We had a community in marble bar that had been there for over 100 years but did not have an all weather road out.
Marble bar road open.
Most of the annual rainfall occurs in the summer.
Full realignment of marble bar road through coongan gorge is now open to traffic fixing a dangerous and constricted section of western australia s road freight network.
Intersection improvements at limestone road marble bar road.
The town set a world record of most consecutive days of 100 f 37 8 c or above during a period of 160 days from 31 october 1923 to 7 april 1924.
Phil s creek haul road to marble bar roadm30.
Marble bar will re open on thursday 18 june with new opening hours as below.
All station access roads please contact the relevant station directly for up to date advice.
The 54 million project was jointly funded by the commonwealth 80 per cent and state government 20 per cent.
Woodie woodie road.
Marble bar road is set for realignment and reconstruction as it passes through coongan gorge.
From telfer road intersectionto skull springs road turn off 36km open open open road train route.
Most of the annual rainfall occurs in the summer.
The project is worth 43 58 million which is jointly funded by both the australian and western australian governments and is set to improve safety and efficiency for all road users.
The 54 million realignment of the notoriously dangerous section in western australia s road freight network was jointly funded by the commonwealth and state government.
Marble bar road is a main north south road in the pilbara region.
5pm late.
From telfer road intersection to skull springs road turn off 36km open open open.
Woodie woodie road.
Improved safety and efficiency for traffic including road trains travelling through the central pilbara region.
The marble bar road is a critical access road for a number of mining operations throughout the pilbara region.
Phil s creek haul road to marble bar roadm30.
Road train route all station access roads.
From great northern highway at newman it heads north via nullagine and marble bar to rejoin great northern highway at strelley east of port hedland although it provides an alternative route to great northern highway most of the newman to marble bar section is unsealed.
Please note a strict dress code is enforced.
Road surface damage.
Transport minister alannah mactiernan will officially open the road this morning.
The realignment of marble bar road through coongan gorge is now open to traffic.