Diamantina Developmental Road

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Diamantina Developmental Road

Diamantina Developmental Road, Charleville - Quilpie (1979).jpg
Diamantina Developmental Road, Charleville to Quilpie, 1979
Diamantina Developmental Road - Map.svg
General information
TypeRural road
Length1,344 km (835 mi)
Route number(s)
  • Australian state route 14.svg State Route 14 (Charleville – Windorah)
  • Australian state route 12.svg State Route 12 (Windorah – Bedourie)
  • Australian national route 83.svg National Route 83 (Bedourie – Mount Isa)
Major junctions
South-east endAUS Alphanumeric Route A71.svg Mitchell Highway (State Highway A71), Charleville, Queensland
 
North-west endAustralian national route 83.svgAUS Alphanumeric Route A2.svg Barkly Highway (National Route 83 / State Route A2), Mount Isa, Queensland
Location(s)
Major settlements Quilpie, Windorah, Bedourie, Boulia, Dajarra

The Diamantina Developmental Road is a gazetted road in Queensland, Australia, that runs from Charleville in the south-central part of the state to Mount Isa in the north-west. [1]

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Route description

Near Quilpie, 2012 Road to Quilpie - Development Road.JPG
Near Quilpie, 2012
Near Mount Isa, 2016 Diamantina Developmental Road, 2016.jpg
Near Mount Isa, 2016

The road passes through the towns of Quilpie, Windorah, Bedourie, Boulia, and Dajarra in its 1344 kilometer length, and most of it is sealed. [2] Some sections between Windorah and Boulia are unsealed. The section from Boulia to Mount Isa is also known as the Boulia Mount Isa Highway and the section from Bedourie to Boulia is also known as the Boulia Bedourie Road. The section from the Eromanga boundary to the Windorah CBD is also known as the Quilpie Windorah Road.

The road crosses several well known rivers and creeks of the Channel Country of south-west Queensland, including the Paroo River, Bulloo River, Cooper Creek and Diamantina River.

Responsible authority

Maintenance of the road is the responsibility of the Queensland Government. [1]

Northern Australia Beef Roads upgrade

The Northern Australia Beef Roads Program announced in 2016 included the following project for the Diamantina Developmental Road.

Rehabilitation and widening

The project to rehabilitate and widen the road from Boulia to Dajarra was completed in mid 2019 at a total cost of $5 million. [3]

Other upgrades

Widen narrow seal

A project to widen the narrow seal on almost 3 kilometres (2 mi) of road immediately south of Boulia, at a cost of $2.145 million, was completed in June 2021. [4]

Reconstruct and widen

A project to reconstruct and widen 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) of road immediately north of Boulia, at a cost of $1.025 million, was completed in April 2021. [5]

Widen and seal

A project to widen and seal two sections of road west of Charleville, at a cost of $6.65 million, was completed in March 2022. [6]

Floodway upgrade

A project to upgrade the Top Limestone Creek floodway, at a cost of $1.5 million, was completed in September 2020. [7]

Major intersections

LGALocationkmmiDestinationsNotes
Murweh Charleville 00.0AUS Alphanumeric Route A71.svg Mitchell Highway (State Highway A71) – north – Augathella /
south – Cunnamulla
South-eastern end of Diamantina Developmental Road (State Route 14)
Quilpie Quilpie 197122Quilpie Adavale Road – north – Adavale
212132Quilpie Thargomindah Road – south – Thargomindah
247153 Cooper Developmental Road – west – Eromanga
Quilpie / Barcoo boundary Eromanga / Windorah boundary385239Name changes to Quilpie Windorah Road
Barcoo Windorah 450280Australian national route 79.svg Thomson Developmental Road (See Notes column) – north – Longreach Thomson Developmental Road is part of a former proposed National Route 79 from Melbourne to Longreach. This route is now signed as M79/A79 from Melbourne to Mildura, then B79 to Broken Hill, beyond which there is no signed number. [8]
456283Name reverts to Diamantina Developmental Road as it passes through Windorah CBD
566352Australian state route 14.svg Birdsville Developmental Road (State Route 14) – south–west – Birdsville Road changes to State Route 12
Diamantina Bedourie 824512Australian national route 83.svg Eyre Developmental Road (National Route 83) – south – BirdsvilleRoad changes to National Route 83
847526Name changes to Boulia Bedourie Road as it passes through Bedourie CBD
Boulia Boulia 1,038645Australian state route 62.svg Winton Road (State Route 62) – east – Winton Name changes to Boulia Mount Isa Highway
1,048651 Donohue Highway – west – Queensland / Northern Territory border, where it becomes Plenty Highway (NT State Route 12)
Mount Isa Mount Isa 1,344835AUS Alphanumeric Route A2.svg Barkly Highway (State Highway A2) – north, then west – Camooweal /
Australian national route 83.svg Barkly Highway (National Highway 83) – east – Cloncurry
North–western end of Diamantina Developmental Road
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
  •        Route transition

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References

  1. 1 2 "Queensland Government - Department of Transport and Main Roads - Maps". Archived from the original on 19 March 2018. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
  2. Hema, Maps (2007). Australia Road and 4WD Atlas (Map). Eight Mile Plains Queensland: Hema Maps. pp. 16, 17, 18, 19. ISBN   978-1-86500-456-3.
  3. "Diamantina Developmental Road - (Boulia - Dajarra) - Rehabilitation and Widening". Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications. 18 June 2019. Archived from the original on 16 March 2022. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  4. "Diamantina Developmental Road (Bedourie – Boulia), widen narrow seal". Queensland Government. 22 November 2021. Archived from the original on 6 July 2022. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
  5. "Diamantina Developmental Road (Boulia – Dajarra) Outback Way, reconstruct and widen". Queensland Government. 22 November 2021. Archived from the original on 10 June 2022. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
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  7. "Top Limestone Creek floodway upgrade". Queensland Government. 22 November 2021. Archived from the original on 5 July 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  8. "National Route 79". ozroads.com.au. Archived from the original on 18 February 2017. Retrieved 10 January 2017.

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