Highway near sulphuric acid spill from derailed freight train reopened

A temporary track will be built around the accident site after a train that was carrying more than 800,000 litres of sulphuric acid derailed in Queensland's northwest

A highway near a freight train that derailed in Queensland's northwest has reopened almost a week after the accident, and a temporary track will be built to bypass the site.

The train was carrying more than 800,000 litres of sulphuric acid, of which about 31,500 litres spilled when all 26 of the train's wagons overturned near Julia Creek last Sunday.