Wednesday, May 29, 2013 at 08:54
It doesn't make any sense to tar the GCR or Tanami. I can see that the drivers of communities like
Yuendumu would benefit from bitumen all the way to Alice, but whether or not that is a real benefit to the whole community would depend on many other factors. It might just make it easier for grog runners. Opening up road access flies in the face of the existing policies of restricted access, permits, and keeping communities isolated.
There are far better ways to travel and move freight from
Perth to
Brisbane, and from SE Australia to the
Kimberley. For tourists who choose to drive, part of the allure is that it is remote and difficult to access.
I can't imagine anything worse than some of the most beautiful remote
places on Earth being criss-crossed by highways like the Newell Highway, clogged with B doubles and road trains.
"Sandy Blight
Junction Track Exit 1 km on Left".
Might as
well tar the SBJT while they're at it.
At least we have been there and experienced it before they buggered it up.
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