TO: GENERAL PUBLIC FROM: MAIN ROADS WA PILBARA REGION WEB: www.mainroads.wa.gov.au CONTACT: CUSTOMER CONTACT CENTRE 138 138 (ALL HOURS)

PILBARA ROAD CONDITION REPORT Friday 3rd

January 2014 @ 1.00pm VEHICLE CLASS

ROAD CARS &

UTILITIES

4WD VEHICLES (Up to 3 tonnes)

TRUCKS (Vehicles over 3 tonnes gross)

COMMENTS

GREAT NORTHERN HIGHWAY (GNH)

Refer to Midwest report for Kumarina South

Kumarina Road House to Newman OPEN OPEN OPEN

Newman to Port Hedland (Newman turn-off) OPEN

OPEN

OPEN

* Traffic Management at Wodgina Creek, guardrail damage.

Port Hedland (Newman turn-off) to Marble Bar turn off

OPEN

OPEN

OPEN

*GNH Realignment speed restrictions in place. *Bridge Improvement works, Petermarer Creek and Tabba Tabba Creek Speed restriction in place.

Marble Bar turn off to Sandfire R/House Refer to Kimberley Report for Sandfire to Broome section

OPEN With

Caution

OPEN With

Caution

OPEN With

Caution

NORTH WEST COASTAL HIGHWAY (NWCH)

Refer to Gascoyne report South of Pannawonica

turnoff. Pannawonica turn off to Karratha Rd

OPEN OPEN OPEN With Caution

Karratha Road to Roebourne OPEN OPEN OPEN

With Caution * Traffic Management at rail crossing west of Roebourne.

Roebourne to Whim Creek OPEN OPEN OPEN With Caution

Whim Creek to the Great Northern Hwy (Newman turn-off)

OPEN OPEN OPEN With Caution

MARBLE BAR ROAD (MBR)

Newman to Jigalong Turn off (GNH Marble Bar turn-off)

OPEN OPEN OPEN

Jigalong Turn off to Hancock Mine Access CLOSED OPEN OPEN With Caution

Hancock Mine Access to Nullagine CLOSED OPEN CLOSED With Caution

Nullagine to Marble bar CLOSED OPEN OPEN

With Caution due to scouring Graders on the Road

Marble Bar North to Great North. H/way CLOSED OPEN OPEN Advise Caution Pavement damage @ Redrock Cr Water over floodways

RIPON HILLS ROAD (RHR)

(Marble Bar Road to east of Oakover River floodway intersection Telfer Rd OPEN OPEN OPEN

With caution

NANUTARRA-MUNJINA ROAD (NMR)

Refer to Gascoyne report to Nanutarra.

Paraburdoo-Tom Price Road to Karratha-Tom Price Road

CLOSED CLOSED CLOSED

*Western Turner Grade Separation Construction works .traffic management in place.

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NANUTARRA-MUNJINA ROAD (NMR)

Karratha-Tom Price to Hamersley-Mt. Bruce Road. OPEN OPEN OPEN

*With caution Level Crossing upgrades, Traffic Management in place

Hamersley-Mt. Bruce Road to Auski Roadhouse @ Munjina

OPEN OPEN OPEN With Caution

PARABURDOO-TOM PRICE ROAD (PTPR)

Nanutarra-Munjina Road to Paraburdoo OPEN OPEN OPEN

With Caution

Paraburdoo to Tom Price OPEN OPEN OPEN

With Caution

KARIJINI DRIVE

Great Northern Highway to Tom Price OPEN OPEN OPEN

WARLU ROAD

OPEN OPEN OPEN

With Caution Debris on Road NWCH for 90KM to end of the Bitumen

only.

BINGARN ROAD (Tom Price to Nanutarra-Munjina Road)

OPEN OPEN OPEN

MADIGAN ROAD NWCH to Dampier Rd

OPEN OPEN OPEN

POINT SAMSON-ROEBOURNE ROAD

NWCH/Cleaverville Road to Cape Lambert OPEN OPEN OPEN

BURRUP ROAD (Dampier Road to LNG Entrance Road) OPEN OPEN OPEN

DAMPIER ROAD (Karratha Road, Karratha to Parker Point Road, Dampier) Between Balmoral Rd – East & West

OPEN OPEN OPEN

* Intersection works for Sharpe Ave and Balmoral (east) roundabout. Traffic management in place.

KARRATHA ROAD (NWCH to Dampier Road, Karratha)

OPEN OPEN OPEN With Caution

WILSON STREET (GNH Broome turn-off to Wedge Street, Port Hedland)

OPEN OPEN OPEN With Caution

……………………………………………………............. APPROVED: REGIONAL MANAGER – GARY PLAYER For Weather Updates, please refer to: http://www.bom.gov.au/weather/wa/ For River Level Updates, please refer to: http://kumina.water.wa.gov.au/waterinformation/telem/stage.cfm PLEASE BE AWARE OF STOCK ON OR NEAR THE ROAD AND DRIVE WITH CARE AS PER ROAD CONDITIONS. ADVISE SOMEONE RESPONSIBLE ABOUT YOUR JOURNEY PLANS BEFORE YOU LEAVE ON YOUR TRIP. DRIVE SLOW THROUGH ROADWORKS TO AVOID VEHICLE DAMAGE.

NEXT REVIEW UPDATED WHEN A SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN ROAD CONDITION OCCURS

Definitions Closed: A road or section of road that is, or is likely to, become unsafe to general traffic or a particular class of traffic or where the road would be damaged by general traffic or a particular class of traffic. A closure is legally enforceable under the Main Roads Act.

For current information on all Local Roads in the Pilbara Region, please contact the relevant Shire Office

Town of Port Hedland 9158 9300 Shire of Roebourne 9186 8555 Shire of East Pilbara 9175 8000 Shire of Ashburton 9188 4444