4WD Vehicles are recommended on all unsealed roads
Note that during the wet season conditions change rapidly, caution must be exercised at all times.
Approach flood ways and creek crossings with caution - water may rise without notice; depths should be checked before crossing.
GREAT NORTHERN HIGHWAY
SANDFIRE – ROEBUCK OPEN TO ALL TRAFFIC
BROOME – DERBY OPEN TO ALL TRAFFIC
DERBY – FITZROY OPEN TO ALL TRAFFIC
FITZROY CROSSING – HALLS CREEK OPEN TO ALL TRAFFIC
HALLS CREEK – WARMUN OPEN TO ALL TRAFFIC
HALLS CREEK – VICTORIA HIGHWAY TURNOFF OPEN TO ALL TRAFFIC
VICTORIA HIGHWAY TURNOFF – WYNDHAM OPEN TO ALL TRAFFIC
Roadwork Advice:
• Big McPhee Bridge on the Great Northern Highway (approximately 120km south of Kununurra) opened to Traffic The side track is now closed. Speed restrictions 60km/h signs are in place. Prepare to stop on approaches, as this is a single lane bridge. Road users are advised to adhere to traffic control signage and speed restrictions onsite. Over-mass load restrictions apply. Contact 138138 for details of restrictions.
• Vegetation/slashing maintenance in progress between Fitzroy Crossing and Derby.


GIBB RIVER ROAD
Caution – scouring may be present
• Derby – Lennard River CLOSED TO VEHICLES OVER 3T
• Lennard River – Imintji CLOSED TO VEHICLES OVER 3T
• Imintji – Mt Barnett CLOSED TO VEHICLES OVER 3T
• Mt Barnett – Kalumburu turnoff CLOSED TO VEHICLES OVER 3T
• Kalumburu turnoff – Pentecost River CLOSED TO ALL TRAFFIC
• Pentecost River – Wyndham turnoff OPEN TO ALL TRAFFIC


VICTORIA HIGHWAY
Great Northern Highway turn off to WA/NT Border OPEN TO ALL TRAFFIC


LOCAL SHIRE ROADS
For information regarding all other roads not mentioned in this report please contact the relevant Shire office:
Shire of Broome (08) 9191 3456 Shire of Derby/West Kimberley (08) 9191 0999
Shire of Halls Creek (08) 9168 6007 Shire of Wyndham/East Kimberley (08) 9168 4100


ROADS BEYOND THE WA/NT BORDER
For information please refer to the Northern Territory Department of Construction and Infrastructure Road Reporting Service. For recorded information, telephone 1800 246 199 or visit the website: http://www.ntlis.nt.gov.au/roadreport/

TRAFFIC NOTICE
CLOSED

BRAND HIGHWAY AND INDIAN OCEAN DRIVE

BRAND HWY between ENEABBA and MIDLANDS ROAD intersection (PELLS BRIDGE)

INDIAN OCEAN DRIVE between ENEABBA COOLIMBA ROAD intersection (8kms nth of Leeman) and BRAND HWY intersection

PLEASE NOTE FUEL AND ACCOMMODATION IS IN SHORT SUPPLY ON DETOUR PLEASE PLAN TRIP ACCORDINGLY

28th January 2012 @ 12:00 hrs

Main Roads WA would like to advise all road users that the Brand Highway between Eneabba and Midlands Rd intersection (Pells Bridge) and the Indian Ocean Drive between Eneabba Coolimba Rd and Brand Hwy is CLOSED TO ALL TRAFFIC due to bush fire.

Traffic Management and Detours are in place which are as follows:

Southbound Traffic
via Midlands Road

Northbound Traffic

Motorists travelling along the Brand Highway detour via Eneabba Three Springs Road, Midlands Road

Motorists travelling along the Indian Ocean Drive via Coolimba Eneabba Road, Eneabba Three Springs Road, Midlands Road

We apologise for any inconvenience and we appreciate your co-operation in this matter.

Next report at 14:00 hours Saturday 28th Jan 2012 unless conditions change.

For further information please call our Customer Information Centre on 138 138

4WD Vehicles are recommended on all unsealed roads

Note that during the wet season conditions change rapidly, caution must be exercised at all times.

