▁beyond ▁the ▁ ▁section ▁out ▁of ▁C ool g ard ie . ▁There ▁were ▁no ▁further ▁sur f acing ▁works ▁planned ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 0 , ▁nor ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 2 ▁while ▁Great ▁Eastern ▁Highway ▁was ▁still ▁yet ▁to ▁be ▁fully ▁se aled . ▁In ▁April ▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁the ▁D und as ▁Road ▁Board ▁considered ▁bit umen ising ▁the ▁road ▁an ▁ur gent ▁matter , ▁especially ▁the ▁section ▁north ▁from ▁N ors eman . ▁Dr . ▁D . ▁N . ▁Kirk ham ▁of ▁the ▁D und as ▁Road ▁Board ▁considered ▁that ▁section ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁" dis gra ce ▁to ▁the ▁country ", ▁the ▁poor est ▁quality ▁experience ▁along ▁the ▁inter state ▁route ▁between ▁Sydney ▁and ▁Per th . ▁ ▁The ▁road ▁was ▁gaz ett ed ▁as ▁C ool g ard ie – Es per ance ▁Highway ▁on ▁ 1 6 ▁August ▁ 1 9 5 7 , ▁but ▁remained ▁un se aled ▁until ▁ 1 9 6 0 , ▁when ▁a ▁ 3 . 7 ▁met re ▁wide ▁( single - lane ) ▁se al ▁was ▁completed ▁between ▁C ool g ard ie ▁and ▁Es per ance . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁the ▁road ▁was ▁upgrad ed ▁further ▁and ▁a ▁two ▁l ane ▁se al ▁completed ▁was ▁between ▁C ool g ard ie ▁and ▁N ors eman . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁a ▁two ▁l ane ▁se al ▁was ▁completed ▁between ▁N ors eman ▁and ▁Daniel le ▁S iding , ▁comple