Up date for the Cape
Submitted: Tuesday, May 23, 2006 at 19:09
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Members-Neil & Margie-Cairns
Evening all , heard on the local talk back radio today from the boss of main roads here in
Cairns ,, the road to
Weipa should be open to 4wd vehicals by weeks end , however the road to
the tip will still be 3 to 4 weeks maybe ,, they currently have 9 graders on the go up there , will still be rough and boggy sections so care will be needed ,, hopefully Eric (
cape york connections ) will have better advice when he comes in ,, happy travels ,,
Neil ..
Reply By: Voxson (Adelaide) - Tuesday, May 23, 2006 at 19:56
Tuesday, May 23, 2006 at 19:56
The Main Roads Department says the Peninsula Development Road through
Cape York should be opened to four-wheel drives by the end of the month.
The road was extensively damaged by flooding after Cyclone Monica with towns like
Coen forced to rely on food and fuel drops by air.
The Main Roads peninsula district manager Bruce Gould says there is still a lot of work to be done before the road is opened to heavy vehicles.
"Our target at the moment is about end of August providing there is no rain. Our biggest problem to date has been the rain. We have a mountain of construction equipment sitting there ready to go. But we haven't been able to mobilise it all because of the ground conditions," he said.
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Reply By: DB - Wednesday, May 24, 2006 at 16:57
Wednesday, May 24, 2006 at 16:57
We're another one watching for updates with interest - our time is flexible luckily, but we had intended to be in
Cairns by last week June and then head off for the Cape after we'd gathered some local
feedback and met qall the Exploroz folk!
so, my question is, would it be best to be one of the first through? Or wait til late July say, assuming that as more groups go through any trouble spots are mostly sorted - or, would it be that stuff like corrugations and creek crossings get worse with wear and tear by the end of the season?
As you can see, I am a novice really - probably my questions indicate the extent of my ignorance!
Also, just how many people DO go up to the Cape in June and July? Twenty a day? Twenty a month? We are travelling alone with kids and always on the
lookout for company to travel with. (and thanks to the members who have offered to look out for us, and Crazy Dog in
cairns).
Well, we'll just continue to take life as it comes...
Liz, Dave and the four kids
now 7 months into an open ended trip around Oz
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