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Peak Downs Highway

Queensland
Peak Downs Highway; Queensland
	Peak Downs Highway depicted in green on black.
General information
Type	Highway
Length	283 km (176 mi)
Route number(s)	State Route 70
Major junctions
East end	Bruce Highway, Mackay, Queensland
	Mackay Ring Road; Mackay–Eungella Road (State Route 64); Marian–Eton Road / Eton–Homebush Road (State Route 5); Suttor Developmental Road (State Route 11); Fitzroy Developmental Road (State Route 67); Gregory Highway (State Route A7);
West end	Clermont–Alpha Road (State Route 41), Clermont, Queensland
Location(s)
Major settlements	Moranbah, Nebo, Eton
Highway system
	Highways in Australia; National Highway • Freeways in Australia; Highways in Queensland; ; ;

The Peak Downs Highway links the towns of Mackay and Clermont in the Australian state of Queensland.^[1] It represents the main link between Queensland's Whitsunday Coast and the Central West region of the state. The highway runs for a total length of 266 kilometres (165 mi), before joining the Gregory Highway (Highway A7, formerly Highway 55) south to Clermont, a total of 283 kilometres (176 mi).^[2] Major settlements served by this route include Walkerston, Nebo, Moranbah (10 kilometres (6.2 mi) north of the highway, but the largest town along the route) and Clermont.

The ABC has described the road as "crucial to the national economy" but, reporting 550 crashes in 10 years, said that it had been likened to roads in the Third World. "Someone is killed or seriously injured on the Peak Downs Highway on average about once every two-and-a-half weeks," it said.^[3] In December 2019 Mackay's Daily Mercury reported that 49 people had been killed and more than 1000 injured on the highway.^[4]

Highway conditions

The highway is notorious for the extremely dangerous conditions caused by its service as a primary access route for workers, fuel, machinery and other supplies to the coal mines of the Bowen Basin. The narrow two-lane highway is often congested with oversize loads (e.g. mining haul-trucks, dozers and excavators, tyres and buckets) and road trains, which presents a significant hazard and frustration to fatigued long-haul commuters (Drive-in, Drive-out mine workers) on the road.

Northern Australia Roads Program upgrade

The Northern Australia Roads Program announced in 2016 included the following project for the Peak Downs Highway.

Pavement widening and strengthening

Completion of a project for pavement widening and strengthening between Clermont and Nebo had in June 2021 been expected in late 2022 at a total cost of $35 million.^[5] As of March 2023, roadworks of various kinds, some resurfacing, some more in depth, are ongoing in places, while others are relatively untouched, and the risk of death or serious injury to the highway’s users remains.^{[citation needed]}

Other upgrades

Eton Range realignment

A project to realign and upgrade the road on the Eton Range, at a cost of $189.26 million, was completed in October 2020.^[6]

Rehabilitate and widen

A project to rehabilitate and widen 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) of highway near Wolfgang Road, at a cost of $11.5 million, was completed in March 2022.^[7]

Road safety improvements

A project to improve road safety between Eton and Mackay, at a cost of $18 million, was due to finish in late 2021.^[8]

Walkerston bypass

A project to construct a bypass of Walkerston, at a cost of $186.6 million, was expected to be complete by mid to late 2024.^[9]

Major intersections

LGA	Location	km	mi	Destinations	Notes
Mackay	West Mackay, Paget, Ooralea tripoint	0	0.0	Bruce Highway (Queensland Highway A1) – south – Sarina / north–east – Mackay	North–eastern end of Peak Downs Highway (State Route 70)
	Racecourse, Te Kowai midpoint	2.7	1.7	Mackay Ring Road – north – Glenella south – Bakers Creek	No entry from Mackay Ring Road northbound.
	Alexandra	6.4	4.0	Mackay–Eungella Road (State Route 64) – north–west – Marian
	Eton	25.1	15.6	Marian–Eton Road (State Route 5) – north–west – Marian	Eastern concurrency terminus with State Route 5
	Eton	25.8	16.0	Eton–Homebush Road (State Route 5) – south–east – Homebush	Western concurrency terminus with State Route 5
Isaac	Nebo	82	51	Suttor Developmental Road (State Route 11) – west – Mount Coolon
	Strathfield, Oxford midpoint	117	73	Fitzroy Developmental Road (State Route 67) – south – Dingo
	Clermont	266	165	Gregory Highway (State Route A7) – south – Clermont town centre / north – Charters Towers	Northern concurrency terminus with Gregory Highway
		280	170	Gregory Highway (State Route A7) – south–east – Emerald	Southern concurrency terminus with Gregory Highway. Northern concurrency terminus with Clermont Connection Road.
		283	176	Clermont–Alpha Road (State Route 41) – west – Alpha	Southern end of Clermont Connection Road and southwestern end of Peak Downs Highway.
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus Incomplete access

References

^ Queensland Government - Department of Transport and Main Roads - Maps
^ Hema, Maps (2007). Australia Road and 4WD Atlas (Map). Eight Mile Plains Queensland: Hema Maps. pp. 10–11. ISBN 978-1-86500-456-3.
^ "Mining towns say deadly highway a disgrace". ABC News. 24 May 2012. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
^ "Statistics reveal the Peak Downs Highway has killed 49 and injured more than 1000". Daily Mercury via Courier Mail. 16 December 2019. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
^ "Peak Downs Highway (Clermont - Nebo) Wuthung Road to Caval Ridge Pavement Widening and Strengthening". Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications. 18 June 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
^ "Eton Range Realignment Project". Queensland Government. 11 November 2021. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
^ "Peak Downs Highway (Clermont - Nebo), various locations (Wolfang), rehabilitate and widen". Queensland Government. 1 July 2022. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
^ "Peak Downs Highway (Nebo–Mackay): Eton to Mackay, targeted road safety improvements". Queensland Government. 22 November 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
^ "Walkerston Bypass". Queensland Government. 30 June 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2022.

External links

Media related to Peak Downs Highway at Wikimedia Commons

[Qgov-1] Queensland Government - Department of Transport and Main Roads - Maps

[2] Hema, Maps (2007). Australia Road and 4WD Atlas (Map). Eight Mile Plains Queensland: Hema Maps. pp. 10–11. ISBN 978-1-86500-456-3.

[3] "Mining towns say deadly highway a disgrace". ABC News. 24 May 2012. Retrieved 14 March 2023.

[4] "Statistics reveal the Peak Downs Highway has killed 49 and injured more than 1000". Daily Mercury via Courier Mail. 16 December 2019. Retrieved 14 March 2023.

[5] "Peak Downs Highway (Clermont - Nebo) Wuthung Road to Caval Ridge Pavement Widening and Strengthening". Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications. 18 June 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2022.

[6] "Eton Range Realignment Project". Queensland Government. 11 November 2021. Retrieved 10 June 2022.

[7] "Peak Downs Highway (Clermont - Nebo), various locations (Wolfang), rehabilitate and widen". Queensland Government. 1 July 2022. Retrieved 2 July 2022.

[8] "Peak Downs Highway (Nebo–Mackay): Eton to Mackay, targeted road safety improvements". Queensland Government. 22 November 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2022.

[9] "Walkerston Bypass". Queensland Government. 30 June 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2022.

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PROFILPELAJAR.COM

Peak Downs Highway

Highway conditions

Northern Australia Roads Program upgrade

Pavement widening and strengthening

Other upgrades

Eton Range realignment

Rehabilitate and widen

Road safety improvements

Walkerston bypass

Major intersections

See also

References

External links

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