Hi tony my post heading should have read newman to hedland to marble bar we went via the blacktop hence the pic of a tugboat.
Marble bar road conditions.
Has anyone been down it and would we get a raised but not strictly off road small van through.
Marble bar to newman road conditions.
Vehicle class road cars utilities 2wd 4wd vehicle up to 3 tonne trucks vehicles exceeding 3 tonne gross comments limestone marble bar road.
The marble bar road is a critical access road for a number of mining operations throughout the pilbara region.
Anyone know how good the road is between marble bar and newman in wa.
Shire of east pilbara road condition report.
Town of port hedland 08 9158 9300 shire of ashburton 08.
Marble bar town to marble bar road m30 open open open.
Shire of east pilbara provides regular updates of road conditions.
A couple of days in marble bar mainly coz we hadn t been before but have found from locals and others that you can come in from auski roadhouse with 65 k of sealed and about the same unsealed ok for a van if you take it easy.
Vehicles group of us with 2wd cars and a motorbike being ridden not carried on a ute etc hence the question.
Marble bar road is a main north south road in the pilbara region.
The state government is investing 20million comprising 10 million investment through royalties for regions and 10 million from main roads to upgrade and seal marble bar road between newman and the ripon hills turn off.
Marble bar to comet mine open open open.
We want to take this road shortly aug 26th 2015 but have heard there has been a lot of rain nearby.
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 works will greatly improve road safety and make the road more reliable in the wet season when road closure impacts.
To contact neighbouring shires for road information please use the following numbers.
Marble bar road upgrade project status.
Hillside marble bar road.
All schedule and ticket enquiries should be made at the marble bar shire of east pilbara office on 08 9176 1008.
Next update when a significant change in road condition occurs.
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.
I d like to go there but will only have a non 4wd vehicle.
Hi can anyone advise if the road to marble bar is strictly 4wd or is it passable by conventional vehicle.
Please visit the shire of east pilbara website for more information.
