Newman to Port Hedland Great Northern Highway Overtaking Lanes

The Great Northern Highway carries traffic travelling at various speeds including light vehicles, towing vehicles, road trains and oversize over mass vehicles.

These overtaking lanes will make the stretch between Newman and Port Hedland safer, and improve freight movement efficiency.

This project includes construction of eleven overtaking lanes, to be delivered in two packages:

Package One - Newman to Munjina (Auski)
Construction has commenced on five priority overtaking lanes between Newman and Port Hedland. This includes three southbound overtaking lanes and two northbound overtaking lanes. These lanes are expected to be complete by the end of 2024.

Clearing and grubbing work for lanes one, three, four and six are complete. Other works in Package One have commenced, including rock excavation and embankment construction.

Package Two - Munjina (Auski) to Port Hedland
Package Two includes construction of six overtaking lanes; two southbound and four northbound overtaking lanes.

Construction of these eleven overtaking lanes will also help to reduce conflict between heavy and light vehicles by providing safer overtaking opportunities.

Find more information on the Main Roads WA project here.