The Australian Government has committed A$600 million for priority road projects in northern Australia. The objective of the Northern Australia Roads Program (the Program) is to fund high-priority projects in northern Australia essential to the movement of people and freight to support the north's economic development.
Key roads to be upgraded include the Hann, Barkly, Flinders, Peak Downs, Landsborough and Capricorn highways in Queensland; the Great Northern Highway, Cape Leveque Road and Marble Bar Road in Western Australia; and the Outback Way, the Keep River Road and the Buntine and Arnhem highways in the Northern Territory.