2 0 0 8 ▁gave ▁the ▁highway ▁a ▁three - star ▁safety ▁rating ▁out ▁of ▁five . ▁The ▁overall ▁highway ▁network ▁was ▁generally ▁r ated ▁as ▁three - star ▁or ▁four - star , ▁with ▁around ▁ 1 0 % ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁and ▁ 5 % ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁receiving ▁a ▁two - star ▁rating . ▁ ▁Whe at b elt ▁ ▁From ▁Great ▁Northern ▁and ▁Ton kin ▁High ways ▁at ▁Much ea , ▁Brand ▁Highway ▁heads ▁west ▁for ▁ ▁to ▁the ▁town ▁centre , ▁crossing ▁over ▁the ▁Mid land ▁railway ▁line . ▁It ▁heads ▁north - west , ▁par alle ling ▁the ▁railway ▁for ▁, ▁towards ▁G ing in . ▁While ▁the ▁railway ▁continues ▁north ▁to ▁the ▁town , ▁the ▁highway ▁devi ates ▁to ▁the ▁west , ▁continu ing ▁north - west ▁through ▁the ▁Whe at b elt . ▁Brand ▁Highway ▁reaches ▁the ▁Reg ans ▁Ford ▁road house ▁after ▁. ▁ ▁on , ▁the ▁highway ▁turns ▁north ▁for ▁, ▁past ▁Band ging ar ra ▁National ▁Park , ▁to ▁Bad ging ar ra . ▁Brand ▁Highway ▁leaves ▁the ▁Whe at b elt ▁for ▁the ▁Mid ▁West ▁region , ▁continu ing ▁its ▁journey ▁north - west wards . ▁ ▁Mid ▁West ▁ ▁Brand ▁Highway ▁enc oun ters ▁E ne ab ba ▁ ▁beyond ▁Bad ging ar ra , ▁and ▁after ▁another ▁ ▁meets ▁the ▁northern ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁coast al ▁road ▁Indian ▁Ocean ▁Drive . ▁The ▁highway ▁travel s ▁north ▁for ▁ ▁to ▁the ▁termin us ▁of