Extended delays of up to half an hour at night on the Captain Cook Highway between Cairns and Port Douglas are scheduled to start in about a fortnight and run through until early December.

From Monday, October 27, through to early December, asphalt repairs between Ellis and Wangetti Beaches will require night works, causing traffic delays between 6pm and 6am, according to the State Government Transport and Main Roads Department (TMR).

“We ask road users to plan their journeys in advance as TMR anticipates delays of up to 30 minutes in instances where extended holds are required,” a statement released today read.

“Traffic will be released at every safe and convenient opportunity to minimise delays where possible.”

TMR also stated there were no full night closures scheduled for October.

The “extended holds” were instead planned as an “alternative to full road closures to balance progress of reconstruction while allowing motorists access on the highway”.

Meanwhile, the long-term single-lane traffic control 2.5km south of Oak Beach was expected to be shortened in coming weeks, depending on weather and site conditions.

And single-lane traffic control will also be introduced not far north of Ellis Beach.

Up to 60 workers have been involved in the Captain Cook Highway roadworks during the dry-season schedule.