Thursday, Jun 11, 2015 at 13:59
G'day Flighty
Thanks mate, I trust you won't mind me making a correction to my reply to the original post, as I did not deduct a side trip distance off the
T junction to the first rail crossing total of Kilometres.
I had a look in at Gina Rineharts airport that will service the
Roy Hill mining operations, so this little side trip added a few extra klicks to the actual
Marble Bar road distance.
Maps currently on sale do not show any of this mining activity associated road realignment, yet this new section is very significant as it dissects the Southern end of the Chichester Ranges and there is now a rail line through what was for centuries Red
Gorge which was once the original Nullagine/
Marble Bar Road alignment.
The
T junction to the rail crossing is just a tad over 15 kilometres and all bitumen ~ although its a new road the sealed surface is already breaking up in several
places due to the heavy haulage running between the accommodation village and various rail line work sites off the
Marble Bar road.
The
Fortescue River at
Roy Hill Station was flowing hard and over the causeway on the bridge bypass section, the water was just below the bottom of the road bridge ~ the bridge is single lane and rough as guts.
I am more than happy to help with any other local or regional information.
Safe travels : Joe
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