RAMROC REGIONAL FREIGHT TRANSPORT PLAN Version Date 1 March 2016 CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ................................................................................................................. 1 OUR GOALS AND STRATEGIES ................................................................................................................. 3 PART ONE: INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................... 4 MAJOR INDUSTRY FREIGHT ROUTES AND MODALS – GRAIN ................................................................. 9 MAJOR INDUSTRY FREIGHT ROUTES AND MODALS – LIVESTOCK ........................................................ 10 MAJOR INDUSTRY FREIGHT ROUTES AND MODALS – MINERALS ........................................................ 11 MAJOR INDUSTRY FREIGHT ROUTES AND MODALS – COTTON ........................................................... 12 PART TWO: ABOUT THIS PLAN .................................................................................................... 13 ASSESSMENT OF ROUTE CONSTRAINTS ................................................................................................ 14 CONSIDERATION OF THE PLAN AGAINST RELEVANT STATE PLANS ...................................................... 25 PART THREE: GOALS AND STRATEGIES ........................................................................................ 26 PART FOUR: REVIEW OF RAIL NETWORKS ................................................................................... 29 PART FIVE: REVIEW OF ROAD ROUTES OF REGIONAL SIGNIFICANCE ............................................ 31 NATIONAL & STATE ROADS ................................................................................................................... 33 1. Hume Highway (HW2) .......................................................................................................... 33 2. Mid-Western Highway (HW6) .............................................................................................. 36 3. Sturt Highway (HW14) ......................................................................................................... 38 4. Newell Highway (HW17) ...................................................................................................... 41 5. Riverina Highway (HW20) .................................................................................................... 45 6. Cobb Highway (HW21) ......................................................................................................... 48 7. Silver City Highway (HW22) ................................................................................................. 50 8. Olympic Highway (MR78) .................................................................................................... 52 9. Kidman Way/Irrigation Way/Mackay Avenue (MR80/MR321) ......................................... 55 10. Burley Griffin Way/Mirrool Avenue (MR84) ....................................................................... 60 11. Tumbarumba Road (MR284) ............................................................................................... 61 12. Corowa Road/Melbourne Street (MR314) .......................................................................... 62 13. Tooleybuc Road (MR694) ..................................................................................................... 65 REGIONAL ROADS ................................................................................................................................. 67 14. Cocketgedong/Brookang Creek/Urana Rd (MR59) ............................................................ 67 15. Balranald Road (MR67) ........................................................................................................ 69 16. Mossgiel Road (MR80) ......................................................................................................... 70 17. Wakool Road (MR94) ........................................................................................................... 71 18. Cobram - Barooga Road (MR226) ........................................................................................ 72 19. Pretty Pine Road (MR296) .................................................................................................... 74 20. Thule Street/Moulamein Road/Maude Road (MR319) ...................................................... 77 21. Berrigan/Oaklands Road (MR323/MR356) ......................................................................... 79 22. Daysdale Road, Walbundrie Road, Jingellic Road, Culcairn Holbrook Road (MR331)....... 81 23. Barooga - Berrigan Road (MR363) ...................................................................................... 83 24. The Springs Road (MR368) ................................................................................................... 84 25. Kywong Howlong Road (MR370) ......................................................................................... 85 26. Federation Way (MR131 and MR385) ................................................................................. 88 27. Barmah Road (MR391) ......................................................................................................... 91 28. Arumpo Road (MR431)......................................................................................................... 92 29. Swan Hill Road (MR467) ...................................................................................................... 93 30. Lachlan Valley Way (MR501) ............................................................................................... 95 31. Oxley Road (MR514) ............................................................................................................. 96 32. Conargo Road (MR552) ........................................................................................................ 97 33. Berrigan – Jerilderie Road (MR564) ................................................................................... 101 34. Barham Road (unclassified Regional Road 7605) ............................................................. 102 LOCAL ROADS ...................................................................................................................................... 104 35. Euroley Road (Leeton) ........................................................................................................ 104 36. Brunell Street (Leeton) ....................................................................................................... 106 37. Colinroobie Road (Leeton) .................................................................................................. 107 38. Yarmwal Road (Leeton) ...................................................................................................... 108 39. Jones Road (Griffith) ........................................................................................................... 109 40. Old Willbriggie Rd/Kurrajong Ave/Willandra Ave (Griffith) ............................................ 110 41. Speewa Road (Wakool Shire) ............................................................................................. 111 42. Murrabit Road (Wakool Shire) ........................................................................................... 112 43. Coppabella Road (Greater Hume Shire) ............................................................................ 113 44. Grubben Road (Greater Hume) .......................................................................................... 115 45. Carrathool Road (Conargo & Carrathool) .......................................................................... 117 46. Lakers Road (Conargo) ....................................................................................................... 119 47. Moonee Swamp Road (Conargo, Deniliquin) .................................................................... 120 48. Tocumwal Road (Conargo) ................................................................................................. 122 49. Tuppal Road (Conargo) ...................................................................................................... 123 50. Willurah Road (Conargo) ................................................................................................... 124 51. Unsealed Local Roads (Balranald) ..................................................................................... 126 52. Noorong Road (Wakool) .................................................................................................... 127 53. Rufus River Road (Wentworth) .......................................................................................... 128 54. Old Broken Hill Road No 1 (Wentworth) ........................................................................... 129 55. Fletchers Lake Road (Wentworth) ..................................................................................... 130 56. Delta Road (Wentworth) .................................................................................................... 131 57. Gol Gol North Road (Wentworth) ...................................................................................... 132 58. Kolkilbertoo Road (Narrandera) ........................................................................................ 133 59. Gerogery Road ...................................................................................................................