By Sam Burgess
Updated
A livestock trucking firm has criticised the timing of roadworks on the Cunningham Highway on Queensland's Southern Downs after a 300-tonne boulder that fell on Tuesday blocked the road in both directions.
The blocked highway is now forcing heavy vehicles to go through Toowoomba, but the Toowoomba range is also undergoing repairs.
Vehicle queues of up to a kilometre long have been reported, causing lengthy traffic delays.
Ross Fraser from Fraser's Livestock Transport has questioned the need for the roadworks to be performed before Christmas.
Mr Fraser says the disruption could not have come at a worse time.
"It's causing significant problems as far as animal welfare and driver fatigue," he said.
"It's significantly disrupted our daily procedure.
"We can't just understand why that work should be done at the busiest period of the year.
"We think that after Christmas - January/February - would have been ample time to do it."
However, the State Government says the work on the highway had to be completed before the wet season.
Topics: road, road-transport, toowoomba-4350
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