Tropical Cyclone Jasper reconstruction works have been completed on the Palmerston Highway (Millaa Millaa-Innisfail).
Two landslip sites were stabilised to restore the critical freight route between the Atherton Tablelands and the coast to pre-event function.
The completion of this project is a significant milestone in the district’s disaster recovery program.
The recovery works are jointly funded by the Australian and Queensland Governments through the Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements (DRFA).
Reconstruction was completed in May 2026.
Last updated: 28 May 2026
The department is working on about 1300 projects to restore roads across Queensland damaged by floods and bushfires. The department is also reconnecting communities and supporting regional economic recovery after disaster events damaged the state-controlled road network in 2020–26.
The Queensland Government has made significant progress in repairing roads damaged by Tropical Cyclone Jasper in December 2023 and the North and Far North Tropical Low in February 2025.
