Newman To Marble Bar Road Conditions

The works will greatly improve road safety and make the road more reliable in the wet season when road closure impacts.

Newman to marble bar road conditions. The road extends over 433 kilometres and links newman to great northern highway situated to the east of port hedland. This is the mine access road from telfer gold mine to marble bar. Next update when a significant change in road condition occurs. The road driving distance between newman to marble bar is 303 km.

We crossed over the invisible boundary between the great sandy desert and the pilbara. Visit the worlds largest open cut iron ore mine on an organised tour at bhp billiton mt whaleback. Hi tony my post heading should have read newman to hedland to marble bar we went via the blacktop hence the pic of a tugboat. The countryside continued to flatten and the sand dunes were giving way to ancient hills of iron ore.

Most of it seems to be gravel but that s not necessarily a problem if it s in reasonable shape. Vehicle class road cars utilities 2wd 4wd vehicle up to 3 tonne trucks vehicles exceeding 3 tonne gross comments limestone marble bar road. Anyone know how good the road is between marble bar and newman in wa. To contact neighbouring shires for road information please use the following numbers.

Head back to the highway and make your way to newman if travelling in a four wheel drive check road conditions and take the unsealed road from marble bar to newman. The marble bar road is a critical access road for a number of mining operations throughout the pilbara region including newman nullagine marble bar and several aboriginal communities including jigalong and punmu. In fact there s even a long stretch of tar. Depending on the vehicle you choose to travel you can calculate the amount of co2 emissions from your vehicle and assess the environment impact.

The state government is investing 20million comprising 10 million investment through royalties for regions and 10 million from main roads to upgrade and seal marble bar road between newman and the ripon hills turn off. Shire of east pilbara provides regular updates of road conditions. We want to take this road shortly aug 26th 2015 but have heard there has been a lot of rain nearby. Has anyone been down it and would we get a raised but not strictly off road small van through.

Vehicles group of us with 2wd cars and a motorbike being ridden not carried on a ute etc hence the question. Check our fuel price calculator to estimate the trip cost. Town of port hedland 08 9158 9300 shire of ashburton 08. As expected it was wide and well maintained.

Marble bar town to marble bar road m30 open open open. Marble bar road upgrade project status. Marble bar to newman road conditions. A couple of days in marble bar mainly coz we hadn t been before but have found from locals and others that you can come in from auski roadhouse with 65 k of sealed and about the same unsealed ok for a van if you take it easy.

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