Peninsula Developmental Road
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Peninsula Developmental Road Queensland |
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| Map of the Cape York Peninsula, with Peninsula Developmental Road highlighted in green | |
| Type | Rural road |
| Length | 571 km (355 mi) |
| Route number(s) |
 State Route 81 |
| Northwest end | Weipa |
| Bamaga Road (Telegraph Road) | |
| Southeast end | Lakeland |
| Major settlements | Coen |
The Peninsula Developmental Road (PDR) runs 571 km from Lakeland to Weipa. It is the main road transport link within Cape York Peninsula and to the rest of the Australian mainland.
The segment from Weipa Town to 43 km south of the town is within the Rio Tinto mine lease. The 43 km within the Rio Tinto mine lease boundary is not part of the Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads controlled road. The department excluded this 43 km section from its official PDR calculations.
The segment from Lakeland to the Rio Tinto boundary is 466 km and is under Transport and Main Roads control.
320.5 km of 571 km from Lakeland to Weipa is currently unsealed road (as of March 2016).
The condition of the unsealed road is highly variable. Mud, sand, dust, gravel and dirt corrugations are some of the road conditions subject to change of weather conditions.
A five-year program of sealing work joint funded by the Federal and State governments through the Cape York Region Package commenced in 2014. As of December, 2015, 68.8 km of new road has been sealed through the Cape York Region Package.
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