Road Photos & Information: Queensland:

Peak Downs Highway (State Route 70)

Statistics:

Length: 280 km
Northern Terminus: Bruce Hwy (A1) at Ooralea
Southern Terminus: Gregory Developmental Road (A7) at Clermont
Suburbs, Towns & Localities Along Route: Ooralea, Te Kowai, Walkerston, Greenmount, Victoria Plains, Eton, Hazledean, Epson, Nebo, Coppabella, Moranbah and Clermont

Route Numbering:

Current:
Road Authority Internal Classification: 33A (Clermont to Nebo) and 33B (Nebo to Ooralea) 1

General Information:

State Route 70 is an undivided rural highway linking the Bowen Basin mining regions with the coast. It passes through bushland, industrial, rural, commercial and residential areas. Towns along the route lessen as the route travels further from the coast and crosses the Great Dividing Range.

History:

May 2008: Work commenced on an upgrade to the Bee Creek floodway, road widening and concrete protection work, between Nebo and Clermont. 2
October 2008: Upgrade works commenced on an 8.1-kilometre section of the Peak Downs Highway at Myall Creek, located about 22 kilometres north-east of Clermont. The widening project provided an 8.5-metre sealed road. 3
May 2009: Work started on an additional overtaking lane near Cut Creek, 22 kilometres north of Nebo. 4
June 2009: Opening of realigned routing near Clermont Mine. 5
October 2009: Completion of road surface rehabilitation and widening works on a 4.8 kilometre section between Cut Creek and Retreat, providing motorists with a 10.4 metre wide sealed road. Completion of an overtaking lane near the Retreat Hotel. 6
November 2010: Upgrade works on the Peak Downs Highway and Moranbah Access Road intersection completed, providing a westbound right-turn lane on the Peak Downs Highway. 7
2012: Widening works on the Peak Downs Highway at Walkerston between Kellys and Bergmans Roads. 8

Preview:	Description:
	Reassurance Directional Sign: RD sign at Clermont, August 2014. Image © Ed Huang
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign at Alexandra approaching Mackay-Eungella Rd (SR64), September 2014. Image © Peter Renshaw

1 Queensland Government, The State Road Network of Queensland Map, 30 June 2010
2 Department of the Premier and Cabinet, Media Statements, Peak Downs Highway upgrades to improve safety, 9 May 2008
3 Department of the Premier and Cabinet, Media Statements, Peak Downs Highway upgrade to improve safety, 29 September 2008
4 Department of the Premier and Cabinet, Media Statements, Overtaking lane to increase safety and capacity on Peak Downs Highway, 21 May 2009
5 Department of the Premier and Cabinet, Media Statements, Peak Downs Highway realignment to open soon, 18 June 2009
6 Department of the Premier and Cabinet, Media Statements, Motorists benefit from double upgrade on Peak Downs Highway, 2 October 2009
7 Department of the Premier and Cabinet, Media Statements, Peak Downs Highway intersection complete, 23 November 2010
8 Operation Queenslander, Works Update, Peak Downs Highway, Walkerston, November 2012

Last updated: 8:4:10 22/3/2015.

This site © Paul Rands. All rights reserved. Some portions © (copyright) by their respective and credited owners. Permission must be obtained before using any images from this site. For details, please email by clicking here.