Great Central Hwy
Submitted: Tuesday, Nov 28, 2006 at 17:48
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Shane B
Just seeing if anyone has recently travelled on the Great Central Hwy (WA) and could tell me what the road conditions were like.
Reply By: Member - Teabag (Queanbeyan) - Tuesday, Nov 28, 2006 at 18:42
Tuesday, Nov 28, 2006 at 18:42
Mate,
Did it in March and it was like a highway. Very few corrugations and generally in very good shape though it may have changed since then. It is a pretty boring drive so I would look at the Gunbarrel for a little more adventure.....
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Follow Up By: Shane B - Wednesday, Nov 29, 2006 at 12:09
Wednesday, Nov 29, 2006 at 12:09
Thanks for that. I will be heading off from Alice next week so the info is appreciated.
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Reply By: Footloose - Tuesday, Nov 28, 2006 at 22:11
Tuesday, Nov 28, 2006 at 22:11
Geez it must have been upgraded. Was always referred to as the
Great Central Road in my day. Or the track to LA.
Have they tarred it already ? :))))
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Follow Up By: Member - Teabag (Queanbeyan) - Tuesday, Nov 28, 2006 at 22:44
Tuesday, Nov 28, 2006 at 22:44
No not tarred, just a reference to how good a dirt road it is.....Sorry won't use that analogy again.....
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Follow Up By: Footloose - Wednesday, Nov 29, 2006 at 07:44
Wednesday, Nov 29, 2006 at 07:44
Teabag, these bits in my post :)))), indicate a smile. In other words I was just being a pain. Doesn't matter what you call a track, doesn't alter the conditions.
As you probably know that track was surveyed some years ago (or at least parts were) in preperation for tar etc. Part of the plan to connect
Gladstone with Kalgoorlie area. I think it was going to be called the Great Central Highway ?
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Follow Up By: Member - Teabag (Queanbeyan) - Wednesday, Nov 29, 2006 at 08:49
Wednesday, Nov 29, 2006 at 08:49
I realise you where trying to be funny???? So I thought a sarcastic comment was in order? Maybe I was wrong? I believe it will be some years before they Tar the Great Central as I don't think there is enough people using it to justify the cost. For a dirt road it is very good.....
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Reply By: pottsy - Wednesday, Nov 29, 2006 at 10:13
Wednesday, Nov 29, 2006 at 10:13
Hi Shane,
I did it towards end of June and it was no problem, although later, possibly July, I heard it had been closed due to heavy rain and vehicles were being redirected. It may have been graded since then.
Cheers.
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Reply By: markeaust - Wednesday, Nov 29, 2006 at 12:06
Wednesday, Nov 29, 2006 at 12:06
Came along the Gunbarrel and then on the GCR for the last few hundred k's to Ularu during June/July this year. The first part of the road was 100kp/h smooooth, then deteriorated with some shocking corrrrrugations. My old
driving lights fell to bits on this section (after 15 years hard work).
Like any outback road, you won't know 'till you get there as road conditions can change daily. Best just check to see whether it is closed or not!!
Enjoy,
Mark
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Reply By: Steve63 - Wednesday, Nov 29, 2006 at 12:20
Wednesday, Nov 29, 2006 at 12:20
We went along there at the end of August, Gunbarrel Hwy, Heather Hwy then GCR to Uluru. GCR was in fantastic shape on the eastern end. One of the others did most of the GCR and said it was good most of the length.
It doen't take long to change out there though.
Steve
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Reply By: MAVERICK(WA) - Wednesday, Nov 29, 2006 at 19:02
Wednesday, Nov 29, 2006 at 19:02
there has been some rain the last 48hrs - some heavy and some not quite so heavy.....give the met bureau at giles a call and also the police at
warburton for an update on conditions. rgds
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