Tender has been announced to upgrade and seal another 12 kilometres of the Sandover Highway.
Project is another step improving a vital transport corridor for Central Australia and the Barkly.
It follows a $12.95 million contract awarded in July to restore sections damaged during the 2024 flood event to pre-flood conditions.
The Finocchiaro CLP Government is working to deliver better roads and rebuild the Territory economy, releasing a tender to upgrade and seal another 12 kilometres of the Sandover Highway.
The project will transform an unsealed section between the 170-kilometre and 182-kilometre marks into a nine-metre-wide, two-lane sealed road, improving access for remote communities, pastoralists and freight operators.
Works will include a new culvert, five spray-sealed floodways, upgrades to two intersections and replacement of an existing cattle grid and its approaches.
Minister for Logistics and Infrastructure Bill Yan said the tender was another step towards improving a vital transport corridor for Central Australia and the Barkly.
“The Sandover Highway is a lifeline for the communities and cattle stations that depend on it to get supplies in, livestock out and families to essential services,” Minister Yan said.
“These upgrades are about keeping communities connected, supporting our cattle industry and building a stronger Territory economy.”
Member for Barkly Steve Edgington said the upgrade would benefit communities including Alpurrurulam, Ampilatwatja, Irrultja and Arawerr, supporting access to healthcare, education, emergency services and freight.
“I am pleased to say that construction and ongoing maintenance will also support Aboriginal employment and business opportunities for the Barkly community as well,” Mr Edgington said.
The 561-kilometre Sandover Highway forms a strategic connection from the Plenty Highway towards Camooweal across the Queensland border.
The sealing project builds on a separate program of flood recovery and restoration works underway along the highway.
A $12.95 million contract was awarded in July by the CLP to Tennant Creek business Remote Industries Australia to restore sections damaged during the 2024 flood event to pre-flood conditions.
“We are repairing flood damage while progressing upgrades that improve this important route for the future,” Minister Yan said.
“Both are essential to supporting the communities and industries that keep our regions moving.”
The works form part of the Finocchiaro CLP Government’s significant investment in Territory roads, with Budget 2026-27 delivering more than $2 billion in key transport infrastructure projects to improve safety, reliability, and access across the Territory.
Tender details are here here
