BHP joined Western Australian Premier Roger Cook, Transport Minister Rita Saffioti and WA Senator Varun Gosh for the opening of the new 32-metre road-over-rail-bridge at the Nelson Point main line level crossing in Port Hedland.

Delivery of the new bridge marked the completion of the Hedland Road Rail Safety Improvement Program, a $113 million package of work jointly funded by BHP and the Australian and Western Australian Governments to improve road safety in the Pilbara and provide a better experience for roughly 6,000 vehicles per day. BHP was proud to contribute $44.74m over the two stages of the program, supporting local jobs.

The program also included:

the realignment of 4.75 kilometres of Great Northern Highway, north of the Airport, providing a grade-separated crossing over the dual rail lines to BHPs Nelson Point facilities’

construction of two roundabouts either side of the BHP rail line on Powell Road, at Dalton Road and Hamilton Road, and;

construction of a 34-metre road-over-rail bridge over BHPs rail line at Buttweld Road and realignment of three-kilometres of Great Northern Highway – completed November 2022.

BHP Rail Manager Operational Readiness, Sarah Dearman said, "It's fantastic to see the finished works and to know that daily road users are travelling safer as a result."

"We're pleased that our contribution and collaboration with the State and Commonwealth governments has made a real difference to the project."