (8 Apr - 22 May only, hold and release); 9am - 2:30pm (hold and release)
Reason: Road widening works
north
Temporary Road Closure - Coolangatta
Day 70 of 157
Streets affected: Boundary Street (full road closure local traffic access only) between Ward Street and Tweed Terrace
Start date: 27 April 2020
End date: 30 September 2020
Duration: 6:30am – 4pm
Reason: Full road pavement reconstruction
south
Temporary Road Closure - Currumbin
Day 67 of 92
Streets affected: Duringan Street (shoulder, parking lane/bays closure) between Woodgee Street and Murraba Street
Start date: 30 April 2020
End date: 30 July 2020
Duration: 6:30am – 6:30pm
Reason: Repair / maintenance to sewerage pipes
south
Temporary Road Closure - Carrara
Day 47 of 60
Streets affected: Eastlake Street (half road closure with traffic control – expect delays) between Access Road to City of Gold Coast Depot and End of road
Start date: 20 May 2020
End date: 18 July 2020
Duration: 6am – 6:30pm (6:30pm - 6:30am After Care)
Reason: To facilitate road widening, final seal and line marking
north
Temporary Road Closure - Surfers Paradise
Day 45 of 63
Streets Affected: Gold Coast Highway/Remembrance Drive (changed traffic conditions, traffic queueing, observe signage - expect delays) between Surfers Paradise Boulevard and Markwell Avenue
Also Affected: Via Roma between Remembrance Drive and Amalfi Drive
Start date: 22 May 2020
End date: 23 July 2020
Duration: Midnight – 11:59pm
Reason: To facilitate Stage 2 of installation of stormwater pipes and electrical conduits across Remembrance Drive.
These traffic arrangements will be in place 24/7 for a period of eight weeks for Stage 2.
south
Temporary Road Closure - Southport
Day 34 of 37
Streets affected: Dandar Drive (full road closure local traffic access only) between Gurrah Avenue and Kindra Avenue
Start date: 2 June 2020
End date: 8 July 2020
Duration: 6:30am – 6:30pm
Reason: To facilitate culvert crossing works
north
Temporary Road Closure - Surfers Paradise
Day 28 of 40
Streets affected: Beach Road (half road closure with traffic control – expect delays) between Remembrance Drive and Surfers Paradise Boulevard
Start date: 8 June 2020
End date: 17 July 2020
Duration: 6:30am – 6:30pm
Reason: To facilitate maintenance work to a building roof top
north
Temporary Road Closure - Coolangatta
Day 28 of 85
Streets affected: Boundary Street (full road closure local traffic access only) between Ward Street and Tweed Terrace
Start date: 8 June 2020
End date: 31 August 2020
Duration: 6:30am – 4pm
Reason: Full road reconstruction
south
Temporary Road Closure - Mermaid Beach / Miami / Burleigh Heads
Day 26 of 30
Streets affected: Miami School Access (full road closure local traffic access only) between Kallay Street and Pacific Avenue
Also affected: Miami Shore Parade (full road closure local traffic access only) between Gold Coast Highway and Sunshine Parade
Also affected: Surf Street and Tamborine Street - Mermaid Beach
Also affected: Kratzmann Avenue, Nundah Avenue, Venice Street, Dawn Parade and Sixth Avenue - Miami
Start date: 9 June 2020
End date: 9 July 2020
Duration: various times from 6pm to 6am - some continuous, 24 hours a day
Reason: To facilitate service location works within TMR corridor for Gold Coast Light Rail Stage 3
south
Temporary Road Closure - Hollywell
Day 25 of 30
Streets affected: Jacaranda Avenue (full road closure local traffic access only) between Columbus Drive and Poinsettia Avenue
Also affected: Columbus Drive (half road closure with traffic control – expect delays) between Bayview Street and Balboa Court
Start date: 11 June 2020
End date: 10 July 2020
Duration: 6:30am – 6:30pm
Reason: To facilitate road profiling and sealing
north
Temporary Road Closure - Biggera Waters
Day 22 of 30
Streets affected: East Quay Drive (half road closure with traffic control – expect delays) between South Quay Drive and East Quay Drive
Also affected: North Quay Drive and Middle Quay Drive
Start date: 14 June 2020
