What's Happening
Plans for a heavy vehicle deviation route, which will accommodate oversize overmass vehicles and remove heavy haulage from the Roebourne townsite, are being developed.
Two community information sessions were held in Roebourne on Thursday 30 March to provide information on the proposed 3.2 km realignment of North-West Coastal Highway, west of the Roebourne townsite.
A copy of the presentation from the information session is available here.
North-West Coastal Highway (NWCH) is a major arterial route which links the main regional population centres along the coast of Western Australia, and passes through the Roebourne townsite. The Highway generally carries a mix of general freight, heavy haulage, Over Size Over Mass (OSOM), tourist and local traffic.
In the Pilbara, the transportation of livestock relies heavily on freight by road which, when coupled with an increase in mining activities in the region, increases the amount of road trains and heavy vehicles travelling through the Roebourne townsite. Together with increasing population, this will result in reduced safety, efficiency and amenity in the townsite.
To help alleviate congestion we are planning for construction of a heavy vehicle deviation route (HVDR) which, when complete, will:
- Improve road user safety through the townsite
- Reduce noise through the townsite
- Improve amenity for local businesses, residents and visitors
- Deliver freight efficiency benefits to the transport industry; and
- Deliver economic benefits to WA
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