Approach flood ways and creek crossings with caution - water may rise without notice; depths should be checked before crossing.

GREAT NORTHERN HIGHWAY

SANDFIRE – ROEBUCK - OPEN TO ALL TRAFFIC
BROOME – DERBY - OPEN TO ALL TRAFFIC
DERBY – FITZROY - OPEN TO ALL TRAFFIC
FITZROY CROSSING – HALLS CREEK OPEN TO ALL TRAFFIC
HALLS CREEK – WARMUN - OPEN TO ALL TRAFFIC
HALLS CREEK – VICTORIA HIGHWAY TURNOFF - OPEN TO ALL TRAFFIC
VICTORIA HIGHWAY TURNOFF – WYNDHAM - OPEN TO ALL TRAFFIC

Roadwork Advice:
• Big McPhee Bridge on the Great Northern Highway (approximately 120km south of Kununurra) opened to Traffic The side track is now closed. Speed restrictions 60km/h signs are in place. Prepare to stop on approaches, as this is a single lane bridge. Road users are advised to adhere to traffic control signage and speed restrictions onsite. Over-mass load restrictions apply. Contact 138138 for details of restrictions.

• Vegetation/slashing maintenance in progress between Fitzroy Crossing and Derby.

GIBB RIVER ROAD
Caution – scouring may be present

• Derby – Lennard River - CLOSED TO VEHICLES OVER 15T
• Lennard River – Imintji - CLOSED TO VEHICLES OVER 15T
• Imintji – Mt Barnett - CLOSED TO VEHICLES OVER 15T
• Mt Barnett – Kalumburu turnoff - CLOSED TO VEHICLES OVER 3T
• Kalumburu turnoff – Pentecost River - CLOSED TO ALL TRAFFIC
• Pentecost River – Wyndham turnoff - OPEN TO ALL TRAFFIC

VICTORIA HIGHWAY
Great Northern Highway turn off to WA/NT Border - OPEN TO ALL TRAFFIC


LOCAL SHIRE ROADS
For information regarding all other roads not mentioned in this report please contact the relevant Shire office:
Shire of Broome (08) 9191 3456
Shire of Derby/West Kimberley (08) 9191 0999
Shire of Halls Creek (08) 9168 6007
Shire of Wyndham/East Kimberley (08) 9168 4100


ROADS BEYOND THE WA/NT BORDER
For information please refer to the Northern Territory Department of Construction and Infrastructure Road Reporting Service. For recorded information, telephone 1800 246 199 or visit the website: http://www.ntlis.nt.gov.au/roadreport/

THIS INFORMATION IS CURRENT AND WILL BE UPDATED AS CONDITIONS CHANGE

HEAVY VEHICLE OPERATIONS

UPDATE
Our reference: D11#286983 HVO 68-2011



Opening of Big McPhee Creek Bridge (#1306)
on Great Northern Highway
in the Shire of Wyndham-East Kimberley

The structural damage sustained to the Big McPhee Creek Bridge during the flooding season has been temporarily repaired.

Access to this bridge during the wet season is now approved for the movement of all category 1-10 Class 2 and 3 Restricted Access Vehicles, vehicle combinations operating under the Concessional Loading Schemes and specifically approved Single Trip Permits.

Restrictions affecting vehicle combinations operating under the Platform Trailer Relocation Period Permit still apply, and such vehicle combinations must not travel across this bridge.

All vehicle categories under the Class 1 Low Loader Overmass Period Permit must either apply for a Single Trip Extra Mass Permit or seek an alternate route.

Unless otherwise specified on the permit, a vehicle must not travel across the bridge at a speed in excess of 60 km/h.

The side track that was open during the repairs to this bridge is now closed to all traffic.

The Wet Season in the North of Western Australia is usually for the duration of December through to April.

Contact

For further information please contact Main Roads Kimberley Region Office on (08) 9168 4777 or the 24 hour Customer Information Centre on 138 138.

HVO Updates 24A-2011 and 47-2011 are rescinded.





Pascal Felix
Acting Director Heavy Vehicle Operations
18 November 2011