The Burke Developmental Road is a
Queensland
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) developmental road. It links
Cloncurry
Cloncurry is a rural town and locality in the Shire of Cloncurry, Queensland, Australia. It is informally known by local people as The Curry. Cloncurry is the administrative centre of the Shire of Cloncurry.
Cloncurry is known as the ''Friendl ...
and
Normanton in a south–north direction, then turns to the north-east north of Normanton for before turning south-east till
Dimbulah, where it becomes the Mareeba Dimbulah Road.
The road crosses the
Gilbert River. This bridge was named after two of the region's
indigenous leaders, Lily and Jubilee Slattery.
A major unsealed section begins about north of Normanton and continues until
Chillagoe. As of 2014, some sections totaling about are unsealed between Chillagoe and Dimbulah. It may become impassable during the wet season.
In mid-2007, A$28 million worth of funding was allocated for the widening of the road.
Northern Australia Beef Roads upgrades
The
Northern Australia Beef Roads Program announced in 2016 included two projects for the Burke Developmental Road.
Pavement strengthening
The project for progressive sealing works between Chillago and Almaden (Package One) was completed in early 2020 at a total cost of $4.7 million.
The project for progressive sealing works between Chillago and Almaden (Package Two) was completed in early 2020 at a total cost of $2.7 million.
Other upgrades
Replace bridge
A project to replace the Butcher Creek bridge, at a cost of $10.7 million, was completed in December 2021.
Progressive sealing
A project to progressively seal sections of the road between Normanton and Dimbulah, at a cost of $14 million, was expected to complete in June 2022.
Another project to progressively seal sections of the road between Almaden and Chillagoe, at a cost of $14.8 million, was to be completed by late 2022.
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See also
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Highways in Australia
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