Completed SIA Upgrade to Turn Boondarie Into Major Industrial Estate!

Work is now complete on a $10.5 million upgrade to the Boondarie Strategic Industrial Area (SIA), and is set to provide superior safety, access and downstream processing for the iron ore and gas sectors of Western Australia’s Pilbara Region.

The upgrade to Boondarie SIA’s entrance road, was funded by the Western Australian Government’s post-Covid-19 $5.5 billion recovery plan and has “created a primary access point for the SIA as well as improved safety for turning vehicles at the intersection of Boondarie Station Access Road by including acceleration and deceleration lanes for existing and future industries,” said Ms. Emily Murphy of ‘Safe To Work’.

Located 4km west of the South Hedland town-site and 12km south of the Port Hedland town-site in Western Australia, the Boondarie SIA contains 4000 hectares of ‘Strategic Industry’ land and completion of the upgrade means that the SIA can now function as a major industrial estate.

““This upgrade has been a critical project in the Pilbara region and means the access road in and out of the Boodarie SIA can now cater for the heavy industrial work that will occur on the land,” Pilbara Member Kevin Michel said.

“Boodarie’s close proximity and connections to the Port Hedland port, the world’s largest bulk export port, make it a key strategic area with the potential to evolve into a world-class job-creating heavy industrial estate,” said Western Australian Regional Development Minister Alannah MacTiernan.

Ms. MacTiernan suggests that future plans for the SIA may also mean that it is likely to contribute works.

“Future expansion of Boodarie SIA could also play a major role in the development of our hydrogen hub in the Pilbara.

The Boondarie SIA is one of 13 SIA’s in WA, “designed to support investment in the downstream processing of the state’s resources and other strategic industrial activities,” said Ms. Murphy.