Project
Gordon Downs Road and Duncan Road Upgrades
Browns Range, Halls Creek, Ringer Soak
Overview
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Road
Project type -
$51 million
Total budget -
Under Construction
Project phase -
Main Roads WA
Lead agency
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TBC
Jobs supported -
Mid 2020
Start dateLate 2022
End date
The Browns Range (Duncan Road and Gordon Downs Road) upgrade will provide greater and safer access to and for local communities in the Kimberley and the Northern Minerals Ltd Browns Range heavy rare earth minerals (dysprosium) deposit.
Located near the Western Australia/Northern Territory border, approximately 160 kilometres south-east of Halls Creek, the current access road is only lightly formed and gravel sheeted in places, which becomes corrugated and difficult to travel on at various times of the year.
It is also susceptible to road closures and flood damage during the wet season, and has required extensive repairs in most years.
Benefits
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Better and safer access to local Aboriginal communities, tourism, pastoral and mining industries in the region -
Access to the mine site from Duncan Road and Gordon Downs Road
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More robust and serviceable roads with the potential to reduce road closures
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