Frustrated and tired travellers are trapped on either side of the Nullarbor Plain while a bushfire burning near Norseman in Western Australia keeps the Eyre Highway closed to all traffic.

Key points: The only sealed road linking Western Australia and South Australia will remain closed for an 11th day

The only sealed road linking Western Australia and South Australia will remain closed for an 11th day Authorities have ruled out opening the Eyre Highway after bushfires broke containment lines near Balladonia yesterday

Authorities have ruled out opening the Eyre Highway after bushfires broke containment lines near Balladonia yesterday Hundreds of travellers are trapped either side of the border, and refrigerated trucks have lost produce having perished in the wait

The 1,660-kilometre highway, the only sealed road linking South Australia with Western Australia, has now been closed for 11 days.

The closure has left hundreds of travellers stranded with no indication of when the road might re-open.

Ben Viviers from Perth has been traveling around Australia for 16 weeks with his young family.

He said they made a dash for the Nullarbor after hearing the road might be reopened but they have ended up being stuck.

"We've come all the way from Streaky Bay in the hopes of getting through, but obviously it's not opening today and unfortunately the fires escaped containment lines," Mr Viviers said.

"We had hopes of getting through today or tomorrow but obviously that's not happening.

"At this stage we're going to stay tonight and hope for a miracle."

The Eyre Highway is closed by bushfires burning near Balladonia in Western Australia. ( Supplied: DFES )

Couple Jean Bilbie and Angelo Baiada have been in Kalgoorlie for six days. They were hoping to get back home to Sydney after visiting relatives.

"It becomes frustrating because we don't know what to do next, so we just sit here and wait for something to happen," Mr Baiada said.

"We weren't planning on rushing home, but it's more the anxiety now to get home because we're worried about what's happening [with fires] over in the eastern states as well."

Sydney couple Jean Bilbie and Angelo Baiada have been stuck in Kalgoorlie while they wait for the road to reopen. ( ABC News: Jarrod Lucas )

Ms Bilbie said despite their concerns about getting home, they were trying to enjoy themselves while they are stuck.

"We've met so many people that we sit with every night now and we play cards, we have a good happy hour, but generally we've just thoroughly enjoyed the stay to be honest," Ms Bilbie said.

"But at the end of the day you still need to and want to go home."

"We've learned new card games out of it, so it's interesting," Mr Baida said.

Freight grinds to a halt

Truck driver Luke Baxter has been stranded in Ceduna for a week, passing the time by having barbecues with the other truck drivers stuck in SA.

Truck driver Luke Baxter says he's passing the time by dining with other drivers. ( ABC News: Jodie Hamilton )

"I didn't hear any word until we got closer, but once we noticed there weren't any trucks coming back towards us that's when we knew something was wrong," Mr Baxter said.

He said the delay is not just impacting the drivers' personal lives, but also the companies that employ them.

"It stuffs up your family life being on the road for an extra week and the companies are paying for the drivers to sit on the side of the road," Mr Baxter said.

"A lot of refrigerated trucks have lost their stuff because it's all perished just sitting here. But other than that everyone else seems to be pretty right."

WA 'putting safety first'

The WA Government has made no apologies for the closure, pointing to the 2007 Boorabbin disaster when three truck drivers died after driving into a firestorm along the Great Eastern Highway.

No traffic is allowed to pass between Western Australia and South Australia due to fires. ( Supplied: DFES )

WA Emergency Services Minister Fran Logan said the road will remain closed while there is any risk to motorists.

"Remember one thing — it wasn't the emergency services and Main Roads which closed this road. The fire closed the road," Ms Logan said.

"I know this has been an inconvenience for people, but the primary thing is their safety."

Director of emergency services at WA's Department of Communities, Kim Dean, said it is assessing trapped travellers' needs and assisting them as far as is practical.

"We're getting a lot of people from Ceduna and Streaky Bay in South Australia at the moment … who have contacted our Disaster Relief Hotline [1800 032 965], so we're talking to them individually," he said.

"There are a number of people who are stuck in caravan parks so their funds are running down, particularly with a number of pensioners and people on low incomes who have been stuck there.

"We will provide support for as long as it's needed."

Traveller Ben Viviers said they were frustrated but understood why the road remained shut.

"I wish I could help out, it must be heartbreaking to try and contain these fires and all of a sudden it jumps containment lines," Mr Viviers said.

"We are disappointed from our end, but I can imagine how exhausted they [firefighters] must be.

"I'm thinking of them and I'm praying for them."