End date: 13 July 2020
Duration: 6:30am – 6:30pm
Reason: To facilitate removal and replacement of existing footpath to each of the Quay bridges
north
Temporary Road Closure - Gaven
Day 21 of 61
Streets affected: Entrance Road (half road closure with traffic control – expect delays) between Heslop Road and Glade Drive
Also affected: Heslop Road (half road closure with traffic control – expect delays) between Philip Gray Road and Creek Place
Start date: 15 June 2020
End date: 14 August 2020
Duration 1: 6:30am – 5:30pm
Duration 2: Midnight - 11:59pm (Heslop Road only - for 3 shifts)
Reason: To facilitate works involved with construction of shared pathway
north
Temporary Road Closure - Surfers Paradise
Day 21 of 77
Streets affected: Esplanade (half road closure with traffic control – expect delays) between Elkhorn Avenue and Hanlan Street
Also affected: Cavill Avenue (half road closure with traffic control – expect delays) between Orchid Avenue and Surfers Paradise Boulevard
Start date: 15 June 2020
End date: 30 August 2020
Duration: 6:30am – 5:30pm
Reason: Installation of static bollards within the verge/footpath of both areas
south
Temporary Road Closure - Stapylton
Day 20 of 23
Streets affected: Quarry Road (half road closure with traffic control – expect delays) between Stapylton Jacobs Well Road and Rossmanns Road
Also affected: Angel Road
Start date: 15 June 2020
End date: 8 July 2020
Duration: 6pm – 6am
Reason: Road profiling and asphalt works
north
Temporary Road Closure - Stapylton
Day 17 of 20
Streets affected: Quarry Road (half road closure with traffic control – expect delays) between Stapylton Jacobs Well Road and Rossmanns Road
Also affected: Angel Road (half road closure with traffic control – expect delays) between Quarry Road and Penny Lane
Also affected: Penny Lane
Start date: 18 June 2020
End date: 8 July 2020
Duration: 6pm – 6am
Reason: Road profiling and asphalt work
north
Temporary Road Closure - Biggera Waters
Day 14 of 25
Streets affected: Ashbourne Terrace (full road closure local traffic access only) between Willow Street and End of road
Also affected: Arthur Street
Start date: 22 June 2020
End date: 16 July 2020
Duration: 6:30am – 6:30pm
Reason: To facilitate road profiling and sealing
north
Temporary Road Closure - Southport
Day 14 of 17
Streets affected: Hinze Street (full road closure local traffic access only) between Davenport Street and Scarborough Street
Start date: 22 June 2020
End date: 8 July 2020
Duration: 8am – Midday
Reason: To facilitate safe pedestrian management & maintain social distancing for expected high number of defendants to court appearances
north
Temporary Road Closure - Currumbin Waters
Day 14 of 15
Streets affected: Galleon Way (half road closure with traffic control – expect delays) between Century Court and Ware Drive
Start date: 22 June 2020
End date: 6 July 2020
Duration: 9am – 2:30pm
Reason: Install coloured surfacing works
south
Temporary Road Closure - Ormeau
Day 13 of 15
Streets affected: Billet Court (full road closure local traffic access only) between Wattle Court and Paperbark Place
Start date: 23 June 2020
End date: 7 July 2020
Duration: 6:30am – 6:30pm
Reason: To facilitate road repairs
north
Temporary Road Closure - Oxenford
Day 13 of 15
Streets affected: Mitchigan Drive (half road closure, traffic control - expect delays) between Kopps Drive (Round-a-bout) and California Drive
Start date: 23 June 2020
End date: 3 July 2020
Duration: 9am - 3pm
Reason: To facilitate asphalt surfacing of driveways
north
Temporary Road Closure - Biggera Waters
Day 12 of 15
Streets affected: Marine Parade (half road closure with traffic control – expect delays) between Clark Street and Brisbane Road
Start date: 24 June 2020
End date: 8 July 2020
Duration: 9am – 2:30pm
Reason: To facilitate installation of water meter
north
Temporary Road Closure - Helensvale
Day 11 of 21
Streets affected: Siganto Drive (half road closure, traffic control - expect delays ) between Grey Gum Street and Helensvale Road
