Paru Road upgrades - Melville Island

The Northern Territory Government is upgrading and sealing approximately 9km of Paru Road on Melville Island, including the barge access road.

The works also include upgrading the Paru Creek crossing to a bridge, including re-aligning the road at this location to remove the bend.

The project will provide all-weather access between the communities, businesses, facilities and the ferry service on Bathurst and Melville Islands.

Works are expected to commence in April 2023 and be completed by end-2024.

Paru Road will remain accessible for the duration of the works, with speed restrictions, lane closures and detours in place.

Road users and motorists are asked to adhere to all traffic management in the area.

Please see below map of the works area.

Map

Contact

For more information on this project, contact

Josefa Tchong
Project Manager
Department of Infrastructure, Planning and Logistics
Phone: 08 8999 4512
josefa.tchong@nt.gov.au