Road conditions SW Qld
Submitted: Wednesday, Sep 29, 2010 at 19:18
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Thermoguard Instruments
Hi All,
We're presently in
Hughenden, inland north Qld, and interested in heading into SW Qld to check out
the desert country in bloom.
I've checked out the RACQ and ExplorOz road condition pages and it seems the road from
Longreach through
Stonehenge and
Jundah to
Windorah is now open. But these reports are very sparse and don't give much info on the actual road conditions. 'Open' could mean just graded and smooth or open but rough as guts due to several roads trains of cattle having come out just as soon as the crossings were low enough.
So,
well-travelled ones, have any of you been from
Longreach to
Windorah and/or
Windorah to
Quilpie and/or Quiplie to
Thargomindah lately? Please, only reports since the last significant rains in recent weeks. Many thanks.
Ian & Annette
Reply By: Sir Kev & Darkie - Wednesday, Sep 29, 2010 at 19:59
Wednesday, Sep 29, 2010 at 19:59
Ian,
Try this website for road conditions
Up to date as of this morning for most of the
places you wish to travel.
Cheers Kev
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Follow Up By: Sir Kev & Darkie - Wednesday, Sep 29, 2010 at 20:02
Wednesday, Sep 29, 2010 at 20:02
I forgot to add.
We met a couple from Tassie last week in
Eulo who had travelled from Quiplie to
Thargomindah-
Eulo towing a caravan with a Pootrol so this time last week that section was OK
Cheers Kev
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Follow Up By: Thermoguard Instruments - Thursday, Sep 30, 2010 at 07:57
Thursday, Sep 30, 2010 at 07:57
Hi Kev,
Thanks for that. Hadn't seen the 131940 site before. However it's still just open/closed info with no info on the actual road surface. The info on the caravanners at
Eulo is interesting, thank you.
I & A
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Reply By: Alloy c/t - Wednesday, Sep 29, 2010 at 20:09
Wednesday, Sep 29, 2010 at 20:09
Hughenden to
Muttaburra has been closed for nearly a week , is open now to 4x4 high clearance ,
Muttaburra to
Longreach via the Cramsie rd the graders have been out today , still some
water but nothing a 4x4 cant cross ,
Muttaburra to
Aramac = bullock ck was .6 @ 9am this morning and falling , stiff winds all day today helping to dry out the roads , rainfall records going back 130yrs at 1 station show that its not been the wettest September but close to it and that it has rained on more September days than ever before.
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Follow Up By: Thermoguard Instruments - Thursday, Sep 30, 2010 at 08:02
Thursday, Sep 30, 2010 at 08:02
Hi Alloy,
Thanks, that's the sort of first hand info we were after. We're taking the Kennedy Dev. Rd. from
Hughenden to
Winton, then the Landsborough Hwy. to
Longreach. It's south of
Longreach towards
Windorah that we are seeking up to date info.
Thanks,
I & A
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