Outback Highway

The Outback Highway or Outback Way is a series of roads and dirt tracks linking Laverton, [Western Australia] and Winton, Queensland. At, it crosses Central Australia, passing through Western Australia, the Northern Territory and Queensland.

Proposed upgrade

It has been proposed as a development to provide an inland route between southern Western Australia and northern Queensland as an alternative to the National Highway 1 along either coast.
Roads that make up the highway are:

Support for the project is strong amongst local government areas along the route and elsewhere. The project has secured over $400 million in funding; 80% Federal funding and 20% from the Western Australia, Northern Territory, and Queensland governments. As at June 2021 there is 1200 km to seal.