Tanami Road Conditions June 2018
Submitted: Thursday, Jun 21, 2018 at 09:50
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We have just come off the Tanami on the 21st June... We started from the
Alice Springs end through to
Halls Creek. Probably best to give a description of the road conditions in sections. From the end of the bitumen to
Yuendumu is pretty rough (16kms). From
Yuendumu to the Gold
mine is good in patches but does have its rough patches, from the Gold
Mine to Balgo is very good. After Balgo to
Halls Creek it got progressively worse, especially from Wolfe Creek to the
T Junction.
Its corrugated all the way but we handled it okay.. Out outfit is a Ford
Ranger towing a 18.5 Jayco Outback Expanda. We lowered our Tyre Pressures to 28lbs and drove to conditions.. Speed - anywhere from 40kmh to 90kmh. Spent 1 night at Renahans
Bore.
Reply By: Ron N - Sunday, Jun 24, 2018 at 21:32
Sunday, Jun 24, 2018 at 21:32
There's every chance the majority of the Western Australian section of the Tanami Road will soon get a major upgrade (within 3 years) to highway status, with the proposed Agrimin,
Lake Mackay Potash Project.
If this project reaches fruition (and it appears it has a 99% chance of success), the Westernmost section of the Tanami Road will most likely be upgraded to road-train capability, to enable the regular shipment by road train, of the
Lake Mackay potash, to
Wyndham Port.
The scheduled Agrimin development timetable would see the Westernmost section of
the Tanami track upgraded to road train standard by approximately mid-2021.
Their projections indicate around 15 road trains a day on the road between
Wyndham and
Lake Mackay.
Lake Mackay Potash Project - ABC NewsAgrimin Investor Presentation - June 2018 (see map on Page 6)
Cheers, Ron.
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