General News
13 June, 2025
Allow extra time during Ironman
CHANGED traffic conditions and road closures will be in place for Ironman Cairns on Sunday (June 15).
Road closures on Sunday include:
The Captain Cook Highway will be closed between Veivers Road, Palm Cove, and Port Douglas (to Beor St, Craiglie) from 5.30am-5.30pm. Access to Cairns during these times is via the Mulligan Highway, Mt Molloy, Mareeba and Kuranda. Motorists should allow at least 2.5 hours for this trip
The Cairns Esplanade, from Spence St to Upward St, will be closed from 7am on Sunday, June 15 to 1.30am on Monday, June 16
Parts of Williams Esplanade and Cedar Rd, Palm Cove, will be closed from 4am to midday on Sunday, June 15.
Under changed traffic conditions, access to the Cairns Airport, Cairns beaches (Machans Beach, Holloways Beach and Yorkeys Knob), Smithfield and the Northern Beaches (Trinity Beach, Clifton Beach and Palm Cove) will remain at all times.
For real time updates on the day follow https://www.facebook.com/myPoliceGreaterCairns.
The Smithfield Waste Transfer Station will be closed on Sunday, June 15.
For anyone catching a flight, allow additional time to get to the airport between the hours of 8.30am to 6.30pm on Sunday, June 15, given the changed traffic conditions in Cairns.
For full details of all changed traffic conditions visit
or phone 1300 761 384.
