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Originally Posted by AstralTraveller
From
https://s3.amazonaws.com/TTNQ/5e59bf...pse%202012.pdf
"Q. Will all areas be accessible? The Queensland Police along with the local government authorities and the Dept of Transport and Main Roads will be assessing the risks to community safety of certain locations and travel routes which may result in site and road closures. These will be well advertised in the weeks leading up to the eclipse. Eclipse watchers must abide by these instructions for the safety of all."
I spoke to someone from the Cook Council earlier in the year and one road they were considering closing was the Mossman to Mt Molloy Rd. The police had concerns about large traffic volumes on a narrow winding road in the dark. Apparently no final decision has been made. 
See also
http://eclipse2012.org.au/
http://www.cook.qld.gov.au/home
http://www.cooktownandcapeyork.com/n...lareclipse2012 |
The traffic management plan being developed by the Queensland Police Service and is not yet public.
I think it quite unlikely that major roads such as Mossman to Mt Molloy, Smithfield to Kuranda, the Mulligan highway, Captain Cook Highway etc will be closed or restricted to eclipse traffic. As I understand it, QPS will be attempting to maintain these roads as free flowing. Of course if there is a major accident on any of these roads then all bets are off. Then access is likely to be severley restricted. I understand that emergency services are planned to be staged along the major routes.
Terry (Cuttle)