Crumbling, narrow, windy roads. Road trains drive near the middle to avoid the crumbling edges
Large mining loads require the 10km Bindi Bindi Bend stretch to be closed off
Large Mining Equipment being Transported
Large Mining equipment being pulled by 2 cabs, roads were closed and power cables lifted
Road train roll over after leaving the road to avoid wide load road trains on a narrow, sharp bend
Boot demonstrates the depth of the edges
Edges of the road are deep and sharp and make it incredibly dangerous to leave the road when forced to by oncoming wide loads and road trains.
Some of the mining equipment transported up the Great Northern Highway requires police escorts, road closures, numerous escort vehicles and for power lines to be lifted.
Power lines need to be lifted for some of the large mining equipment
Crumbling Edges
Some of the road edges are crumbling away.
