The Tablelands Highway is a 375 kilometre single lane sealed road in the
Northern Territory
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,
Australia
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. It runs from
Barkly Homestead on the
Barkly Highway
The Barkly Highway is a national highway of both Queensland and the Northern Territory in Australia. It is the only sealed road between Queensland and the Northern Territory.
Description
The highway runs between Cloncurry and the junction wit ...
to
Cape Crawford
Cape Crawford is a location in the Northern Territory.
Cape Crawford, 100 kilometres south-west of Borroloola in the Northern Territory in Australia, is surrounded by savannah woodland, rock escarpments, waterfalls and waterholes. From here it i ...
near
Borroloola
Borroloola ( local Aboriginal languages: ''Burrulula'') is a town in the Northern Territory of Australia. It is located on the McArthur River, about 50 km upstream from the Gulf of Carpentaria.
Location
Borroloola lies on the traditional c ...
on the
Carpentaria Highway
The Carpentaria Highway is a highway, which runs from near Daly Waters to Borroloola in the Northern Territory, Australia. It is a sealed road and is part of National Highway 1. The Highway takes its name from the Gulf of Carpentaria, which i ...
.
Upgrades
The
Northern Australia Beef Roads Program
Northern Australia Beef Roads Program is a suite of projects designed to deliver targeted upgrades to key roads for transporting cattle in northern Australia. In 2016 the Australian Government announced 18 projects to be funded under this program. ...
announced in 2016 included the following project for the Tablelands Highway.
Road upgrading
The project to upgrade selected sections to a two-lane sealed standard was completed in mid 2020 at a total cost of $25 million.
See also
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Highways in Australia
Highways in Australia are generally high capacity roads managed by state and territory government agencies, though Australia's federal government contributes funding for important links between capital cities and major regional centres. Prio ...
*
List of highways in the Northern Territory
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Organizations
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References
Highways in Australia
Highways in the Northern Territory
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