Anne Beadell graded?

I hope it has finally happened! That stretch from Mabel Creek to Emu is (or was) a shocker. Robin mentioned this to me earlier this year so might give him a call tonight and confirm whether or not it has happened.

Why grade it. Its an outback road. If its to had to drive on don't go and do it.
Lets bitumen all the outback roads.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92Ncbv0J3fk

Did this link work.
Anyway they talk about how good the track is and that it was graded in May.

Laverton Shire grade the Western side occaisonally

I believe Robin graded from Emu, west to somewhere just before Volkes Hill Corner.

When we were there last year Robin indicated that the RAAF were going to be bringing some equipment in and that the road had to be graded. My now vague recollection was that they (RAAF) had provided the money to have it done and someone from the Maralinga base was preparing to go up there to do it.
I am unable to confirm if the work was done.
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Hi Chris

Hope the trip is going real well, we are keeping an eye out on your travels every night. I have given Murray a call in Ceduna and he said Brownie had been grading the Anne Beadell Highway, and he was not sure how far they graded at this stage, but Brownie told him he was hoping to go as far as the border.

They have been getting some real good rains throught the desert and a couple of months ago, Emu Claypan was not a runway, but a boat way, as it was full with water.

Continue your great trip and Ivan and Gwen say g'day.


Cheers


Stephen and Fiona

Wish the powers that be would stop grading and sealing remote tracks - won't be anywhere left for genuine outback travel soon!
Would hate the centre to end up like the Bruce Highway, with bumper to bumper vans following the bitumen and not a quiet free-camp to be found.
I know, I'm selfish :-)

Hi Chris, don't forget to let me know if you're coming through Kalgoorlie!

Personally, I'm DELIGHTED the ABH has been graded again after 60-odd years. I might try and do the whole thing - having done the Laverton to Ilkulka sections a couple of times.

One thing I'd love to see along its length from time to time, as well the Canning Stock Route and other well travelled bush tracks are signs appealing to the better natures of 4 wheel drivers to actually stick their 4WD into 4WD!!!

NOTHING looks after a track better than driving in 4WD and if we can somehow convince people to do it all the time they are on dirt tracks we would not have to deal with the absolute killer corrugations we frequently encounter.

I've given up trying to encourage people to deflate tyres a bit, or drive slower, which are both contributors to bad corrugations, but getting them to drive in 4WD would make a huge difference on its own.

Cheers