Start date: 24 June 2020
End date: 15 July 2020
Duration: 7pm - 4am
Reason: To facilitate guardrail removal and reinstallation
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Temporary Road Closure - Biggera Waters
Day 11 of 16
Streets affected: Hollywell Road (Reduced lanes) between Perry Place and Cawthray Street
Also affected: Parr Street and Thelma Avenue
Start date: 25 June 2020
End date: 10 July 2020
Duration: 6:30am – 5pm
Reason: To facilitate works on bus bay upgrades
north
Temporary Road Closure - Yatala
Day 10 of 14
Streets affected: Martens Street (half road closure with traffic control – expect delays) between Logan City Council Boundary and Macpherson Road
Start date: 25 June 2020
End date: 9 July 2020
Duration: 7pm – 5am
Reason: To facilitate bridge inspections
north
Temporary Road Closure - Palm Beach
Day 7 of 8
Streets affected: Thrower Drive (half road closure, traffic control, bike lane - expect delays) between Luzon Parade and Duringan Street
Start date: 29 June 2020
End date: 6 July 2020
Duration: 6.30am - 6.30pm
Reason: Install coloured surfacing works
south
Temporary Road Closure - Pimpama
Day 7 of 14
Streets affected: Pimpama Jacobs Well Road (full road closure local traffic access only) between Attenborough Boulevard and Old Pacific Highway
Also affected: Attenborough Boulevard (right-turn lane closure only)
Start date: 29 June 2020
End date: 12 July 2020
Duration: 6:30am – 6:30pm
Reason: To facilitate works for stormwater connections
north
Temporary Road Closure - Coolangatta
Day 7 of 125
Streets affected: Ward Street (half road closure with traffic control – expect delays) between Boundary Street and Eden Avenue
Start date: 29 June 2020
End date: 31 October 2020
Duration: 6:30am – 4pm
Reason: Kerb and channel replacement / footpath reconstruction
south
Pest Animal Trapping - Pimpama River Conservation Area
Day 7 of 12
Area affected: Pimpama River Conservation Area
Pest animal trapping will be carried out within the above area from 7.00am on 29 June 2020 to 11.59pm on 10 July 2020. Consequently, entry to this area will be prohibited.
Section closures will be marked with a sign or barrier tape placed along entry tracks and will be permanently closed for the entire period, both day and night.
Please do not enter closed sections as penalties apply.
all regions
Temporary Road Closure - Mermaid Waters
Day 6 of 11
Streets affected: Oceanic Drive (full road closure local traffic access only) between Launch Road and Pizzey Drive
Start date: 30 June 2020
End date: 10 July 2020
Duration: 6:30am – 6:30pm
Reason: To facilitate profiling of the road, followed by a sealing layer and capped with a wearing course to the roadway pavement
south
Temporary Road Closure - Helensvale
Day 5 of 24
Streets affected: Lindfield Road (full road closure local traffic access only) between Discovery Drive and Doyalson Place
Also affected: Discovery Drive (Reduced lanes) between Gold Coast Highway and Woodford Road
Also affected: Gold Coast Highway, Town Centre Drive, Sir John Overall Drive and Parkes Drive
Start date: 1 July 2020
End date: 24 July 2020
Duration 1: 8pm – 6am
Duration 2: 6pm – 6am (Discovery Drive between Wolvi Place and Woodford Road only)
Reason: To facilitate road profiling and sealing
north
Temporary Road Closure
Day 5 of 20
Streets affected: Connor Street, Burleigh Heads (lane, verge/footpath, parking lane and traffic control for 2 minutes maximum) between Gold Coast Highway and Ewart Street
Start date: 1 July 2020
End date: 20 July 2020
Duration: 8pm - 6am
Reason: Installation of conduit and optic fibre for City of Gold Coast Digital City Expansion Project
south
Water Interruption - Ashmore, Benowa, Southport
11.00am - 3.00pm
Streets Affected - Ashmore, Benowa and Southport Area
Cause - Broken water main resulting in Low Pressure or No Water in above mentioned areas
W/O - 20605508
central
Legend:
unplanned
planned
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